This year's minimal monsoon made a couple of short appearances this month, but overall just 0.97 inches of rain fell, 48% of the new normal, 2.04 inches. These recent storms sparked dry lightning and ...

As you read this, the first day of meteorological autumn arrives Friday, Sept. 1. Not that the weather will change drastically, but these last few cool mornings and evenings have certainly felt differ...

Amanda Caldwell of Ridgway is bit of a modern-day pioneer woman. She home-schools her four children, she gardens, she knows how to make soap and she whipped up this beautiful, tasty cherry pie and won...

Readers, we owe you an apology. We knew the transition to a new website and a change in our e-edition delivery system and format might be a little bumpy. But I promise we did not know it would be so r...

FROM THE PUBLISHER For those about to blow-dry a 1,200-pound steer, I salute you. To the 4-H Club kids scrambling to finish their record books, I've been there. My years of 4-H helped prepare me for a...

We strive to publish letters that comply with the following terms:• Letters are limited to 400 words and must include a local issue important to those living in Ouray County or the region.• Letters th...

June 2023 was the hottest ever recorded globally, “with record high sea surface temperatures, especially in the Atlantic Ocean. Antarctic sea ice extent at unprecedented low values for the time of yea...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: We are so lucky! Once again the Ouray Fire Department, the City of Ouray, and many volunteers and participants served up a wonderful Fourth of July holiday experienc...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: I appreciate your publication of thoughts about the impacts of our recent assessment and property tax increases. As the region becomes more popular, property values ...