News
September 10, 2025
Ouray city leaders are exploring other ways to address dead, fallen tr...
News
September 10, 2025
Ouray City Administrator Michelle Metteer has extended the contract of...
News
September 10, 2025
The Ouray City Council will hold a work session Monday to discuss poss...
Main, News...
MTN Lodge owner: Change needed to sustain operations; town leaders worried
September 10, 2025
Ridgway’s largest hotel plans to convert to construction and hotel workforce housing for a new Four Seasons development in Mountain Village for at least the next four years. MTN Lodge signed an agreement in August to provide Four Seasons developer Merrimac Ventures with 52 single-occupancy rooms for workers starting in February 2026, saying it is necessary to keep hotel operations afloat and will ...
News
Man cited for alleged theft, deed restrictions approved, Ouray enacts voluntary water restrictions, shuttle service in Ouray uncertain
September 10, 2025
Man cited for alleged shoplifting at hardware store A Grand Junction man has been issued a citation for theft, after he allegedly stole two Dewalt batteries from the Ridgway True Value Hardware Store....
News
September 10, 2025
Editor's note: This story includes details of alleged sexual assault. A Log Hill resident and alternative medicine practitioner has been accused of sexual assault on a child in a pattern of abuse, by ...
News
Ouray to hold school board elections
September 10, 2025
Three candidates are vying to fill two open seats on the Ouray School District Board of Education this November. Election officials verified petitions from candidates Phylis Fagrelius, Andrea Calhoon ...
News
September 10, 2025
COVID-19 vaccines should be available at Ouray County Public Health this fall, though uncertainties remain. At the request of Gov. Jared Polis, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment...
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Bill co-sponsored by Bennet, Hickenlooper introduced today
September 10, 2025
A bill to transfer ownership of Crystal Reservoir from the U.S. Forest Service to the city of Ouray was introduced in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, giving hope to supporters of re-filling the reservoi...
News
September 5, 2025
Ouray City Attorney Carol Viner is retiring from her position with the city after nearly a decade. During a Sept. 2 city council meeting, Mayor Ethan Funk said the city will rely on Glenwood Springs-b...
Columns, Feature...
PREP ROUNDUP
September 10, 2025
A lot of things can change during a high school cross country season. The course layouts and elevation can vary widely across the unique terrains of Colorado. Competition evolves week to week, with sc...
Feature
September 10, 2025
The “Good For You!” page is a place for reader-submitted photos illustrating community, celebrations and more. Maybe you snapped photos of volunteers doing trail work, or your kids raising funds for a...
Calendar & Events, Feature...
Sept. 11-25, 2025
September 10, 2025
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 11 Tech Thursday – Get help with quick tech problems from 4-6 p.m. at the Ridgway Public Library, 300 Charles St. Walk-ins welcome. FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12 Farmers market, 10 a.m.– 2 p....
Feature
September 3, 2025
The “Good For You!” page is a place for reader-submitted photos illustrating community, celebrations and more. Maybe you snapped photos of volunteers doing trail work, or your kids raising funds for a...
Calendar & Events, Feature...
Sept. 4-18, 2025
September 3, 2025
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 4 Ouray County Republican Central Committee monthly meeting, 6 p.m., Ridgway Christian Center, 120 Redcliff Dr. More information at ourayrepublicans.com. Dallas Park Cemetery tour w...
Feature
August 27, 2025
Editor’s note: We have continued the tradition of including Q&A profiles of new teachers in the Ridgway and Ouray school districts in the newspaper this year, to help introduce these new leaders to th...
Letters, Opinion...
September 10, 2025
Dear Editor: My wife and I support Attorney General Phil Weiser for governor of Colorado. He recently came to Ouray County to speak to citizens about his visions if he's elected governor. The affair w...
Letters, Opinion...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Thanks, first responders
September 10, 2025
Dear Editor: My most sincere thanks to the Ouray Volunteer Fire Department, Ouray County EMS, the Ouray Police Department and all responders to the numerous calls you have been responding to this summ...
Columns, Opinion...
September 10, 2025
Our neighborhood reservoir, Ridgway State Park, has become a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts. The park is a modern chapter in the long and rich history of the Uncompahgre Valley. It is a s...
Obituaries
September 10, 2025
June 23, 1953 – September 8, 2025 David Leigh Houtz, lovingly known as Dave, passed away peacefully on September 8, 2025, at Ferris Hospice Center in Grand Junction, Colorado. Born on June 23, 1953, i...
Obituaries
September 10, 2025
Rik "Lucky" Lane came into this world on June 6, 1951, to parents Mary and Richard Lane. Growing up in Ontario, California, he then moved to Ouray in the late 1980s to build and manage his family's re...
