GUNNISON A mining company plans to propose that water quality standards on a creek near Sargents be lowered, a move that could allow more radioactive material to enter the Gunnison River watershed. Ho...

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 commissioners have decided not to pursue an indoor mask mandate, citing new advice from the physician advising the county, who originally recommended the mandate. A work session scheduled...

Internet, cell service out for hours Tuesday Internet and cell service was cut to thousands of people in Ouray County and Telluride for several hours on Tuesday after a CenturyLink fiber line was dama...

Bette Maurer was lying face down in a hospital bed, connected to a machine helping her breathe. She’d resisted the doctors and nurses at first, objecting to spending so much time lying prone, despite ...

Interruptions to cell service and internet have affected Ouray County residents today, after damage to a CenturyLink fiber line interrupted service to not only the company's own customers but those wh...

Jeffrey Zenker of California won the 2021 Jeep Raffle, sponsored by the Ouray Chamber Resort Association, and traveled to Ouray last week to pick up his shiny new red Jeep. It was his third time buyin...

The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from Jan. 11-15: JAN. 11 Officer found a parking violation in the 300 block of Main Street. Officer found a parking violatio...

Noxious weeds in Ridgway will be targeted with herbicides and other treatments this spring, after the town council approved an amendment to the town's weed management policy. A long-held "no spray" po...

A project intended to reduce wildfire risk and build habitat for wildlife near Ridgway is moving forward slowly, with some of the funding secured for the initial work. At least $130,000 of the estimat...

GUNNISON The City of Gunnison plans to use over $1.6 million in COVID recovery funds to upsize main sewer lines and remove pinch points that could restrict the growth of future housing developments. G...

The Ouray City Council is considering allowing the public to once again participate in council meetings remotely, a move one councilor promoted as allowing the council to be more transparent. Councilo...

Libraries in Ridgway and Ouray are now distributing free KN95 and surgical masks from the state, and the federal government has opened up an ordering system for free COVID-19 tests to be shipped later...

Ouray County may save money if it moves forward with an eco-friendly plan to convert all its light bulbs to those using less energy. The commissioners discussed the plan in a work session last week, w...

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 source of much of the burgeoning angst surrounding the Ouray Hot Springs Pool can be traced back to Rick Noll’s 5-gallon bucket. Noll takes the bucket on a trek up the mud- and snow-caked incline ...

A decision on whether to implement a new mask mandate won’t be made until the end of January, more than a month into the latest COVID-19 surge. Last week, the county's new medical officer proposed ena...

Colorado will begin distributing free KN95 and surgical masks through local libraries, and the U.S. government has opened up an ordering system for free COVID-19 tests.  Gov. Jared Polis announced Tue...

We’re here and we’re running for office. That’s the message spoken on the Ouray County Courthouse steps during campaign announcements for the majority of the local positions up for election in 2022. T...

Maureen O'Driscoll may have retired from her job at Ouray Public Library, but that doesn't mean patrons have seen the last of her. The library director retired in December, but plans on volunteering t...