When Superintendent Susan Lacy first came to the Ridgway School District as a teacher in 2001, living in town was a viable goal and reality for staff. The district owned a house near the elementary s...

Karisa and Cie Hoover, who make up the Ouray-based folk-rock duo You Knew Me When, perform a song during the Mountain Air Music Series at Fellin Park on June 9. The free concert series runs every Thur...

Ridgway is asking its water users to voluntarily cut back on outdoor irrigation, given the drought conditions and water supplies. The town council on June 8 voted unanimously to adopt those voluntary ...

The cost of delivering power to San Miguel Power Association customers will “drastically increase” under a recent decision by federal regulators, though it’s unclear how much, if any, of that cost wil...

When Ed and Letitia Wright decided to build the Wright Opera House in Ouray, the mining hamlet offered a different sort of entertainment. It was 1888, and the town was full of saloons, dance halls, b...

A potential plan to temporarily convert the Ouray Dog Park into modular housing for construction workers who will build new water and sewer treatment plants is facing backlash from some residents, one...

Ballots are being sent this week (June 6-9) to all registered Ouray County voters for the upcoming federal, state and local primary elections on June 28. Residents can vote in person or troubleshoot i...

The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from June 1-7: JUNE 1 Officer returned a phone call in regards to parking questions. JUNE 2 Officer took a report of a cat t...

The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray County Sheriff's Office from May 30-June 1: MAY 30 Deputy responded to County Road 1 and Wisteria Drive for a criminal mischief. Deputy assist...

Ouray Superintendent Tod Lokey lay on the floor of a classroom, pretending he’d been in a medical emergency. In one scenario, he played a patient who’d fallen down the stairs with a possible concussio...

GUNNISON After concluding five days of negotiations with the local teachers’ union, the Gunnison Watershed School District Board of Directors approved an agreement to dip into the general fund balance...

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...

Vaccine bus will roll through town A bus offering Covid-19 vaccinations and boosters, as well as flu shots, will make stops this week and next at the Ouray County Fairgrounds in Ridgway and the Ouray ...

Daily admission to the Ouray Hot Springs Pool will soon increase by a few dollars as city officials look to generate more revenue to pay for climbing labor and operational costs. The Ouray City Counci...

The Simms Fire that destroyed a home and other structures in northern Ouray County on May 19 was caused by a federal prescribed burn ignited three days earlier, confirming the suspicions of angry resi...

Ouray County continues to work on revising its marijuana ordinance, and commissioners are expected to wrap up their changes with two more work sessions this month. During the ninth work session on May...

GUNNISON It was an overcast Sunday afternoon in May, but all of the boat slips at Elk Creek Marina sat empty. Nick Moore backed his truck down the ramp to retrieve his boat, driving a long way before ...

The following is a summary of cases the Ridgway Marshal's Office handled from May 9-29. If you have information on any of the below active cases or of any other incident that you have information on o...

The city of Ouray has received an $800,000 state grant to implement a series of improvements aimed at making pedestrians safer on Main Street and by the Visitor Center. City officials applied for $2.1...

Citizens who initiated a ballot proposal to fund four new deputies for the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office were not pleased with changes to their original proposal presented by County Attorney Leo Casel...