Ouray city residents are being asked to extend a property tax that pays for projects designed to protect homes and businesses from flood damage. The so-called flume tax is a 2.477 mill levy that was o...

Will Clapsadl has been chasing history for 13 years. For as long as he’s been the facilities manager for Ouray County, he’s been trying to find relics of this community that were secreted away a litt...

The city of Ouray will end its participation in a regional hot springs marketing initiative and shift from print to digital advertising strategies as part of a larger effort to change how it spends mo...

Eighteen Ridgway Elementary School students are currently in quarantine after two school staff members tested positive last week for COVID-19, marking the first time the pandemic has forced students i...

Plea delayed for brew pub owner A local brewpub owner accused of sexual assault has had his plea hearing postponed for a third time. John Warren’s latest plea hearing, scheduled for earlier this month...

Ouray County commissioners approved a letter to the Colorado Department of Transportation supporting the Little Blue Creek Canyon project on U.S. Highway 50 on Tuesday. The letter cited the need for t...

Colorado’s 64 county clerks will start mailing ballots Friday for the Nov. 3 election. With national concern about the integrity of mail-in ballots, Colorado is getting national attention for its syst...

GUNNISON After an employee of the Gunnison Inn shot and killed a treed bear near the hotel on Sept. 17, witnesses said the shooting was a violation of Colorado’s wildlife laws. On Monday, Colorado Par...

Ouray middle school cross country runners Charlotte Vanderploeg, left, and Trevor King compete in a meet at Chicken Creek just north of Mancos on Friday, Oct. 2. Vanderploeg finished the 3,000-meter ...

Ouray County will spend $5,000 to purchase a machine to process COVID-19 tests, in the hopes of providing quicker results and a faster response to outbreaks. The decision comes as winter approaches, p...

Two people are deceased after a plane crash near Telluride today, and federal officials are investigating the incident. A single-engine Beech S35 Bonanza crashed on the side of a mountain three miles ...

As of midnight, the county's fire ban will be lifted. Officials in the region decided to coordinate efforts to lift the fire ban tonight, in response to the lack of an extension on a statewide fire ba...

The reds of the gambel oak, the shimmering gold of the aspens and the tawny oranges and burnt umber of the undergrowth are putting on quite the show in the region this year, despite ongoing severe dr...

A longtime resident of Nebraska, Silas Clarke has wanted to move to the West for some time. He’ll get that chance as the new Ouray city administrator. The Ouray City Council on Monday voted unanimous...

GUNNISON Proposed changes to Gunnison’s land-use regulations could pave the way for accessory dwelling units in a residential zone designed for single family homes have come under fire. Concerned citi...

The long-awaited ceremony for the Ouray County Courthouse renovation is scheduled for next week, and though the ribbon cutting will look a little different than it was originally envisioned due to the...

THURSDAY, OCT. 1 LIVE MUSIC: Stillhouse Junkies at the Courtyard at 610 in Ridgway. 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. $30/table, reserve online. ART WALK: Telluride Art Walk, receptions at participating venues ...

A Ridgway landscaper who filed a small-claims complaint against the Ouray School District last year is now asking the district to pay her for work on the school’s playground. Susan Maybach, who owns E...

The current city administrator in Hickman, Nebraska, was the clear choice of the Ouray City Council, as well as a variety of local government and business leaders and Ouray citizens who interviewed hi...

Principals at both Ridgway Elementary and Secondary Schools reported a smooth adjustment to the new normal of daily temperature checks, social distancing mask wearing and remaining in cohort groups to...