Grocery owners purchase Ouray liquor store The owners of Ouray Grocery have purchased Ouray Liquors, located at 611 Main St. Tom and Alyssa Fedel purchased the grocery store in 2020, just three doors ...

After 45 years in business, Columbine Gifts & Silver will close its doors for the last time this fall. Owner Liz Kuehling has made the decision that it’s time to close her shop permanently. In 1979, s...

The county budgeted another five months and $25,000 to update its master plan, a process which has been going on since February 2023. The county has already paid consulting firm KLJ Engineering $145,0...

Nathan McCullough has been hired to replace Ouray County Emergency Medical Services Chief Kim Mitchell, who plans to leave the position at the end of this year. McCullough officially started the job A...

Ridgway is under an extended emergency disaster order after heavy rain earlier this month destroyed the Beaver Creek diversion system, which feeds into the Ridgway Ditch and ultimately Lake Otonowanda...

Damage to public and private property from a series of thunderstorms that pummeled Ouray County earlier this month stood at $3.5 million this week, a total that is expected to surge as state and local...

Ouray County leaders voted on Tuesday to hire a consultant to study issues with Crystal Reservoir. The U.S. Forest Service, which owns the dam, has said it plans on starting a National Environmental P...

Ouray Public Works Director Joe Coleman will serve as the acting city administrator while the City Council searches for a permanent replacement for outgoing City Administrator Silas Clarke. Councilors...

Ouray County’s revised short-term rental ordinance is ready for official review. County commissioners on Tuesday OK’d putting the ordinance on a meeting agenda that includes public comment before voti...

A plan to spend roughly $300,000 to build and install 22 signs directing visitors and residents to various landmarks around Ouray drew objections this week from some residents who panned it as too exp...

Ouray County commissioners are poised to renew their Top of the Pines Management Agreement with the nonprofit that oversees the 175-acre park southwest of Ridgway, tightening rules on the use of roden...

Ridgway hires town planner  After a more than three-year hiring search, Ridgway has hired a new in-house town planner. Angela Kemp started her job as the town’s senior planner on Tuesday. Kemp was a s...

After rehashing a new plan for Ridgway’s Green Street Sustainability Park, a majority of town leaders agreed last week to key revisions, including increasing solar capacity closer to that of the origi...

Republican candidate Michael Perkovich continues to outraise and outspend Democrat incumbent Lynn Padgett in the race for the District 1 seat on the Ouray County Board of County Commissioners. The Log...

Due to an editing error, an article on Page 6 of the Aug. 8 edition about the Ouray County Road Map incorrectly said Commissioner Jake Niece said past conversations about Highland Drive pertained to e...

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 ...