At daybreak, Dustin Mullins saw the wisp of smoke rising to the east. He was getting ready to hunt with some others that morning at his ranch and saw the beginnings of the fire, near Courthouse Mount...

Ouray County reached a settlement agreement Wednesday with upper County Road 5 property owners who filed suit against the county in January 2019. Commissioners voted unanimously to approve a settlemen...

Ridgway’s long-awaited Space to Create apartment building, the first affordable housing project in the county, is expected to break ground this spring, and the first tenants are expected to move in ea...

A few months before the coronavirus pandemic halted international travel, Anthony Disser was flying frequently to China and Saudi Arabia, consulting for hospitals on certification and accreditation. B...

GUNNISON If there's one thing that's been popular during the pandemic, it's public lands. This larger-than-usual influx of hikers, bikers and recreationists isn't lost on Gunnison County leaders, who ...

Three men with extensive municipal leadership experience are the finalists for the Ouray city administrator job. The Ouray City Council unanimously agreed on Monday to narrow the field of candidates ...

Former Sheriff Lance FitzGerald will not stand trial for his DUI arrest, unless he fails to complete the terms of an agreement to participate in a yearlong adult diversion program with the Sixth Judic...

After nearly a year without a full-time road and bridge superintendent, Ouray County commissioners held a work session on Tuesday to outline how they will proceed with reposting the position. The posi...

A parent and former elementary school teacher told Ridgway School Board members last week she is concerned about the stress teachers are feeling in enforcing social-distancing and mask-wearing protoco...

Log Hill garage burns The Log Hill Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire on Canyon Drive in the early morning hours of Sept. 11, which destroyed a detached garage. "By the time we got there, t...

An assortment of tiny homes and other non-conforming structures in Elk Meadows has drawn the attention of Ouray County after complaints from neighbors. The county is considering legal action the owner...

Members of the Our ay Volunteer Fire Department raise the U.S. flag above the street outside the Ouray Community Center before the start of Friday's ceremony remembering the victims of the Sept. 11 te...

Ouray County commissioners continued discussions over a proposed settlement on the lawsuit involving County Road 5 snow plowing this week. A possible decision was continued for a third time Monday, af...

A furniture maker by trade, Scott Carlisle mounted a flag promoting President Donald Trump inside a 3 foot by 5 foot frame. He attached it to a large piece of wood, then bracketed it with campaign sig...

As she read through the state's guidelines for reopening schools during the pandemic, Ridgway Elementary School music teacher Diane Brand tried to imagine what her classes would look like when school ...

Jen Norvell has been hiking since she was 5 years old. She grew up in the Catskills and lived in the Adirondacks. The retired U.S. Army officer once ran a program that took juvenile delinquents into t...

Ouray County’s mass COVID-19 testing event yielded three confirmed positive cases out of 618 tests. The two-day testing event last week was held in response to an outbreak traced to a private social e...

Faced with the choice between online classes and returning to campus this fall, John Countryman and his family decided to choose both. His three oldest children will take classes at home through Color...

GUNNISON The amount of COVID-19 tests taken - and their positivity rate - is going down in Gunnison County, according to Health and Human Services Director Joni Reynolds. "Our test results are looking...

Council delays vote on easing housing restrictions   By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com   The Ouray City Council on Tuesday postponed a decision on a package of recommended changes to the city’s land-...