Dear Editor: The obvious simple solution to the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office’s long response times across the county and lack of back-up is funding n...
June 23, 2022
Dear Editor: I am a member of MEND (Men Ending Rape Culture). MEND is a group of men who believe men have to be involved in ending rape culture since ...
June 23, 2022
Dear Editor: Congratulations to Ridgway for hosting a very successful San Juan Rural Philanthropy Days (RPD) event! On behalf of the Anschutz Family F...
June 23, 2022
Obituaries
Robert (Bob) Ellis Luttrell born November 27, 1927, in Urbana, Illinois to Lloyd Luttrell and Rachel Weaver, peacefully passed away at his home in Pal...
June 23, 2022
News
The city of Ouray has been awarded a $750,000 grant by the Colorado Department of Local Affairs to help pay for a new water treatment plant. City offi...
June 23, 2022
News
As of June 15 the Town of Ridgway, City of Ouray and unincorporated areas of Ouray County are under Stage 1 fire restriction measures until further no...
June 23, 2022
News
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray....
June 23, 2022
News
Ouray musician Til Willis performs on Cora Street in Ridgway on Sunday at the Fete de la Musique. Willis, who plays with Steve Faceman in the indie-fo...
June 23, 2022
News
GUNNISON Persistent high winds and dust-on-snow events fueled rapid snowmelt in the Gunnison Valley and across southwestern Colorado this spring — the...
June 23, 2022
News
The following is an excerpt of cases handled from May 30-June 12. If you have information on any of the below active cases or of any other incident th...
June 23, 2022
News
November 15, 2024
The three candidates for the Ouray city administrator job made their pitches Thursday and today for why they should be hired to fill the city’s top job. Daric Harvey, Michelle Metteer and Michael Rees...
Main, News...
Ouray County is wrangling with dual affordable housing and child care crises. Waterview aims to make a dent in both
November 14, 2024
In a first for Ouray County — and maybe the country — the Waterview affordable housing development will attempt to solve two problems under one roof. The first of those problems is providing an afford...
News
Public can meet trio vying for top Ouray job tonight
November 13, 2024
The three finalists for Ouray city administrator run the gamut in terms of their work experience. One is a career law enforcement officer. Another is a current administrator in a Colorado mountain tow...
News
Architect, residents begin thinking about design of new hot springs building
November 13, 2024
A larger, brighter entryway. An overhauled locker room that doesn’t place the showers next to the toilets. More gym space. Those were just a few of the opinions Ouray County residents offered Monday w...
Feature
Running through Sunday, annual event screens 76 films, offers block party, workshops, panel discussions
November 13, 2024
Arielle Bielak thinks of the Ridgway Independent Film Festival as a child. In its infancy, it was a novel, inward-facing event, screening a handful of films for a small audience for a night or two. Th...
