Two motorists were killed in separate traffic accidents that occurred less than 24 hours and four miles apart on U.S. Highway 550 near Ridgway last week. Mandy Johnson, 33, of Montrose died in a singl...

Grant money aimed at initiatives seeking to address the opioid crisis and substance abuse is now available to eligible applicants in Ouray County and surrounding counties. Groups, local governments an...

U.S. Highway 550 is closed at mile marker 101 after a fatal accident was reported at 4:18 p.m.  Few details were available Thursday night about this accident, and it was unclear when the highway would...

Long after the early winter sun dipped behind Twin Peaks, after he filled the daylight hours contemplating grant applications and reviewing plans spread across a conference table, Joe Brown took the s...

Ouray County commissioners spent more than an hour Wednesday criticizing County Manager Connie Hunt’s job performance in the last year, saying they felt some recurring issues hadn’t been addressed, sh...

A Ouray police officer criticized city leaders Monday night for restarting the search for a new police chief rather than selecting one of the finalists for the job, and said he might quit. Officer Bra...

Mountain bikers will continue to ride freely and free of charge on Ouray County’s Ridgway Area Trails, now that proposed day-use fees are off the table this season. The Bureau of Land Management’s Unc...

The owner of a cabin on Red Mountain Pass is suing Ouray County and several county officials in an attempt to reverse an order requiring demolition and removal of the structure. The lawsuit, filed Jan...

As federal immigration enforcement picks up nationally and across Colorado, the Ouray County Sheriff 's Office and the Ridgway Marshal's Office are pledging transparency and said immigration matters f...

Various advocacy organizations are offering resources to help immigrant families in Colorado as fears of mass deportations grow under the new Trump administration. President Donald Trump was sworn int...

Ouray County’s veterans will receive expanded help with claiming federal benefits and other resources through a new arrangement with San Miguel County. During a Tuesday work session with county commis...

Nathan McCullough's new desk is stickered all over with pink Post-it notes about supply orders, grants, paying volunteers and reminders about determination, positivity and faith. For the past six mont...

If the city of Ouray’s search for a new police chief mirrored the career arc of a law enforcement officer, it would be back at the training academy. Seven months after firing Police Chief Jeff Wood an...

Residents of Swiss Village Mobile Home Park are under contract to purchase the land their homes sit upon, a crucial step toward ensuring the park between the Uncompahgre River and the steep cliffs on ...

The Ouray School District will contribute $100,000 toward the Cimarron Athletic Field project after extensive discussion and a 4-1 vote. Organizers approached the board almost nine months ago and gave...

Ridgway firefighters will accompany Ouray County Emergency Medical Services on all service calls to expedite patient care and bring the county in line with standard procedure. Nathan McCullough, the c...

A developer can move forward with a six-home subdivision on the north end of Log Hill Mesa after addressing impacts to wildlife and availability of water supply. On Tuesday, county commissioners appro...

Recent talk around ending the public health practice of treating water with extra fluoride won’t change what comes out of the taps in Ouray County, as none of the county’s four drinking water provider...

The city of Ouray will start over its search for a new police chief after city leaders said they received “overwhelming” feedback from residents that they want a “more thorough and inclusive” process....

It peers out from the Uncompahgre Gorge like a swan with a body of rock and ice, daring climbers to reach its head. Rooted at the foot of the gorge, a slab of rock is sandwiched between two distinct s...