They had the defending champs on the ropes. In Saturday’s Class 2A boys’ soccer semifinal match against Crested Butte, Ridgway senior Cooper Ahern poked home a goal in the first half. Deep into the g...

Ouray County families looking for information about pediatric COVID-19 vaccines can ask questions at a virtual Vaccine Information Session Wednesday, Public Health Director Tanner Kingery announced.  ...

Ouray voters approved a 15% excise tax on short-term rentals by narrow margins, which appears to be the highest tax on vacation rentals in the state. Ballot Issue 2A passed Tuesday night with 312 vote...

Ridgway School District voters have added two fresh faces to the school board while retaining a third familiar one. Newcomers Jill Hepp and Alicia Skoko will join board member Brian Patton, who was r...

Marilynn Cossitt, 2, of Ouray, trick-or-treats as Princess Elsa from “Frozen” with her parents, Travis and Krysta, dressed as Sven and Olaf. The Sunday event on Main Street attracted a parade of costu...

Voters approve Ouray library request The Ouray Library received 71% approval for its request to sustain funding that would have been taken away, if statewide Proposition 120 passed. Proposition 120 as...

ART SHOW: Ouray County Community Art Show at the Ridgway Library during normal hours. Nov. 12 through Jan. 12. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 and every Tuesday and Wednes...

Utility rates are expected to increase again in Ouray in 2022, as city officials plan to begin construction next spring on new wastewater and water treatment plants. The Ouray City Council on Monday u...

Voters flipped the Ouray City Council upside-down Tuesday night, shaking out incumbent Mayor Greg Nelson in favor of City Councilor Ethan Funk and bringing in two former Planning Commission members w...

Federal health officials have approved COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11, and a mobile vaccine clinic from the state will return to Ouray County to administer the shots next weekend. The Pfi...

Ouray County voters turned down a request to raise taxes to fund the Public Health department, which would have been the first of its kind in the state. About 57% of voters opposed the 2 mill levy, wh...

The Ridgway varsity boys’ soccer team finds itself in a good place — making a run in the Class 2A state tournament. The goal, though, is to get to a great one — winning another state title. The Demons...

Voters approved two measures for Ridgway School District on Tuesday, providing funding for school renovations and raising taxes for the district to retain teachers and preserve small class sizes, amon...

As of 10:43 p.m. These are unofficial results. Ouray County general election results show Ouray will have a new mayor, Ridgway School District will be able to renovate its elementary school and Ouray ...

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 and every Tuesday and Wednesday night at 7 at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray. Every Thursday and Sunday at 7 p.m. in the sanctua...

Sadie McCracken, an 8-year-old third-grader at Ridgway Elementary School, holds a sign supporting Ballot Issues 4A and 4B and yells at traffic driving by on Sherman Street on Oct. 22. About 50 people ...

Support for Ridgway School District's ballot measures is something all the candidates for school board seats have in common. During two forums this month, the issue rose to the top and candidates gave...

Montrose Regional Health is reporting a surge of COVID-19 cases and record patient numbers in the Emergency Department, forcing more patient transfers and longer wait times. Instead of slowing down an...

Public Health Director Tanner Kingery sees the emails and the invitations: campaign events, gatherings, events urging people to “meet your neighbors post-COVID.” But from inside his office, any kind o...

The committee advocating for the passage of a pair of funding measures for the Ridgway School District has pulled in more than $8,000 in cash contributions, fueled in large part by three significant d...