Ouray police are asking for the public's help in finding a 56-year-old Ouray man who hasn't been seen since leaving his home this morning. George Saville was last seen at 6 a.m. when he left his home ...

UPDATE: Wednesday at 3 p.m. Hazardous materials experts have determined the odor causing the evacuation of Ridgway Town Hall on Tuesday is not dangerous, and that it likely originated from burned food...

After more than a year of ongoing response to the coronavirus pandemic, Ouray County commissioners approved a change to the Unified Command structure Tuesday, with Public Health Director Tanner Kinger...

Ouray School District is losing three paraprofessionals after this school year, with two resignations and one whose contract is not being renewed. During a meeting on May 25, the board heard from Duri...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are increasing enforcement to better protect deer and elk herds in the Billy Creek State Wildlife Area between Ridgway and Colona. Commissioners held a work sessi...

A Ridgway man was killed last week when the semi truck he was driving rolled off U.S. Highway 550 near Ridgway Reservoir. Ralph Lowery, 58, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which occu...

Lauren Boebert is best known for her far-right Republican views. But it wasn’t Republicans who were solely responsible for sending the Garfield County woman to Congress, a Colorado Sun analysis of vot...

After a lengthy delay spent trying to fill a more than $1 million funding gap, Ridgway’s Space to Create project has reached a key financial deadline, clearing the way for construction to begin. The M...

Ouray County law enforcement agencies cited 15 teenagers for underage drinking on Log Hill Mesa and in Ouray last weekend. Ten citations were issued to minors for possession of alcohol on Friday night...

There were no pods or bubbles, no smiling faces crammed into Zoom tiles on screens and only a few masks in the crowd as the Ridgway and Ouray classes of 2021 shed restrictions that have defined their...

The driver of a semi truck was killed Friday afternoon in a rollover accident on U.S. Highway 550 near Ridgway Reservoir, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The accident happened around 3:52 p.m....

Interviews with more than 50 stakeholders. Dozens of meetings. Nearly three years. That’s what it took to put together the Ouray Community Plan, an arduous and sometimes tedious process officially com...

With the input of new Road and Bridge Superintendent Ty Barger, Ouray County commissioners last week narrowed their focus on potential solutions to a problem area on County Road 17 at the Corbett Cree...

A Ouray County jury convicted a Ridgway man accused of following and harassing his former boss this week. More than 10 hours of court proceedings Monday ended with David Gottorff being found guilty of...

Ouray County commissioners on Tuesday formally adopted a resolution placing a six-month moratorium on new applications for marijuana operations in unincorporated areas of the county. But two in-proces...

A suspected intoxicated driver who died during a police pursuit after falling into Dexter Creek Canyon had two prior drunken-driving convictions as well as a prior conviction for eluding law enforceme...

Ouray County commissioners voted Tuesday to rescind the local mask mandate this week, aligning the county’s rules with statewide public health orders and federal health guidance. Public Health Directo...

The job at Ouray Silver Mines seemed like a perfect fit for Brenda LeBrun: a chance to experience a new, beautiful place and to learn new skills working for the mine. She arrived in Ouray in early May...

A secret gem tucked away in the far northwest corner of Ouray County is waking up this spring after nearly a decade of hibernation. Elk Mountain Resort, once a private retreat for celebrities and thos...

The pandemic brought an unexpected opportunity to one of Ouray’s iconic places to stay and soak. Now the Wiesbaden Hot Springs, Spa and Lodge is celebrating a facelift and a reinvigorated atmosphere. ...