Ridgway is the latest addition to the list of officially designated “dark sky” communities, as of this week.

Ouray County commissioners late this afternoon unanimously approved a public health order requiring that masks be worn inside most businesses in the county and all government buildings.

A woman in her 50s has tested positive for coronavirus, bringing Ouray County's total number of cases to 12.

The city of Ouray is laying the groundwork to ask voters this fall to extend a property tax that pays for maintenance and repair of the city's two flumes and other flood-control projects.

Federal and local agencies moved swiftly and simultaneously this week to implement fire bans across Ouray County and the surrounding region, citing parched conditions and a high wildfire danger.

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Ouray's search for a new city administrator took a step back Tuesday when officials announced that at least two of the candidates being considered as finalists pulled their applications.

Anyone enjoying a picnic in one of two parks in Ouray can now legally bring alcohol with them.

President Donald Trump's endorsement wasn't enough to lift five-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton over rightwing firebrand Lauren Boebert in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District on Tuesday night.

A majority of Ridgway parents support getting their kids back into the classroom this fall, according to the results of a parent survey conducted last month.