The Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) is accepting applications from Nov. 1 to April 30, 2023 for residents who need help keeping warm this winter. Heating costs, equipment repair and/or rep...

Ouray County commissioners agreed to give $500,000 to one nonprofit affordable housing project and at least $100,000 to another, after multiple discussions on the funding requests. Paradox Community T...

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray. Every Thursday and Sunday at 7 p.m. in the sanctu...

Marc Catlin, the incumbent representative for Colorado House District 58, is seeking re-election and has focused on issues he believes are critical on the Western Slope, including water and transporta...

Ouray County is beginning the process of updating its master plan for the first time in over 20 years, which will be spearheaded by its Planning Commission. County and planning commissioners met Wedne...

Some tenants of Trail Town, the small commercial complex on the eastern side of Ridgway, have been told to move out by the end of the year as new owners plan to change the use of the property. Beth’s ...

Heather Toth struggles to remember everything that happened that May morning in 2015 when she first rode in a police car. But she remembers sitting in the back seat, alone and humiliated, as law enfo...

A Ouray County hiker was rescued by the Hinsdale County Search and Rescue team near the top of Engineer Pass on Sunday night, after attempts by Ouray Mountain Rescue Team were thwarted by weather.  Ba...

One person died in an accident on Red Mountain Pass south of Ouray on Monday.  Ouray County Undersheriff Tammy Stroup said the accident was reported around 2 p.m. Monday. The Colorado Department of Tr...

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray. Every Thursday and Sunday at 7 p.m. in the sanctu...

Ridgway Mayor John Clark has appointed Jack Petrucelli, owner of Alpine Investment and Realty, to fill a vacancy on the Planning Commission. Commissioner Thomas Emilson announced his resignation from ...

Ridgway State Park will close its boat ramp for the season at the end of October. In addition to the upcoming boat ramp closure, the hours for Aquatic Nuisance Species inspections have changed for the...

The Ridgway Fire Protection District, which is seeking a tax increase to fund paid staff, covers the largest geographic area of any department in the county and has the highest call volume. The prote...

Ouray city councilors agreed Monday to put their boots down when it comes to shoveling snow, toughening up rules that require residents and business owners to quickly clear sidewalks or face a fine. T...

Members of the Ridgway Pickleball Club want to build an eight-court complex in the Ridgway Athletic Park, citing growing interest and a need for courts of their own. They presented a plan to the Ridgw...

Ouray County commissioners delayed a decision on a variance for a proposed refugee housing and education project on Log Hill, after discussing the definition and determining that a variance may not be...

San Miguel Power Association will re-evaluate its rates and rate structures going into the new year while aiming for more renewable energy in its portfolio. If a number of chips fall into place at the...

RIDGWAY MARSHAL The following is a summary of cases the Ridgway Marshal's Office handled from Sept. 19-Oct. 16. If you have information on any of the below active cases or of any other incident that y...

Colorado is known for its mail-in-ballot system that some election experts have called the “gold standard” in the nation. But with unfounded claims of massive voter fraud rampant, some state residents...

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray. Every Thursday and Sunday at 7 p.m. in the sanctu...