The Ouray School Board dedicated the bulk of a lengthy special session on Nov. 4 to discussions on how to safely allow for sports this spring. Typical fall and winter school sports like soccer, volley...

As the coronavirus pandemic threw everything into disarray earlier this spring, Rick Noll had a simple goal: to open Box Cañon Falls Park. With businesses struggling to regain their footing after bein...

The following is an excerpt cases handled by the Ouray Police Department Nov. 2-8. NOV. 2 Officer conducted a directed patrol of the Ouray School. Officer took a lost property report. The property was...

Film buffs will have a chance to travel the world and explore a diverse collection of visual storytelling, curated by world-renowned filmmakers, in the Ridgway Independent Film Festival this week. Tho...

After workplace outbreaks and positive COVID-19 cases tied to parties, Ouray County health officials are pleading with people to wear masks, stay home if they feel sick, wash hands and keep their dist...

Is there a better way to say good riddance to 2020 and welcome a fresh start in 2021 with a new Jeep? The Ouray Chamber Resort Association is counting on the answer being no. The 56th annual Jeep Raff...

When it began to grow, the world was in turmoil. President Franklin D. Roosevelt had started his second term. Eight million people were out of work, some were starving. Roosevelt inherited a country ...

Application process opens for homeownership opportunities in Ridgway Habitat for Humanity of the San Juans has opened the application process for two homeownership opportunities in a triplex being bui...

At least 800 tests for COVID-19 were performed today at the mass testing event at the Ouray County Fairgrounds, eclipsing the two-day total of tests in the last mass testing event. Health officials ra...

Four new cases of COVID-19 are being investigated by the Ouray County Health Department as of Tuesday morning. They involve: A woman in her 40s who was tested on Nov. 4 and received positive results a...

This week’s Ridgway Town Council meeting will be the last for councilor Tessa Cheek, who is resigning from the board as of Nov. 30 and plans to move to San Francisco. Cheek said she reluctantly resign...

The COVID-19 outbreak at the Ouray Silver Mines has four new confirmed cases this morning. Two cases involve Ouray County residents – a man in his 20s and a man in his 30s. Two more cases involve a ma...

The COVID-19 outbreak at the Ouray Silver Mines has increased to five cases. A man in his 60s, who was tested on Nov. 2, has tested positive for the virus, according to county officials. All the emplo...

Democrat Barbara McLachlan won a third term representing House District 59, defeating Republican challenger Marilyn Harris, according to unofficial election results. The Durango resident received 29,1...

Ouray County voters overwhelmingly supported Amendment B to the Colorado Constitution in Tuesday’s election, with 65 percent of voters in the county opting to repeal the Gallagher Amendment. The measu...

Concerns over proposed changes to traffic lanes of U.S. Highway 55o at Colona to make it easier for customers to access a proposed recreational marijuana store led county commissioners to continue the...

Ouray County voters have approved a measure to continue subsidizing a primary care practice in the county. The Regional Service Authority ballot issue narrowly passed with 53 percent of the vote, or 1...

UPDATE as of Friday, Nov. 6 at 2 p.m.: Four new confirmed cases of the virus have been announced as part of the mine outbreak today , and four new "probable" cases are also being investigated as part ...

Ouray County will likely return to more restrictive COVID-19 protocols next week in response to one outbreak, a suspected outbreak and increased virus cases. In a meeting Wednesday afternoon, county h...

Democrats swept the Ouray County commissioners’ races Tuesday, claiming the term-limited Republican chairman’s seat and defeating an unaffiliated incumbent. In races peppered with negative campaign ad...