After years of discussion and work, Ouray County commissioners decided to postpone further regulation of non-commercial camping, citing inconsistencies. Commissioners reconsidered the drafted ordinanc...

WESTERN COLORADO San Miguel Power Association has joined a chorus of rural electric cooperatives asking Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association to slow down its pursuit of being regulated by...

The Ouray Trail Group partnered with the U.S. Forest Service and local outfitter Action Adventures last weekend to do some much needed-maintenance on four popular trails in the Uncompahgre Wilderness ...

With the deadline of July 26 to file a letter of intent for the 2019 ballot fast approaching, the Board of County Commissioners and county staff worked to finalize a survey to gauge citizen opinion ab...

CITY OF OURAY The Ouray Hot Springs will be hosting a statewide swim meet and will close to the public during the competition, Aug. 2-4. This is the first time Ouray has hosted the Colorado Seasonal S...

  The Ridgway Town Council has agreed to back away a bit from its strict ban on plastic bags, voting last week to exempt locking, Ziploc-type bags up to a quart in size. Councilors unanimously agreed ...

OURAY SCHOOLS The Ouray School District is asking the community to assist with building the new playground, which will be open to the public outside school hours and for community use. The Community C...

OURAY COUNTY A local marijuana grower is paying nearly $32,000 for an odor mitigation system after neighbors formally complained to Ouray County about the smell of his facility. Daniel Castillo of MS ...

The Ouray hydrodam’s occasional release of sediment into the Uncompahgre River doesn’t have significant impacts on water quality, according to the findings of a study presented to Ouray County Commiss...

Ouray County commissioners will remain neutral on a mining permit application for the Von Doose Mine, but have issued a warning about the owner illegally plowing the road to access the property in the...

RIDGWAY SCHOOLS Ridgway School Board members will interview candidates next month after a vacancy opened on the board when Cindy Lystad accepted the position of interim Secondary School principal. A p...

WESTERN COLORADO The Colorado West Land Trust has received a grant to develop a stewardship program aimed at educating and equipping private landowners in southwest Colorado with resources to protect ...

The patch of ground sandwiched between the two sets of motel rooms at Twin Peaks Lodge and Hot Springs should be vacant. It was Fourth of July weekend — the apex of tourist season – when thousands ja...

The abundant spring moisture and increased snowpack in the high country has benefits – such as forecasts for full reservoirs – but also has created some challenges like flooding, monstrous snow drifts...

Music lovers will have a chance to hear the rare sounds of a guitjo in a performance from “new acoustic” musicians Joe Scott and Hannah Alkire of Acoustic Eidolon on Saturday. Scott’s one-of-a-kind in...

A three-car accident on U.S. Highway 550 between Ridgway and Ouray that sent three people to the hospital on July 5 was triggered by a mechanical failure of one of the vehicles, according to the Color...

OURAY COUNTY Planning commission members are still ironing out details on proposed wildfire mitigation regulations to refer to the county, and those with opposing opinions are making compromises in or...

CITY OF OURAY Lillian McMurrin worked hard to make sure her mother was as comfortable as possible in retirement, helping her purchase a mobile home on the banks of the Uncompahgre River to secure her ...

OURAY COUNTY Brick by 130-year-old brick, the paint and grime are being stripped away, the facade restored to its original appearance. The damp conditions and musty smell in the basement, triggered by...

WESTERN COLORADO The federal government has filed suit against the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Company and its owner and operator for damages caused by the 416 Fire, which they claim was...