After above-average snowfall rendered some popular trails impassable, local off-road vehicle rental and Jeep tour companies now face a familiar reality heading into June. As the West’s drought deepene...

As Ty Barger lurched up the side of Yankee Boy Basin, the Jeep Gladiator’s engine whined. He advanced slowly, occasionally peeking his head out the window to check how much room he had between his tir...

It begins as a low rumble, a hint of something big and powerful. The sound builds as you pass the scurrying chipmunks, descend the stairs at Box Cañon Falls Park and walk the narrow dirt path sandwic...

The Ridgway Workforce and Affordable Housing Committee approved on Tuesday three of the five exception requests to the lottery for the Wetterhorn Homes project, denying two applicants who work in Tell...

A Ouray man was arrested for suspected driving under the influence after he allegedly drove a Toyota 4-Runner down the bank into the Uncompahgre River on Saturday. The accident was reported around 5 p...

Less than a year after breaking ground on 705 N. Laura St., Terese and Josh Seal have nearly completed construction on a house – one they expect to sell for $375,000, a price rarely seen in the Ridgwa...

Alice Billings knew something spooked her animals. She noticed the horses were on alert late at night on May 31, when she went out one more time to feed and check on them. It was dark, but she spotted...

UPDATE, 4:01 p.m. The highway reopened to one lane of alternating traffic at 3:45 and will full reopen to two lanes of traffic in each direction by 5:30 p.m. for the weekend. ---------------- U.S. Hig...

Left, Ouray High School graduate Clifford Utech examines his diploma after receiving it during graduation ceremonies on Sunday, May 28. Above, Ouray High School science teacher Beth Lakin hugs gradua...

Above, Ridgway class of 2023 salutatorian Autumn Sagal rides on top of a car driven by her father, Roger, during the graduation parade on Friday, May 26. Sagal plans on continuing her education at th...

The average Ouray County homeowner would see their natural gas bill increase by more than $6 a month, while the average small commercial customer in the county would see their bill increase by more th...

A daily transit service with trips between Montrose and Ouray won’t start until later this month, due to delays in a state contract. The Ouray County Workforce Transportation Project, which was set to...

The Ridgway-Ouray Community Council will celebrate its 30th anniversary on Friday, June 9 at Pa-Co-Chu-Puk’s Pavilion A in Ridgway State Park from 4 to 8 p.m. This year, ROCC’n by the River features a...

Left, Ridgway Secondary School graduate Maizy Gordon speaks during graduation ceremonies on Friday, May 26. Right, Ridgway Secondary School graduate Hailey Moran shakes hands with school board member...

Left, Ouray High School co-valedictorian Pallen McArdle hugs Kim Mitchell at graduation during the flower ceremony, in which graduates honor loved ones by giving them flowers. Right, Ouray High Schoo...

It's time for that fun graduation game we play every year – called 'who's that baby?' Check your answers down below and see if you can match these tiny Ouray High School babies to their graduate name...

Teachers in the Ouray School District will receive a 9.6% boost in base pay after the school board unanimously approved a salary increase Monday night. The base salary for a teacher with a bachelor's ...

As the numbered balls tumble through the spinner at Ridgway Town Hall next month, it’ll be anyone’s guess whose number will be called in the lottery for the chance to own a home. Fading West Developme...