The town of Ridgway is looking for ideas as it creates a new master plan for Green Street Park with the goal to make it sustainable. The community is invited to share their ideas at a meeting at 5:30 ...

Forest Service concerned about dam safety; closures in effect until June 30 The U.S. Forest Service will start releasing water from Crystal Reservoir to lessen pressure on the structurally compromised...

The U.S. Forest Service will start releasing water from Crystal Reservoir to lessen pressure on the structurally compromised Full Moon Dam, beginning this week. According to the agency, it will close ...

Wholesale power provider to appeal regulators’ methodology, leaving co-op in limbo San Miguel Power Association would have to pay its wholesale power provider more than $52 million to exit its contrac...

Forest Service acquisition northwest of Ouray ensures public access and protects world's longest dinosaur trackway for generations The Charles family kids grew up thinking the strange blob-shaped impr...

Hearing set for September The attorneys for an 18-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a girl in Ouray County last summer are seeking to have him tried as a juvenile, which could result in a le...

Men's Journal ranks Ouray best destination in U.S. in 2024 The best vacation spot in the U.S.? It’s closer than you might think. A lot closer. That’s according to Men’s Journal, which last week tabbed...

Planning Commission recommends approval of sketch plan for 13 townhomes A proposed 13-unit affordable townhome complex won approval Tuesday from the Ouray Planning Commission, the first step toward es...

Nonprofit initiative still searching for home-based daycare supplier for Ouray development As developers prepare to resume construction on Ouray’s first large-scale affordable housing project this spr...

More than a million dollars of federal funding for replacing the bridge over Corbett Creek into Whispering Pines has been passed by the U.S. Senate and will become law. The proposal is part of more th...

No GOP opponent emerges to challenge Niece The field of candidates running for two seats on the Ouray County Board of County Commissioners this fall is nearly set, with only one race featuring a compe...

A coalition of environmental groups is proposing a new set of rules for managing the Colorado River after 2026, when the current guidelines expire. Their proposal, which aims to weave environmental pr...

Ouray gets grant for housing project The city of Ouray has received a $297,000 grant from the state that will help cover design and infrastructure costs for a planned 13-unit apartment complex on Oak ...

Trust for Land Restoration, Historical Society, county agree more needs to be done to protect Red Mountain Mining District sites Ouray County officials and local nonprofits agree that more needs to be...

Ridgway School District Superintendent Susan Lacy received high marks on her annual performance evaluation last week, with board members praising her for responsibly managing district finances, spearh...

Space at north end of Ridgway could include solar garden, outdoor education center, EV chargers The Green Street Sustainability Park near the intersection of Green Street and Marion Overlook in Ridgwa...

Ridgway should have public artwork on the east side of the three-story Space to Create building by fall 2025. The Ridgway Town Council on March 13 approved a memorandum of understanding with Artspace ...

After another record-setting year for tax revenue, spending in Ouray dipped in January. Revenue generated by the city’s 4% sales tax in the first month of 2024 fell nearly 7% compared to January 2023,...