Another Best of Ouray County readers' choice awards is in the books! Thank you to the more than 650 of you who cast your votes online across 39 categories. Congratulations to those who were chose by ...

The Ridgway Town Council is considering possible revenue streams for affordable housing efforts, including a short-term rental tax similar to Ouray’s excise tax. A workshop held Wednesday night follow...

Ouray County commissioners voted on Feb. 8 to pursue a pay raise for elected officials that would increase salaries for commissioners, clerks, treasurers and assessors by almost 18% and sheriffs by ar...

Though his job as coroner is to determine the cause and manner of someone’s death, Glenn Boyd knows he has just as much responsibility to the living as the dead. He knows some people are meeting him a...

When his propane-fueled stove went out the day before Thanksgiving, Tate Rogers didn’t think much of it at first. “I just kind of blew it off,” he said, because it isn’t his home’s only heat source. B...

Dr. Carolyn Dresler distinctly remembers learning about the dangers of tobacco in middle and high school around the time her grandmother died from lung cancer. Her parents smoked too, and she was afra...

House District 58 Rep. Marc Catlin is focusing his efforts this legislative session on three bills aimed at improving agriculture, mental health and charitable food organizations. The Republican from ...

Ridgway water outage planned tonight A water outage is planned Thursday night (Feb. 9) in Ridgway for customers located east of the river, for a construction project. The town is estimating water will...

The Ouray City Council officially signed off Monday on another round of rate increases at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool and Fitness Center, promising a series of improvements in the coming months for whi...

Ouray County commissioners plan to close County Road 361 to vehicle access and revert to over-the-snow travel only on March 1, after it became clear Tuesday that negotiations with Ouray Silver Mines I...

The upper portion of County Road 5 will stay gated to the general public through the winter, as the Colorado Court of Appeals upheld a settlement between Ouray County and private landowners on the roa...

Editor's note:  This is the latest in an occasional feature we publish about community members who might not otherwise make the news. These include stories about hobbies, service, or just “people sto...

Editor's Note: This calendar was updated on Thursday morning, Feb. 2, to account for the fact that the Safer More Affirming Communities movie and dinner event on Sunday, Feb. 5 has been canceled. ALCO...

The Ridgway Planning Commission issued another continuance to developers of a controversial proposed subdivision in Vista Terrace, citing ongoing concerns including density, access, emergency exits an...

The Fairway Pines homeowners association will pay Kopper Creek Homes $40,000 to avoid litigation, according to information presented by HOA board members at a meeting this week. The settlement is expe...

Bright Futures, the regional early childhood council, is recruiting potential child care providers in partnership with an upcoming affordable housing development in Ouray. The nonprofit organization, ...

OURAY POLICE The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from Jan. 21-31: JAN. 21 Officer conducted a traffic stop in the 700 block of Main Street. Officer conducted a ...

As newly elected officials stepped into their positions last month, Treasurer Jill Mihelich, Assessor Susie Mayfield and Sheriff Justin Perry returned to their roles after running unopposed in 2022. M...

In August 2021, Mary Beth Miles stood before the Ouray City Council and urged them not to ask voters to approve a 15% excise tax on short-term rentals. Miles, the chief operating officer of Vacation R...