Ouray County’s new sheriff and undersheriff were sworn into office on Wednesday morning, after the county’s first recall election in history removed the previous sheriff from the position. Justin Per...

Jury trials resume on limited basis After being suspended for more than three months, jury trials have resumed on a limited basis in the Seventh Judicial District, which includes Ouray County. Distric...

Ouray County businesses received more than $8 million through the Paycheck Protection Program this spring, according to data released last week by the Small Business Administration. Nine Ouray County ...

Faced with the tall, expensive task of replacing its overtaxed wastewater treatment system, the city of Ouray may soon be weighed down by another financial burden: spending millions of dollars to more...

GUNNISON It almost looked like a normal summer concert almost. About 100 people could be found at the I Bar Ranch Tuesday night seated at separate, socially distanced tables or at other areas througho...

Adam Kempa and Colleen Anastasi couldn’t wait to get married in the mountains. So that’s what they did - in a slightly different setting and with a much smaller party than they had previously planned...

When they envisioned their wedding, Nyssa Moore and Rand Hillyer knew they’d have a big crowd. Both have large families they planned to invite, with at least 50 people at the ceremony and more family...

After weeks of asking that people wear masks and fielding reports of conflicts between visitors and business owners who require face coverings, Ouray County has adopted a mandatory mask ordinance. Th...

GUNNISON The ire of Gunnison Valley second homeowners over restrictions imposed during the emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the formation of a political action committee (PAC). I...

As tourists flock to Ouray County, including many from states where coronavirus cases continue to climb, officials worry visitors could be carrying and spreading the virus unknowingly, with limited re...

A man who tried to run for mayor in Ridgway has been banned from contact with a woman who accused him of accosting her at a liquor store in May and continuing to harass her online and by impersonating...

After waiting more than two months to receive coronavirus tests this spring, the Ouray County Public Health Agency received 300 kits in May, only to find that dozens were defective and unusable. Publi...

The Ouray County Planning Commission voted on Tuesday to recommend county commissioners approve a special use permit for the reopening of the store on Highway 550 in Colona. Charles Van Alsburg, a Log...

Ridgway is the latest addition to the list of officially designated “dark sky” communities, as of this week. The International Dark Sky Association awarded the designation to the town, which comes aft...

It no longer has a lucrative contract from the city of Ouray to market to tourists far and wide. But with a new name and logo and plans to launch a new website, leaders of the Ouray Chamber Resort Ass...

Ridgway is the latest addition to the list of officially designated “dark sky” communities, as of this week. The International Dark Sky Association awarded the designation to the town , which comes af...

Ouray County commissioners late this afternoon unanimously approved a public health order requiring that masks be worn inside most businesses in the county and all government buildings. The commission...

A woman in her 50s has tested positive for coronavirus, bringing Ouray County's total number of cases to 12. This case was detected with a swab test for active virus, performed at the Ouray County Pub...

Federal and local agencies moved swiftly and simultaneously this week to implement fire bans across Ouray County and the surrounding region, citing parched conditions and a high wildfire danger. Ouray...

Ouray County commissioners told County Administrator Connie Hunt last week during her annual performance evaluation that she works too hard and is too good at what she does, and tasked her with taking...