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...

A second COVID-19 outbreak has been identified at the Ouray Silver Mines, where the company’s top executive estimated half of all employees may have already had the virus. The state classifies an outb...

For some, the firing of longtime Ouray School District Superintendent Scott Pankow was a natural outgrowth of simmering School Board dissatisfaction with his communication and concern about a lack of...

When the first coronavirus cases were identified in Colorado, Ouray and Ridgway schools closed for what was expected to be a short break for deep cleaning. But students left for Spring Break and never...

Top 10: Tourists flock to Ouray and the backcountry amid pandemic   With the pandemic shutting down many options for travelers this summer and fueling demand for outdoor activities, the county and sur...

The coronavirus arrived slowly in Ouray County but took hold, causing disruption to businesses, schools and residents who adapted to a new way of living amid the pandemic. Shutdowns imposed by the sta...

The recent rollout of two newly authorized COVID-19 vaccines is a bright ray of hope at the pandemic’s darkest hour. We now have a path that can lead us to happier times — even as we watch and suffer ...

Bid farewell to the red paint, worn-out carpeting, crumbling plaster and peeling shingles. Say hello to restored wood floors and brick exterior and new, fire-retardant shingles. The 132-year-old Ouray...

It turns out the turnover within the Ouray city administration in 2019 wasn’t done in 2020. After firing City Administrator Katie Sickles in early 2019, the Ouray City Council was faced with searching...

The greatest obstacle in overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic is being cleared now — the development of a vaccine whose initial doses are being administered in hospitals, health care facilities and public...

Here are a list of the Top 10 stories in Ouray County in 2020. Click the links to read the articles. 1. COVID-19 arrives in Ouray County and affects everything. 2. Voters oust Sheriff Lance FitzGeral...

As marches and protests for racial justice were held in cities around the country this summer, local students organized events attended by several hundred people in Ouray and Ridgway. Ouray School gra...

Ouray County endured severe drought conditions in 2020, after a record water year in which officials were worried about flooding. Drought gripped southwestern Colorado and Ouray County was one of 4o c...