Ridgway is under an extended emergency disaster order after extreme rain over the weekend destroyed the Beaver Creek diversion system which feeds into the Ridgway Ditch and ultimately Lake Otonowanda,...

The 2024 Ouray County Fair livestock auction netted $131,250 for 4-H participants who raised animals and sold them at the sale on Aug. 10, more than the $118,000 raised in 2023. Those recognized for g...

The relatives of two women who died in an accident on Camp Bird Road in 2022 are suing the Jeep tour company and the estate of the driver who also died, alleging negligence. According to a lawsuit fil...

As wildfire risk spreads and insurance companies scrimp on coverage in response, the Ridgway-based West Region Wildfire Council is offering a certificate to homeowners in the area who have hardened th...

Ouray County commissioners on Wednesday issued an emergency disaster declaration in the wake of a series of thunderstorms that have dumped more than 3 inches of rain in parts of the county since last ...

Man formally charged with sex assault Prosecutors last week formally filed charges against a Ridgway man accused of forcibly entering a woman’s home on Log Hill Mesa, threatening her with a gun and se...

The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from Aug. 7-12: Aug. 7 Officer conducted a traffic stop in the 1700 block of Main Street. Officer responded to a medical cal...

It’s day 13 of hide and seek in the San Juan Mountains and so far llamas Clavio and Cisneros are winning. The two animals escaped from experienced llama packers on July 26, five days into their excurs...

The fire departments in Ouray and Ridgway are exploring the idea of combining the county’s five emergency response entities into one. Right now the county’s fire services are siloed into four departme...

The Ouray Police Department will hire more office staff and increase the housing stipend for current employees from $500 to $1,000 per month, and the city will examine compensation and benefits for of...

An uptick in bear incidents during the past week has wildlife officials warning residents to keep their doors and windows locked, even during the daytime, and avoid attracting the bruins as they begin...

A Ridgway man has been arrested on allegations he sexually assaulted a woman and threatened her with a shotgun at her home on Log Hill Mesa last week. Jeffrey Michael Inmon, 46, was arrested on July 2...

Just three days into Kristin Kelley’s tenure as Ouray County public health director, county leaders tasked the department with facilitating greater access to low-cost, accessible mental health resourc...

Ouray County leaders are holding off on updating the official 2014 Ouray County Road Map, saying the process may raise more issues than it would solve and because there are no pressing changes at this...

Ouray County under fire restrictions Hot, dry conditions, a wildfire spreading near Nucla and a lack of uncommitted firefighting resources in the region prompted Ouray County, the city of Ouray and th...

Six-year-old Olive Sumrak of Ouray catapults herself down the Bump ’n Jump at National Night Out on Tuesday at the Ouray County Fairgrounds. The annual event, featuring a free barbecue and safety fair...

Hot, dry conditions, a wildfire that has grown to more than 2,000 acres near Nucla and a lack of uncommitted firefighting resources in the region prompted Ouray County, the city of Ouray and the town ...

When the chips are down, Paula Damke isn’t one for sitting by idly. The news that broke in early June that the Swiss Village Mobile Home Park in Ouray was going up for sale rattled many of her neighbo...

Outgoing Ouray City Administrator Silas Clarke is a finalist for the Telluride town manager job. Telluride town officials announced Tuesday Clarke is one of four finalists to replace Scott Robson, who...

Investigators are continuing to search for the cause of a fire that destroyed the home of prominent Ouray County arts supporter and actor Terry Kiser early on the morning of July 25. The fire on Lynx ...