The Bluebird carries the beautiful color that cheers our soul. – John Burroughs When I moved to Ouray County, I was surprised to see both Western and Mountain bluebirds. I saw my first male Mountain ...

Dear Editor: It can often feel like state and local decision-makers are beyond the reach of everyday people. The 2022 Colorado legislative session was proof that representatives will listen when regul...

Dear Editor: I expected better from our county commissioners at the marijuana ordinance work session last week. After years of ignoring pleas from families living near cultivation facilities, the Boar...

A little taste of Colorado wine country has opened its doors in Ouray. Some folks might not realize the state's two grape-growing regions are only a day trip from here, and now visitors can sample ro...

Welcome to a remarkable, increasingly rare high-country summer. For the last 40 days Ouray and its surroundings have been warm and wet. Mushrooms sprout in mountains and lawns, sunny mornings yield to...

Dear Editor: This letter is in response to the article written about system-built construction on “Divided Ranch" in the July 21-27 edition. I must disclose that I work at Kopper Creek Homes as a cont...

When Doug Price purchased Citizens State Bank in 2016, he knew he had a fixer-upper on his hands with the Ouray branch. Put into service in 1898, the building at the northwest corner of Main Street an...

Sunrise Burritos’ bright red trailer has become a staple in Ouray County this summer, making appearances at events like the Mountain Air Music Series and Ridgway Farmers Market and parked during the w...

Locals and visitors alike now have the perfect place to grab a quick sandwich or a sit-down breakfast, even if dietary restrictions leave them scrambling to fue their summer mountain adventures. Kami ...

For Barb Latham, it feels like a homecoming. A return to Alpine Bank, where she started her career at 19. A return to Ouray County, where she lived and worked for nearly two decades before briefly rel...

Just over 25 years ago, metalsmith and jewelry maker Jill Rikkers began making kitchen utensils for friends and family as gifts for special occasions. Now, the usable art is about 90% of what she doe...

Dear Editor: A much watched video was shown on TV recently of a man attacked by a bison in Yellowstone National Park. I had a lot of experience with buffalo in the Black Hills where we lived for a doz...

50 YEARS AGO July 13, 1972 - Ouray’s Chipeta Theater has been made totally safe for public use, and is again operating full blast. Damage to the exterior wall had effectively put the theater out of co...

Dear Editor: I would like to thank you for your balanced reporting in the article, "Free condom pops at parade draw ire." I can assure you the women’s rights organizers were clear to whom the prophyla...

Dear Editor: We would like to express our gratitude to the members of VASA (Victim Advocate Support Alliance) and MEND (Men Ending Rape Culture) for the support, advocacy, and compassion shown to our ...

Dear Editor: I am the mother of John Warren’s sexual assault victim, and I am angry. I am angry at the lies a perpetrator and his attorney have spewed about a rape victim (my daughter). Angry at the f...

Dear Editor: I was in the courtroom for much of the recent trial in which John Warren, owner of Red Mountain Brewery, was acquitted of sexual assault. I watched the victim’s testimony and much of the ...

Bluegrass is on the menu again here in Ouray County this weekend, with Denver-based Chain Station performing at the Wright Opera House at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The four-piece string band has a reputa...

Dear Editor: Concerning the rate hike for the Dallas Creek Water Company: A rise in the service charge from $42.90 to $66.54 is a 55% increase and a hike for in the meter-in-service from 33.7 to 54.02...

The crowd cheers as the defending women’s water fight champions, Eva Schoonover and Sara Martinez, flood their opponents with water at the July 4 water fights in Ouray. Schoonover and Martinez remain ...