The Ridgway Planning Commission voted Tuesday to reject an application for a new subdivision east of Highway 550, after nearly a year of continuations, debate and revisions, including a last-minute o...

Local mayors are pushing back against proposed legislation that would make major changes to land use rules in Colorado, though Ridgway and Ouray appear likely to be largely exempt from new requirement...

Weeks after declining to act on a proposal to give itself a pay raise and an accompanying benefits package, the Ouray City Council is reconsidering part of the idea. Councilors on Monday informally di...

The healthy snowpack whitening Colorado’s mountain peaks has given water officials some breathing room to manage the Colorado River Basin’s ongoing drought. The challenge will be not to squander it. A...

The fire that destroyed the former Fairway Pines clubhouse in November started in a pool heater in a maintenance room, investigators determined. According to a report written by Ouray County Sheriff’s...

Goodbye La Niña, it’s been a heckuva ride! To be fair, she brought Ouray two normal snow years (178.4 inches in 2020-21, 149.9 inches so far in 2022-23) and one dry stinker (128.9 inches in 2021-22)....

Dear Editor: I am writing this letter to highlight the Four Winds proposed development located adjacent to the established Vista Terrace Subdivision in Ridgway. The application approval process for th...

50 YEARS AGO March 29, 1973 - A wrecker towing a car went out of control last Saturday night and tore out the bridge that crosses Skyrocket Creek just north of Ouray. The wrecker, a 1957 International...

Dear Editor: I would agree with boilers being used to supplement the temperature of the Ouray Hot Springs Pool as long as the water is from the same source and the water chemistry is kept the same. Wh...

THURSDAY, MARCH 30 THEATER: "Godspell," presented by Minerva West at 7:30 p.m. Ouray County 4-H Event Center, Ridgway. Tickets, $20 adults / $10 students / groups of eight or more $15 each, are availa...

As Colorado Reels From Another School Shooting, Study Finds 1 in 4 Teens Have Quick Access to Guns One in 4 Colorado teens reported they could get access to a loaded gun within 24 hours, according to ...

With plans for expansion and funding secure, the Ridgway Railroad Museum has hired a director for the first time. At 40 years old, Forrest Bault is bringing new, youthful energy to a museum which has ...

Ouray County will begin emergency avalanche mitigation and plowing of Camp Bird Road above Senator Gulch to allow limited backcountry access after a road maintenance agreement with the company oversee...

Visitor and resident spending in Ouray is up in the first month 2023, providing a boost for the local economy in the midst of financial uncertainty at the national level. The city received $167,385 in...

Ouray County commissioners approved the county’s first new marijuana cultivation license since adopting new rules for grow operations, giving the green light to Canaboo Farms on Log Hill Mesa. Despite...

A contractor’s guaranteed maximum price for Ouray’s new water treatment plant is within the city’s budget, which should allow construction to begin in early May. City Administrator Silas Clarke told t...

The Ridgway Planning Commission will consider a controversial proposed subdivision for the third time next week, but with new conditions: the developer has offered a $500,000 donation to the town for ...

The fire that destroyed the former Fairway Pines clubhouse on Log Hill Mesa in November started in the maintenance room, according to Ouray County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Bernie Chism. In a repo...

Dear Editor: Short-term rentals are a touchy subject, but it is very personal to us. Oftentimes STRs are considered the “evil twin” that is to blame for the lack of affordable housing. I'd like to off...

50 YEARS AGO March 22, 1973 - Voting for rain, snow or sunshine could someday be as commonplace as electing a president, senator or mayor. Campaigns would be run by proponents and opponents of various...