Colorado high school basketball will tip off an asterisk season this week. The Ouray Trojans and their basketball brothers and sisters will be part of a prep experience significantly modified by COVI...

As racers made their way down the course at the Ouray County Fairgrounds, the pounding of horses’ hooves and the yells of jockeys and skiers carried over the music played on speakers, with no crowd o...

Ouray County Public Health Director Tanner Kingery says he is in desperate need of help as the county vaccine program rolls out, so much that commissioners Jake Niece and Ben Tisdel stepped up to help...

Melvin Dunn didn’t flinch as Ouray County nurse Rebekah Stewart injected his right arm. He calmly stared forward, seeming unfazed by the shot. “That’s all there is?” Dunn asked afterward, while she he...

Ouray County’s oldest residents could begin receiving COVID-19 vaccines next week if more doses arrive from the state. The county has administered about ioo vaccines since receiving its first shipment...

Rebekah Stewart stood outside the Public Health office and approached each car that pulled up seeking a COVID-19 test. Standing several feet away from their open windows, she asked each person, “Can ...

As her students lined up in front of the truck carrying the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, Ouray School music teacher Karisa Hoover reminded them to keep their “arm space,” maintaining distance between ...

Ouray County has completed vaccinations for most of the highest-priority medical personnel in the first phase of the state's phased plan to administer immunizations for COVID-19. Forty people have rec...

By Jessica Seaman The Denver Post Colorado public health officials on Tuesday confirmed the presence of the new variant of COVID-19 first discovered in the United Kingdom, saying the state is the firs...

When the first coronavirus cases were identified in Colorado, Ouray and Ridgway schools closed for what was expected to be a short break for deep cleaning. But students left for Spring Break and never...

Top 10: Tourists flock to Ouray and the backcountry amid pandemic   With the pandemic shutting down many options for travelers this summer and fueling demand for outdoor activities, the county and sur...

The coronavirus arrived slowly in Ouray County but took hold, causing disruption to businesses, schools and residents who adapted to a new way of living amid the pandemic. Shutdowns imposed by the sta...

Six Ouray County residents have tested positive for coronavirus in the last week, bringing the county's total to 154 cases, Emergency Manager Glenn Boyd said Monday.  Boyd said there is no indication ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated with  more information about the outbreak A second COVID-19 outbreak has been identified at the Ouray Silver Mines, where the company’s top executive estimat...

After months of anticipation, Ouray County paramedics received the first COVID-19 vaccines in the county Wednesday, the first step toward a long-awaited return to normalcy. Kim Mitchell, Ouray County ...

On Christmas Eve, five of Santa’s helpers will don their red velvet suits and adjust their long, fake white beards, smoothing out the tangles before pulling on their hats. Outside the Elks Lodge in O...

A program touted by the governor and modeled on Mesa County’s efforts to allow larger capacity in local businesses following COVID-19 protocols won’t be implemented in Ouray County due to feasibility ...

Editor's note: This story was updated Friday, Dec. 18 to correct a reporting error. The original story erroneously reported the amount of money left to spend in CARES Act funds. The county has already...

Ouray County could receive its first 100 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by the end of December, Public Health Director Tanner Kingery said. The first vaccines were distributed and administered this wee...

Father Nat Foshage typically spends Sunday morning preparing for mass, waiting to welcome parishioners into St. Daniel the Prophet Catholic Church in Ouray. Instead, spent morning at Montrose Memorial...