Elaine Wood, the victim advocate based in the Ridgway Marshal's Office who serves the town, City of Ouray and Ouray County, is retiring at the end of this year, and her successor will occupy a new wor...

Seven unopposed candidates for Ouray County office were elected Tuesday night and will be sworn in in January. Voters elected Michelle Nauer as county commissioner, Cristy Sulewski as clerk and record...

The city of Ouray is considering purchasing a pair of boilers to boost water temperatures at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool, a major investment city leaders say is critical for the future of the city’s mo...

Ouray County will move to a new emergency alert system next month, and is asking all residents to sign up to ensure they receive the notifications. The county has used CodeRED to send alerts, often re...

Officials from the City of Ouray, Town of Ridgway and Ouray County zeroed in on housing as a major issue that needs to be addressed during a tri-agency dinner on Oct. 27, while Colorado Department of ...

Ouray County officials are working on a new maintenance agreement with Ouray Silver Mines, which typically maintains county roads leading to its properties in winter, including Camp Bird Road. County ...

GUNNISON The City of Gunnison is proposing to increase utility rates across the board in electric, water, sewer and refuse to account for persistent inflation moving into 2023. With an increase of 25%...

San Miguel Power Association is proposing a pair of rate increases next year as it braces for an expected hike in power supply costs and deals with other inflation-induced pressures. The access charge...

Ridgway Public Library trustees decided Oct. 21 to undertake board training on Sunshine laws, adopt a new policy regarding records requests and ink an employment contract with new Director Amy Baer we...

Rep. Lauren Boebert urged her supporters to help put a Republican majority in Congress and “take back our country” at a rally in Ouray County on Wednesday. About 50 people turned out to hear from the ...

Ridgway will hold two more meetings to discuss and amend its 2023 budget before adopting it in December, including proposed pay increases and additions to contracted services. In a workshop last weeke...

Incumbent House District 58 representative Marc Catlin and challenger Kevin Kuns squared off at a town-hall style forum in Montrose Oct. 28, addressing questions about issues including water, gun regu...

The Ridgway Planning Commission recommended approval of a final plat for Vista Park Commons, a 23-unit development on Redcliff Drive that has been in the works for more than five years. Developers Jac...

A Ridgway man was rescued by the Hinsdale County Search and Rescue team near the top of Engineer Pass on Oct. 23, after attempts by Ouray Mountain Rescue Team were thwarted by weather. Barrie Bloom, 6...

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...