With the infrastructure at the nearly-30-year-old Ridgway State Park aging and visitation increasing, new Park Manager John Freeborn has a lot on his hands. “It’s been like living life through a fireh...

Despite state incentives that became available mid-summer, the Ouray Hot Springs Pool will head into fall short-staffed. According to Pool Manager Carmen Brashier, 18 of the facility’s 25 lifeguards w...

'How the West Was Won' memorabilia sought Do you have any photos, memorabilia or stories to share from when the 1962 epic Western movie “How The West Was Won” was filmed in and around Ridgway? If so, ...

New cannabis grow rules are officially on the books in Ouray County, as commissioners on Tuesday passed on second reading an ordinance governing facilities in unincorporated territory that will take e...

GUNNISON The new Gunnison County Public Library will open its doors to the community in September, almost 50 years after the county’s first public library was constructed on Wisconsin Street. The new ...

Ridgway runner Canyon Ishikawa, far left, competes in the Silverton Shrine Road Time Trials on Aug. 27. Ishikawa finished the 5k in 21:44. Lily Berwanger runs in the Silverton Shrine Road Time Trials...

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 U.S. Forest Service is cleaning up piles of hazardous, lead-contaminated mine waste near Ironton Park along U.S. Highway 550, hoping to minimize contact with humans and keep the waste from leachin...

The Ouray School District may pursue purchasing a home for sale across the street from the school, in the hopes of using it for employee housing and securing the property for future uses. The house at...

For the first time in 22 years, the Ridgway Fire Protection District will ask voters to approve a tax increase allowing it to hire more paid staff and replace old equipment — by more than doubling th...

The Ridgway Planning Commission gave developers of a controversial proposed subdivision four months to come back with a revised plan, after more than two hours of discussion Tuesday night about safety...

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...

Ouray County residents questioned U.S. Senator Michael Bennet about water conservation measures, public lands protections and abortion access during a campaign stop in Ridgway’s Hartwell Park last wee...

SILVERTON The town of Silverton purchased 1.2 acres of land on Aug. 10 that will be dedicated for affordable housing. Lifetime residents of Silverton, brothers George and Earnest Zanoni, approached th...

The Ouray Public Library's first Drag Queen Story Hour attracted a record turnout, including supporters and protesters of the storytime. Inside, about 75 attendees watched a man dressed as a sunflowe...

The Ouray Ice Park generated nearly $18 million in spending for the Ouray County economy during the 2021-22 season, according to a new study supporters say demonstrates the ice park is a critical driv...

After sending two rounds of letters asking unlicensed short-term rental owners to comply with county regulations, Ouray County is still trying to shut down lingering violators. The county hired Deckar...

Sales activity to start the summer tourism season in Ouray continued a spring trend — less spending compared to last year but far more than pre-pandemic spending in 2019. Sales tax receipts from May p...

Left: Brighton Reinert runs his 5k at the Boggy Draw Invitational cross country race in Dolores on Aug. 20. Reinert finished 19th with a time of 24:01, and the Ouray boys team placed third overall. T...