Armed with a glowing job performance review from his bosses on the Ouray City Council, City Administrator Silas Clarke will be rewarded with a hefty pay raise in 2023. City councilors on Monday unanim...

Controversy over winter maintenance on the upper portion of County Road 5 is an issue that just won’t die. Over several years, the road section has been the subject of lawsuits and hours of public mee...

When COVID-19 first struck and people started spending more time outside, Ridgway-based contractor Matt McIsaac headed to the town skate park – and felt like, as the only adult there, he was witnessin...

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...

The Ridgway Fire District is gearing up to hire new staff, budgeting $350,000 toward this aim in 2023, following the landslide victory of its ballot question more than doubling mill levy funding last ...

A Ridgway man has been sentenced to two years in prison for causing a fatal accident that killed two people when he hit two motorcyclists with his van. Barrie Bloom, 69, pleaded 'no contest' to charge...

Amid a statewide surge in respiratory viruses, local healthcare providers are reporting an uptick in cases in the region, though local data is limited. According to the Colorado Department of Public H...

John Hollrah remembers walking into a Ouray County bank and stunning the person behind the counter when he asked to open an account for the county Democratic Party. “I didn’t think there were any Demo...

50 YEARS AGO December 7, 1972 - Monday night, the Ouray City Council passed Ordinance No. 8 which will raise water rates about 50 percent. In a discussion prior to passage of the ordinance Wardell Joh...

Ridgway is continuing to pursue plans to change how it treats its drinking water, despite cost increases and uncertainty about the potential new system. The town’s proposed budget for 2023 includes $4...

The city of Ouray will hire a consultant to conduct a housing needs study, as the community grapples with a combination of empty second homes, soaring real estate prices and limited land that has made...

Santa Claus rides on the Ouray Volunteer Fire Department’s engine on his way down Main Street to the Ouray Elks Lodge on Saturday night during the Yule Celebration. Hundreds of people turned out for b...

Review: Result was 'less than ideal' dispatch center response Audio recordings from the Montrose dispatch center receiving 911 calls during the Simms Fire show communication issues and initial confusi...

The city of Ouray plans to spend tens of thousands of dollars to improve the fitness center at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool, but what the upgraded facility will look like is still up for debate. Roughly...

A Ridgway man who initially came under police investigation four years ago was arrested last month on charges he possessed hundred of images of child pornography. Ouray police, with the help of the Ou...

Ouray County Clerk and Recorder Michelle Nauer has fielded about 50 emails, mostly from senders outside of the county, regarding the mandatory 3rd Congressional District recount ordered by Colorado Se...

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...

GUNNISON The city of Gunnison is partnering with the state on an energy reduction project that will include the construction of solar panels on city buildings, additional EV charging stations and ligh...

Ouray County commissioners unanimously passed a 2023 budget on Tuesday that utilizes over $800,000 from the county’s fund balance and provides for three new positions. Both revenues and expenses for t...