A local nonprofit is embarking on a program to better support LGBTQ youth, focusing on what makes kids feel safe and accepted in the community. The Colorado Health Foundation recently awarded Voyager ...

Montrose Memorial Hospital announced last week it has once again been named one of the Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals in the United States by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. It is the only h...

Every politician condemns the phenomenon of “surprise” medical bills. Last week, two committees in the House were marking up new surprise billing legislation. One of the few policy proposals President...

Ouray County is within one of the top five areas for the most reported issues between bears and humans in Colorado, according to data released by wildlife officials this week. In a nine-month period ...

GUNNISON Efforts to develop a 630-acre parcel on the east side of Gunnison has unearthed heated debate between partners and city planners in recent weeks. While a new vision for Gunnison Rising outlin...

The Ouray School Board discussed changes to graduation requirements for next year’s graduating class, giving a potential schedule change a trial run and results of a student survey at a meeting Feb. 2...

Jake Niece’s resume includes everything from firefighting to snowmaking and earning a degree in aerospace engineering. He’s hoping his next entry on that resume will be Ouray County commissioner. The ...

Limited resources have prompted the idea to combine cemetery districts or possibly create a countywide district, and the Ouray County attorney has been tasked with researching the legal details of suc...

Opponents of a plan to reintroduce gray wolves to western Colorado say they need to carefully craft a message to voters built on the belief that the plan is actually a threat to the wolves themselves ...

Three candidates for Ridgway Town Council seats have had their petitions verified by the town clerk and are officially running for office. Mayor John Clark will run again for his position, and two new...

GUNNISON After four weeks of testimony, a Gunnison jury has found a woman accused of murder guilty on two counts of fatal child abuse. The verdict against Madani Ceus was read Feb. 5 at the Gunnison C...

A former Ridgway resident who was indicted by a statewide grand jury for alleged financial crimes has pleaded guilty in the case, in an agreement that will allow him to avoid incarceration. Shawn King...

Ouray City Administrator Justin Perry will resign his post next month to run for Ouray County sheriff, giving voters a peek at a potential replacement should they recall Lance FitzGerald and forcing c...

When Elk Meadows resident Rebecca Kindred first noticed rosy-finches visiting her feeders in the winter in 2016, she was intrigued. She had been a bird-watcher for years, but these were life birds fo...

Construction at the former home of famed actor and environmentalist Dennis Weaver has sparked complaints to state water-quality officials and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. According to the Colorad...

Ouray City Administrator Justin Perry will resign his post in order to run for Ouray County sheriff. Perry submitted his letter of resignation to the City Council on Tuesday. His last day on the job w...

Ridgway will be most successful in creating less expensive housing by becoming more flexible in the types of housing it allows and loosening restrictions, rather than encouraging a host of new constru...

The Ridgway School Board hopes to ask voters this fall to allow the school district to retain revenue from a mill levy override that is set to expire in 2023. The district would use the money to incre...

Ouray County officials have ordered the owner of a storage facility to stop using unauthorized storage units for commercial purposes and remove the from property line setbacks by March 15. After Red C...

Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association’s recent announcement that it will build a series of solar and wind projects to help replace the power produced by New Mexico and Colorado coal plants...