The summer tourism season concluded in Ouray with a hefty boost to businesses’ top lines and city coffers, as sales tax revenue from September spending surged 19% over the same month last year. The ci...

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...

Jim Courson has hiked and skied thousands of miles in the backcountry by his own estimate, so he may not be the kind of outdoorsman most people think would need saving. But all it took was one slip. T...

GUNNISON Ballot measure 6A, asking for voter approval to expand the allowable uses for lodging tax collected by the Local Marketing District, passed handily on Tuesday by a margin of 69% to 31%. Up to...

Anyone who has attended Ouray County commissioners' meetings since August may have noticed something out of the ordinary: One of the elected officials attends the meetings on a computer screen, partic...

Drivers should expect delays on Highway 550 between Ouray and Colona as the ongoing repaving project will continue through this month and resume in the spring. The Colorado Department of Transportatio...

The court-appointed receiver for the Revenue Mine is searching for potential buyers, as Ouray Silver Mines, Inc., which aimed to resume production before shutting down last year, is facing multiple la...

Ouray County governments have received an unexpected windfall in their annual severance tax distributions from the state, with almost $700,000 coming from mineral extraction and production revenue. Wh...

Starting next fall, more students in Colorado will qualify for some free preschool – but Ouray County superintendents are still waiting for details on how that will work. The new “universal preschool...

Ouray County may tap into its reserves for about $840,000 to cover expenses in 2023, including increased health and liability insurance expenses and new positions. The budget for next year has not bee...

Ouray County Attorney Leo Caselli will get outside help in 2023 following a busy year of legal work, as commissioners voted on Tuesday to approve a contract with Grand Junction-based firm Dufford Wald...

San Miguel Power Association’s board of directors on Tuesday approved a pair of rate increases to help cover expected increases in power generation and transmission costs. At its monthly meeting in Nu...

RIDGWAY MARSHAL The following is a summary of cases the Ridgway Marshal's Office handled from Oct. 17-Nov. 6. If you have information on any of the below active cases, or of any other incident you fee...

Ouray County could have a new sheriff’s deputy, a new Information Technology technician, and a parttime deputy emergency manager by the end of 2023, as commissioners directed Administrator Connie Hunt...

Voters approved a tax increase by a nearly three to one margin Tuesday night, giving the Ridgway Fire Protection District its first major revenue boost in 20 years. Unofficial election results showed ...

Ouray city officials are considering big improvements to the Ouray Hot Springs Pool's fitness center, and while offices for pool staff are currently being constructed in the fitness area, the gym rema...

Montrose Republican and incumbent Colorado House District 58 Rep. Marc Catlin is headed back to the statehouse, beating Montrose Democrat Kevin Kuns by a margin of over 10%, according to unofficial el...

The average Ouray resident will pay 14% more for water, sewer, trash and recycling services next year under a rate plan approved by the city council on Monday. Councilors unanimously approved on first...

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...