Kailey Rhoten, Ouray’s first tourism and destination marketing director, isn’t just focused on bringing in guests — she's tasked with balancing community relations, tourist attraction and trying to en...

Spending in Ouray in May slipped for the second consecutive month compared with the same month last year, though it far exceeded pre-pandemic spending in May 2019. Sales tax receipts from May purchase...

GUNNISON Although visitors poured into town to celebrate the Fourth of July, the Crested Butte Wildflower Festival and enjoy the Gunnison Valley’s public lands, summer visitor numbers across the count...

Ouray County Road and Bridge staff will finish improvements to County Road 1 next week, while a number of other projects have been tabled until later this fiscal year due to staff allocation decisions...

In Ouray County’s first attempt at enforcing its 2018 ordinance limiting the number of short-term rentals, a company hired by the county has identified nine allegedly unlicensed rentals. Deckard Techn...

The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from July 5-8: JULY 5 Officer took a theft report in the 1200 block of Oak Street. It turned out package delivery was delaye...

GUNNISON Gunnison County commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously to go to the polls in November asking voters to approve expanding the allowed uses of lodging tax revenue collected through the Loca...

The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray County Sheriff's Office from July 4-10: JULY 4 Deputy responded to an animal bite in the 200 block of County Road 23. Deputy conducted four tr...

The cash-poor Ouray Silver Mines has been placed into receivership after its parent company defaulted on a $28 million loan intended to launch the Revenue-Virginius Mine southwest of Ouray back into p...

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...

At age 11, Ridgway resident Dory Wick has carved out her own role in Ouray County’s Pride celebration, with the goal of making sure members of the local LGBTQ+ community know they aren’t alone. This ...

After debate, Ouray County commissioners have agreed to ratify the decision made by Sheriff Justin Perry to join the City of Ouray, Town of Ridgway and the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison nationa...

A public transportation service linking Ouray, Ridgway and Montrose with $5 round trips could be on the road by April 2023, pending the results of a July 14 grant evaluation meeting. If all goes well,...

Sarah McConnell wasn't expecting to explain what condoms are to her 8-year-old son on the Fourth of July. But the Ouray business owner found herself doing so, after he opened what he thought was a bal...

GUNNISON As the water levels of Lake Powell and Lake Mead hit staggering lows, the Bureau of Reclamation recently asked water users along the Colorado River to cut their use by 2-4 million acre-feet b...

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...

Improvements to U.S. Highway 50 between Montrose and Gunnison originally slated for November completion will take until 2023, but the full daytime road closures drivers have seen during the project en...

Top: This co-ed battle between Richard Weber III and LiErin Wilson, on the right, and brother-sister team Tom Volstad and Josey Scoville was a fierce competition. Weber and Wilson prevailed. Bottom l...

TOP LEFT: Madison Cross, 4, laughs as she participates in the gunnysack race at Fellin Park in Ouray on July 4. Cross was visiting for the holiday with her family from Houston. ABOVE: Joel Branberg, ...

After more than eight hours of deliberations, a jury unanimously found Red Mountain Brewing Co. owner John Warren not guilty on three charges of sexual assault on Friday. Warren was arrested in Septem...