Both school districts in Ouray County have closed for school today. Ridgway announced a snow day closure for K-12 this morning. A reported 9 inches of snow fell overnight in the area. Ouray School Dis...

The state health department has amended its limits on personal gatherings for counties in the “safer at home” category, including Ouray County. Citing concerns about increased infection rates, the Col...

Despite high winds and dry conditions, the Ice Fire near Silverton has remained under 600 acres and is estimated to be 30 percent contained, according to today's update from Ice Fire public informatio...

Republican Marilyn Harris of Pagosa Springs is cha llenging incumbent Rep. Barbara Mc Lachlan for her seat in the state house. Her resume includes working for 15 years as a contract manager for record...

Author’s note: These questions were posed to Diane Mitsch Bush in response to numerous accusations made by Lauren Boebert in her campaign rallies in Meeker, Craig and Steamboat Springs in late Septemb...

Two-term Democratic Rep. Barbara Mcl achlan of Durango faces political newcomer Marilyn Harris, a Republican from Pagosa Springs, in a battle to retain her seat in the state house. Mclachlan is a form...

Birds are the barometer Of the environment -Many scientists- Every year it seems the bird population of songbirds and other species goes down in numbers of survival. In the first part of September, I ...

The contract for the new Ouray city administrator contains many of the typical job perks enjoyed by the municipal equivalent of a CEO — a six-figure salary, severance pay under most any circumstance a...

GUNNISON Resi dents in the town of Crested Butte are "fired up" and ready to fight a plan to alter access to popular trails that are, more or less, in their front yards. "We've already had issues of p...

Ouray County has recorded its second death of a resident who tested positive for COVID-19. The 89-year-old woman died at Montrose Memorial Hospital earlier this week after testing positive for the vir...

The show will go on for the 2021 Ouray Ice Festival. But rather than crammed shoulder-to-shoulder above the Uncompahgre Gorge, spectators will be spread thousands of miles apart. The COVID-19 pandemic...

Mail theft on Log Hill investigated The Ouray County sheriff has received two reports of mail theft involving financial items, both located off County Road 1 on Log Hill. Both reports involved stand-a...

Lefto Rock Gibbs finished the Oct . 17 state championship 5K race at Norris·Penrose Events Center in Colorado Springs with a time of 20:07. Righto Paton Edwards (in the black Ouray uniform) finished ...

The race for two open seats on the Ouray County Commission has been contentious, with negative advertising and candidates forming alliances. Unaffiliated candidates have joined forces in the campaign...

Ouray County has returned to Stage 1 fire restrictions as dry conditions persist and firefighters battle the Ice Fire to the south in neighboring San Juan County. As of Wednesday afternoon, the fire w...

After many cancellations and disruptions due to the COVID-19 virus this year, children and adults can take heart that Halloween events are happening in Ouray County. Both Ouray and Ridgway elementary ...

UPDATE 5:30 p.m. TUESDAY 10/20 The San Juan National Forest has officially closed down access to all forest lands from Ophir Pass Road to the south ridge above South Mineral Canyon. This includes Roll...

An 89-year-old woman who lived in Ouray County and tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 17 has reportedly died. This is the third COVID-19 related death reported in Ouray County, counting a death of a...

The four candidates seeking two seats on the Ouray County Board of County Commissioners tackled topics ranging from housing to land-use code issues during an Oct 8 online forum. The 9o-minute forum, s...

Editor’s note: These answers have been edited for length and clarity, and in some instances have been paraphrased. Age: 65 Party affiliation: Unaffiliated Years lived in Ouray County: Since 1981 Profe...