BURNING QUESTIONS  It pierces the silence every Monday through Friday at noon for roughly 20 seconds. No, it's not a local cursing at tourists crossing Main Street in Ouray during the summer, but rath...

Survey respondents rank economic development, tourism low For the first time in nearly 24 years, Ouray County will change its master plan, facing an array of challenges including protecting the enviro...

Lodge pays $3,000 to family, must come into ADA compliance The owners of Twin Peaks Lodge & Hot Springs will pay $3,000 to the family of a disabled man and ensure the current hotel and plans for its f...

Ouray fixes noncompliance, but others are afoul of law When Ouray County Commissioners Michelle Nauer and Jake Niece toured the Montrose County Jail on June 7, their presence served as a milestone. It...

Gottorff convicted of five felonies, could face years in prison A Ridgway man accused of threatening three Ouray County law enforcement officers and employees and stalking one of them was convicted la...

A Ouray County jury on Thursday evening found a Ridgway man guilty on multiple felony charges stemming from a case in which he threatened three local law enforcement officers and employees and stalked...

Mike Wiggins - Mike@Ouraynews.com For decades, Ouray has reveled in its self-proclaimed nickname as the “Switzerland of America.” The moniker famously etched on the oversized wooden sign at the Highwa...

Town doesn't want to interfere with tennis players Ridgway town councilors last week urged a group of pickleball enthusiasts to take the pulse of others who use tennis courts at the Ridgway Athletic P...

Councilors debate tourism marketing options Ridgway town councilors debated proposed ballot language last week for a measure voters will consider at the Nov. 7 election, but stopped short of finalizin...

After months of work, Ouray County’s preliminary 2023 property valuation report to the Ouray County Board of Equalization revealed eye-popping increases, particularly among residential properties. But...

With owners of structure destroyed by fire unresponsive, county may clear property itself For eight months, the burnt husk of the former Fairway Pines clubhouse on Log Hill Mesa has been an eyesore fo...

As Ouray city leaders gain a better grasp of the types of housing the city needs in the coming years, they’re getting a clearer picture of how the economic, demographic and housing landscape has chang...