Ouray County is requesting a variance from part of the governor’s “safer at home” public health order, asking for permission to allow short-term rentals to resume operations when the county’s lodging ...

The city of Ouray is expected to cancel all traditional Fourth of July festivities this year, citing concerns about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the likelihood that a prohibition on mass gathe...

There won’t be any mortarboards tossed into the air after turning tassels. There won’t be group photos with friends, standing close with arms around each other. There won't be flowers handed out or be...

In a split vote, the Ouray City Council agreed May 7 to hire professional photographer and social media manager Markus Van Meter to handle digital marketing for the city for the rest of the year. The ...

The Ouray School Board will choose its new superintendent from two finalists, after interviewing three and having one pull her application from consideration after she discovered that the spouse of a ...

When Mountain Medical Center in Ridgway got its start 20 years ago as an experiment in rural taxpayer-subsidized medicine, nobody imagined it would one day become ground zero for local testing in a w...

Park concerts canceled The ninth annual Mountain Air Music Series will not begin in June as previously scheduled, due to concerns related to COVID-19. The free concerts, traditionally held at Fellin P...

Every day before Avery MacKenzie leaves for work, she steels herself for the emotional challenges of her upcoming shift. This usually involves a lot of coffee. Once she is sufficiently caffeinated, s...

Four months after the idea of exploring “home rule” came up at a commissioners meeting, Ouray County will have a presentation about home rule counties at a special work session Wednesday night at 5:30...

Ouray County will seek a variance to resolve a new issue created by the state’s “safer at home” order which conflicts with the county’s plan to allow lodging bookings to resume on May 16. The state di...

Restless tourists wondering when they’ll be able to pack up the car and head to Ouray won’t find an answer on the website dedicated solely to marketing the self-proclaimed "Outdoor Recreation Capital ...

Ouray County Public Health Director Tanner Kingery says he expects a prohibition on mass gatherings to linger through the summer, even as other public health orders begin to dissolve. That revelation ...

     

The Ouray School Board will attempt to have as traditional an interview process as possible with the three finalists for superintendent. The finalists will be interviewed in person at 9 a.m, 11 a.m. a...

A statewide group called Energize Colorado is working to help small businesses, nonprofits and healthcare institutions acquire personal protective equipment to help them reopen and get back to work. T...

A charitable fund established to help Ouray County residents in need during the economic downturn has received nearly $300,000 in donations so far. The Ouray County Response Fund, set up as part of th...

SILVERTON The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad now hopes to begin operations on May 26, according to Jim Harper, president of the American Heritage Railway Hotels. “Originally we placed our s...

Ouray County will proceed with its normal schedule of plowing high-country roads, after lengthy discussions about delaying the maintenance to discourage visitors from flocking to the area and potentia...

On May 1, when state officials announced that personal service businesses in Colorado could reopen their doors, the news was met with mixed feelings, even from those in the business. For Kendra Manley...

Even small places deserve good journalism. We’ve said that from the moment we took on the job as the latest in a long line of caretakers here at this 143-year-old newspaper. Bringing another reporter ...