The town of Ridgway will continue its moratorium on most new development applications for another four months to allow time to complete revisions to its planning and zoning code. The moratorium took e...

State funding continues to flow into Ouray County for affordable housing projects, including more than $8 million in grants and loans recently awarded for the proposed Ouray Waterview Homes developmen...

Ridgway and Ouray high school basketball athletes were honored with San Juan Basin League All- Conference awards after the end of the season. The following student athletes were honored for Ouray boys...

Dear Editor: As owner/operators of two of Ridgway’s longest running short-term rentals (STRs), we were shocked to learn at the March 8 Town Council meeting that the town is considering increasing the ...

50 YEARS AGO March 15, 1973 - Editorial: The March 6th news story from the Montrose Daily Press is reprinted, page five, this week, not for sympathy but because some letters to the editor in this issu...

Don't be alarmed – Ouray County will be testing its new alert system for the first time on Wednesday evening. Anyone signed up for Ouray County Alerts should receive the alert around 5:30 p.m. Wednesd...

MOLAS PASS – Each year, Chris Bilbrey becomes intimately acquainted with the snowpack of the San Juan Mountains to a degree generally unmatched by the outdoor enthusiasts who take to the range to fro...

River Park overdose ruled accidental A 42-year-old woman who died at a River Park home in Ridgway in January died from an overdose of alcohol and multiple drugs, including fentanyl, according to an au...

A 27-year-old Fort Collins man who was found unconscious in the Ouray Ice Park on Feb. 24 died as a result of asphyxiation. A group of climbers found Ryan Wong that afternoon hanging from his harness ...

Ouray city officials took a step back this week in their efforts to fix diminished water flows and temperatures at the Hot Springs Pool, with councilors disagreeing on possible solutions to problems ...

Ouray County commissioners gave County Administrator Connie Hunt high marks across the board on her annual evaluation, but raised concerns about interpersonal relations, a culture of fear in the count...

Ouray County and five neighboring counties need more than 2,200 workforce housing units just to catch up to existing needs, and another 4,300 more to keep up with projected growth in the next decade, ...

An ice climber who was found unconscious and not breathing Feb. 24 at the Ouray Ice Park has died. Ryan Wong, 27, of Fort Collins, died at St. Mary's Medical Center in Grand Junction after he was flow...

The Ridgway Town Council has authorized town staff to pursue eminent domain proceedings to acquire an easement to create a trail between the River Park subdivision and Ridgway Secondary School. The pa...

The Ouray City Council unofficially agreed to some changes to the proposed fee increases for building and development in the city, including hourly rates for certain applications, but opted not to rai...

Ouray School District Superintendent Tod Lokey received high marks for his leadership, approachability, knowledge of district operations and engagement with the community, but he needs to continue to ...

Ouray County Social Services will help support seniors who are on fixed incomes receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds, who will have their benefits reduced this month. Count...

Ouray School teachers and staff offered overwhelmingly positive feedback on a survey gauging their feelings on everything from teaching and learning, to school morale, to parental and administration s...

A Front Range ice climber was resuscitated and hospitalized following a medical emergency in the Ouray Ice Park last week, authorities said. A group of ice climbers found the man unconscious and not b...