It’s Ridgway Concert Series season, which means hundreds of people will descend on town every Thursday this month to dance, socialize, eat and drink. But when the music ends and the beer and tacos hav...

A Ouray County sheriff's deputy has been told to stop violating emissions laws with his personal vehicle, and to stop assisting others with tampering with their air pollution control systems to avoid ...

Quick response from the Log Hill Volunteer Fire Department is being credited for saving most of a home that caught fire Monday morning. The Myer family wasn't at home when one of their neighbors calle...

Drugs and alcohol played a factor in the fatal accident involving a partially submerged vehicle in the Uncompahgre River near Whispering Pines north of Ouray in May. An autopsy and toxicology tests pe...

The search for Ouray’s next police chief is under way. One week after Police Chief Jeff Wood was fired, the City Council unanimously agreed Monday night to pay executive search firm KRW Associates $18...

Revised rules for short-term rentals will be coming to Ouray County soon, and there are some big changes. Ouray County commissioners on June 26 spent more than three hours poring over a 20-page draft ...

Rescuers help three in Jeep rollover on Imogene Pass The Ouray Mountain Rescue Team helped three people who were injured in a rollover accident involving a Jeep on Imogene Pass on Tuesday evening. One...

OURAY POLICE The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from June 25-30: JUNE 25 Officer responded to a 911 open line in the 400 block of Main Street. Officer responde...

A story on Page 3 of the June 13-19 edition about the proposed 13-unit River Walk affordable housing project incorrectly indicated the Home Trust of Ouray County plans to sell six of the units to loca...

A complaint from the Ouray Police Department's former evidence technician played a key role in the termination of the agency's chief of police this week. Jessica Tice's complaint alleged police miscon...

Embattled Ouray Police Chief Jeff Wood was fired Monday in the wake of concerns about his behavior and leadership and alleged violations of state law and city policy — problems that led many citizens ...

Attorneys are engaged in plea negotiations in the case of a Ridgway man accused of sexually assaulting a woman nearly six years after he was acquitted of similar charges. Brian Scranton, 48, on Tuesda...

Government officials across Ouray County want to create a one-stop shop for those seeking affordable housing. To do that, they have agreed to move forward with hiring a housing administrator for the c...

Ouray County has issued a stop-work order at a private property where blasting into the side of a mountain has been going on for several weeks, but the owner says it’s a misunderstanding, and the issu...

Revenue from sales tax activity in Ouray in April was flat compared to last year, as the city remains on solid financial footing heading into the busiest time of year. The city collected $131,239 in r...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to include a comment from Jeff Wood's attorney. The city of Ouray fired its police chief today, citing a list of concerns about his behavior and leadership o...

Everything has its place in Unit 2 at the Swiss Village Mobile Home Park in Ouray. The plants Sherrie Haselnus tenderly cares for, perched on the windowsill in her kitchen. The framed photos of her do...

Cannaboo Farms will have until October to revise and submit a complete application to renew its marijuana cultivation license and change of ownership for its operation on Log Hill Mesa. The Ouray Coun...

Envision Ridgway’s Green Street Park with its current community garden and apiary plus trails, picnic areas and other family-friendly amenities — and solar panels. Consultant Superbloom Landscape Arch...

The Ridgway Town Council has granted an eighth extension to developers of the River Park Ridgway Business Park Planned Unit Development. The 141-acre parcel is just south of Ridgway Secondary School, ...