The Ridgway Fire Protection District is debating how to involve stakeholders in a potential county-wide fire and emergency services consolidation effort, now that they’ve hired legal support. The dist...

The glass orbs look like a cross between a snow globe and the top of a wizard’s scepter. For years they sat in an attic at the Ouray County Museum, forgotten to history and their place in it. It took ...

A permit system is coming as soon as next year for those who want to hike to the Blue Lakes southwest of Ridgway, now that the U.S. Forest Service has signed a final decision on a plan to manage 16,20...

New fees proposed by the Bureau of Land Management’s Uncompahgre Field Office mean visitors may have to pay to camp and recreate at select campgrounds and day-use sites in the area, including the Ridg...

Ouray County’s proposed short-term rental ordinance will remain unchanged as it moves toward a final vote on Oct. 1. During the ordinance’s first reading at the Ouray County commissioners’ meeting Tue...

Editor's note: This story is about an alleged sex assault case. If you or anyone else needs assistance with sexual assault resources, please call either the National Domestic Violence Center 24/7 hotl...

As I’m nesting somewhere it always takes me about a month to decide what memorabilia from the places I’ve been or people I belong to should hang on the walls of my home, while still leaving white spac...

OURAY POLICE The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from Sept. 3-9: SEPT. 3 Officer responded to the 200 block of Main Street for a bear call. Officer responded to...

Ouray County plans on constructing a new bridge across Corbett Creek, now that federal funding has been finalized for the project. Awarded on Aug. 26, the grant gives a three-year window for the proje...

Six-figure grant received to hire regional climate position EcoAction Partners has received $191,100 to hire a full-time position to help with regional climate issues. This new regional climate action...

The Ridgway Fire Protection District took its first big step toward potentially consolidating the county’s four separate fire departments and county-wide emergency medical service: hiring consulting l...

There are more than 3,300 species of native wildflowers, grasses, shrubs and trees that grow naturally in Colorado. Some are specific to the Rocky Mountains, the Front Range and prairies, or the Weste...

OURAY SHERIFF The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray County Sheriff's Office from Sept. 2-8: SEPT. 2 Deputy responded to MM 82 on Highway 550 for a vehicle accident. Deputy responde...

The Ridgway Fire Protection District took its first big step toward potentially consolidating the county’s four separate fire departments and county-wide emergency medical service: hiring consulting l...

Every morning, Karen Risch drinks a cup of coffee, puts on a sun, rain or snow hat and heads to her yard. She checks eight different instruments to collect weather data: gathering temperature highs an...

When Ridgway Secondary School students returned to class last week, they did so once again without a soccer field outside the back door of the school or a publicly available track within 30 miles. But...

The Ridgway Planning Commission is envisioning what the town should look like in the future. The commission is looking at the economic implications of Ridgway’s land use mix: housing that is sorely ne...

Silas Clarke left his job as the Ouray city administrator this week, but he will consult city leaders on certain issues through the end of this year. The Ouray City Council unanimously approved an agr...

Nearly a year after developers built unpermitted roads and driveways including a road running parallel to County Road 5, Ouray County leaders said they must remove that road, revegetate the area and b...

Regulations for accessory dwelling units in Ridgway may become looser after the Planning Commission recommended changes to the town’s ordinance. If the Ridgway Town Council approves the ordinance at i...