More than half of Ridgway's Town Council is up for election this spring. The election is scheduled for April 7 but will only take place if five or more candidates step forward and turn in their petiti...

GUNNISON The stigma of drug use and addiction often has led to silence about the struggles of substance abuse. That’s something the Gunnison County Consortium wants to change. In fact, the newly forme...

For the first time in 20 years, Colorado voters will participate in a presidential primary election this spring and unaffiliated voters can participate. On March 3, commonly known as “Super Tuesday,” ...

     

Ride the Rockies will come through Ridgway again in 2020, and organizers have promised the cycling event will go better than it did when the community last hosted it. Ride the Rockies Director Deirdre...

As he looked down the barrel of a handgun, pointed at him by a homeless man who had broken into his house, Kenny Easton realized something. He’s the kind of guy who could pull the trigger if he needed...

GUNNISON It could be an issue more controversial than the presidential election. Colorado voters likely will be asked in November 2020 if they want wolves reintroduced on the Western Slope. Yet, while...

Log Hill Mesa residents who have lamented slow internet speeds for years will soon have a faster alternative. The state has awarded a $2.8 million grant to Clearnetworx to finance fiber internet const...

State water quality officials this week placed a series of hurdles in front of the city of Ouray as it seeks funding to build a new sewer treatment system. In a letter sent to City Administrator Justi...

The Town of Ridgway is considering changes to its zoning code, with the goal of expanding the options for different types of housing and encouraging more affordable options. A public meeting about the...

Wildlife area in Ouray County closed until spring Billy Creek State Wildlife Area is closed until April 30, to protect big game animals. The area, between Ouray and Montrose, is routinely closed durin...

An organization representing one of the oldest industries and ways of life in Ouray County is in danger of fizzling out, and its last remaining board member is sounding the alarm. Katie Merkley of Rid...

A longtime mainstay of downtown Ouray shuttered its doors suddenly this week, when O’Brien’s Pub & Grill closed. A sign stating “out of business” written on the bottom of a pineapple juice box in the ...

STORIES OF THE YEAR: NO. 9 The town of Ridgway’s efforts to implement a new water-rate structure met vocal opposition from business owners, ultimately leading councilors to back off on commercial wate...

Wildlife officials are reminding people not to collect shed antlers on all public lands west of Interstate 25 until April 30. These statewide restrictions are in place to protect wintering big-game an...

STORIES OF THE YEAR: NO. 4 After tasting the sweetness of reaching the state playoffs three years in a row, only to chase it with the bitterness of losing in the first or second round each time, the R...

STORIES OF THE YEAR: NO. 7 The Revenue-Virginius Mine moved closer to reopening for commercial production in 2019, as its new owners added employees and announced plans to move the company’s headquart...

STORIES OF THE YEAR: NO. 3 Local governments experienced turnover at the highest levels in 2019, as all three Ouray County law enforcement agencies received new leaders and Ouray and Ridgway hired new...

STORIES OF THE YEAR: NO. 8 A roller coaster of 2019 for the Ouray Tourism Office began with the organization celebrating an infusion of additional funding and ended with the nonprofit heading into 202...

STORIES OF THE YEAR: NO. 6 After surveys of constituents indicated Ouray County residents were in support of a proposed tax measure to fund a series of roads maintenance projects, voters rejected the ...