Ridgway and Ouray just completed one of their driest years on record, and the forecast for the first quarter of 2021 isn’t predicting much relief. Ridgway received just 11.53 inches of precipitation i...

Woman injured by falling rock in ice park A woman was taken to Montrose Memorial Hospital last week after she was struck by a rock in the Ouray Ice Park. The woman was with a group that was climbing i...

Don Batchelder finished his second of two eight-year terms as Ouray County commissioner this week, departing the position again due to term limits. But even with nearly 40 years spent in appointed or ...

A jury trial has been scheduled for the case involving John Warren of Ouray, who is accused of sexually assaulting a woman who told police he assaulted her in December 2018 after serving her at his re...

As John Peters reflects on the conclusion of his four-year term as Ouray County commissioner this week, he urges citizens to check agendas, log into Zoom meetings and email their commissioners to let ...

Ouray County Public Health Director Tanner Kingery says he is in desperate need of help as the county vaccine program rolls out, so much that commissioners Jake Niece and Ben Tisdel stepped up to help...

Melvin Dunn didn’t flinch as Ouray County nurse Rebekah Stewart injected his right arm. He calmly stared forward, seeming unfazed by the shot. “That’s all there is?” Dunn asked afterward, while she he...

Habitat launches home repair program Habitat for Humanity of the San Juans has launched a new program that offers no-interest loans to help pay for home repair and maintenance projects. The program, f...

GUNNISON A lawsuit seeking to block grazing on public lands in the name of protecting Gunnison sage-grouse has caught the attention of cattlemen and conservationists in the Gunnison Valley. The Center...

Ouray County will continue to have attorney Marti Whitmore represent its interest on the Colorado River Water Conservation District Board, despite attempts from some constituents to convince county co...

Ouray County’s oldest residents could begin receiving COVID-19 vaccines next week if more doses arrive from the state. The county has administered about ioo vaccines since receiving its first shipment...

The way Ouray Mayor Greg Nelson tells the story — relayed to him by a shop owner — the tourist visiting Ouray from a big city shrugged off the parking ticket he had received here. It was no big deal —...

Ouray County commissioners spent their last work session together giving County Administrator Connie Hunt her annual performance evaluation. Commissioners Don Batchelder and John Peters will leave the...

Rebekah Stewart stood outside the Public Health office and approached each car that pulled up seeking a COVID-19 test. Standing several feet away from their open windows, she asked each person, “Can ...

As her students lined up in front of the truck carrying the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, Ouray School music teacher Karisa Hoover reminded them to keep their “arm space,” maintaining distance between ...

A group of about 20 people who gathered in Hartwell Park Wednesday afternoon said they wanted to encourage people to "support the constitutional process."  For about an hour, the group waved "don't tr...

Ouray County has completed vaccinations for most of the highest-priority medical personnel in the first phase of the state's phased plan to administer immunizations for COVID-19. Forty people have rec...

By Jessica Seaman The Denver Post Colorado public health officials on Tuesday confirmed the presence of the new variant of COVID-19 first discovered in the United Kingdom, saying the state is the firs...

A series of capital projects pushed off this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic is back on the table in Ouray in 2021, as city officials hope — but aren’t counting on — surprisingly robust sales tax re...

In Ouray County’s first recall election in its 143-year history, voters overwhelmingly chose to oust Sheriff Lance FitzGerald, concluding he was unfit to serve in office after a series of legal and pe...