When the Colorado National Guard first dispatched two members to Ouray County to help respond to the COVID-19 pandemic this spring, they found resources and plans for next steps in short supply. Testi...

Ouray County commissioners denied an application for a retail marijuana store in Colona on Tuesday after more than two hours of discussion and are now tasking staff with looking into a legal way to pu...

When the Ouray County Response Fund launched in March, Mony Garriga helped hang up signs advertising it. She posted one near the firehouse in Ridgway, and another in Ouray, encouraging people to donat...

Ouray County commissioners approved a nearly $15 million budget for 2021 on Tuesday, including funding for a full-time public information position to help promote the county. The county will advertise...

The city of Ouray will pitch in $20,000 to help cover the costs of livestreaming the Ouray Ice Festival next month and producing a highlight film that will be distributed after the four-day event. Cit...

Ouray County public health officials are preparing to conduct a third COVID-19 mass testing event, and this time they say they’ll be better prepared for what’s expected to be another heavy turnout. Th...

Ridgway’s popular winter competition combining snow sports with horseback riding will be allowed to happen in January, but like other sports during the pandemic, the audience will be limited. Ouray Co...

GUNNISON As winter approaches and COVID-19 cases increase, many restaurant owners are hoping for the best while preparing for the worst. Back Country Cafe owner Sideny Bare said running her business i...

A consultant next week will present the results of a study examining the feasibility of a regional meat processing facility. Goldenhorn Consulting Group, a Tennessee-based group with experience in con...

The Ridgway Town Council unanimously chose Angela Ferrelli on Wednesday night to fill the seat on the council vacated by Tessa Cheek last month. Five candidates had written letters to the town express...

Ouray County will officially end years of fighting over recreational access to County Road 5 next week with a settlement agreement involving the newly built Miller Mesa Recreational Trail. The trail i...

Ouray County is shopping for ultracold freezers to store COVID-19 vaccines, in anticipation of receiving doses early next year. “Help is in fact on the way. Vaccines are literally on the threshold for...

Ouray County officials are struggling to promote COVID-19 precautions and compliance with tighter restrictions as pandemic fatigue increases. During a Joint Policy Group meeting last week, county comm...

Democratic Ouray County commissioners-elect Lynn Padgett and Jake Niece were carried to victory last month largely by Ridgway-area residents, who also helped push through a property tax increase to c...

Six people have indicated they’re interested in joining the Ridgway Town Council to fill the vacancy created when Tessa Cheek left her position on Nov. 30. The council decided to advertise the opening...

The county’s ability to test those who are asymptomatic for COVID-19 is also attracting people from the region who want to put their minds at ease. As of Wednesday afternoon, the county was reporting ...

GUNNISON Winter trailheads get busier each year. COVID led to a surge in backcountry use. Both of these notions are wrong, according to a study presented last week by Western Colorado University. Sinc...

The Ouray School Board will not offer another settlement to a landscaper who claims she wasn’t fairly compensated for work on the new playground last year. Former Ridgway resident Susan Maybach, who o...

Ouray County is concerned about parking congestion on Red Mountain Pass, anticipating an even bigger demand from backcountry users this winter. Visitors flooded high country roads over the summer duri...

Ridgway parents, staff, and – to a lesser extent – students are satisfied with this year’s in-person learning and the health and safety protocols the district has implemented, but there is less confid...