Ouray city leaders insisted in May they wanted to hire local businesses to design, fabricate and install signs at the entrance to two city parks. They followed through on that plan last week. City cou...

The town of Ridgway will apply for a state grant to help it create and implement new all-electric building rules and possibly achieve other sustainability goals. Councilors approved sending a letter o...

The town of Ridgway will be allowed to condemn private property to build a trail from the River Park subdivision to Ridgway Secondary School. According to an order dated on Sunday and filed this morni...

BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON — Campgrounds filled with families just a matter of days before are surrounded by a web of spidery, blackened trees. Bare branches create windows between campsites where a...

Five months ago, tension and resentment filled the meeting room inside the Ouray Community Center. Frustrated Ouray police officers lashed out at city leaders during a work session for a perceived lac...

High schoolers in Ouray have some new rules for using cellphones when they return to school this fall, and those rules include no phones during class time unless a teacher specifically approves it for...

Two Ouray City Council members and the Ouray Library District continue to clash over the location of a rooftop deck planned for the library’s expansion. Library leaders have proposed adding about 1,70...

The city of Ouray says it is investigating and fixing multiple problems at its new $17 million wastewater treatment plant. The mechanical plant, which has been online for just a matter of months, has ...

The Ouray County Sheriff's Office has launched an alpine ranger program to help patrol the backcountry during tourist season, after federal cuts caused the U.S. Forest Service to fire their own ranger...

Ouray County commissioners will individually rank county roads they think should be first in line for gravel installation as part of Road and Bridge Superintendent Ty Barger’s long-term road plan. Bar...

The Ouray School Board has unanimously approved allowing Superintendent Tod Lokey to negotiate to purchase two properties next to the school for future improvements, including constructing a new gym. ...

The Ridgway Marshal's Office is looking for information about someone shooting at a building in the 600 block of Chipeta Drive. According to the marshal's office, a bullet was found at the property, o...

BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON – Firefighters finally began to gain ground Friday on the South Rim Fire burning in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, though a timeline for reopening the par...

Ridgway remains in Stage 3 watering restrictions, upheld during a July 9 meeting by town councilors who cited concerns about persistent dry conditions and no permanent fix allowing the town to access ...

During his time as a bus driver in Telluride, Mikael Madsen encountered many of his fellow veterans struggling to survive a Western Slope winter. At the time, Madsen was what he calls a military ghost...

Four lightning-sparked wildfires that had scorched more than 20,000 acres in southwestern Colorado as of Wednesday continue to churn through tinder-dry terrain, as hundreds of firefighters struggle to...

A district judge is expected to rule this week on whether the town of Ridgway can seize a slice of a resident’s property to create a walking trail, after a trial concluded last week. The conflict date...

An Aspen Democrat tried and failed twice in the last two elections to represent the 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House. Now, a different Democrat from Aspen hopes he’ll have better luck in 2...

The Ouray Mountain Rescue Team kept busy last weekend, rescuing or assisting two hikers and a paraglider who were injured over three consecutive days. The first incident happened around 12:30 p.m. Jul...

Sometimes it takes Ouray County emergency responders knocking on doors and waking people at three different homes at 2 a.m. to find the person who needs their help because no addresses are listed on t...