Starting next fall, more students in Colorado will qualify for some free preschool – but Ouray County superintendents are still waiting for details on how that will work. The new “universal preschool...

Ouray County may tap into its reserves for about $840,000 to cover expenses in 2023, including increased health and liability insurance expenses and new positions. The budget for next year has not bee...

Ouray County Attorney Leo Caselli will get outside help in 2023 following a busy year of legal work, as commissioners voted on Tuesday to approve a contract with Grand Junction-based firm Dufford Wald...

San Miguel Power Association’s board of directors on Tuesday approved a pair of rate increases to help cover expected increases in power generation and transmission costs. At its monthly meeting in Nu...

RIDGWAY MARSHAL The following is a summary of cases the Ridgway Marshal's Office handled from Oct. 17-Nov. 6. If you have information on any of the below active cases, or of any other incident you fee...

Ouray County could have a new sheriff’s deputy, a new Information Technology technician, and a parttime deputy emergency manager by the end of 2023, as commissioners directed Administrator Connie Hunt...

Voters approved a tax increase by a nearly three to one margin Tuesday night, giving the Ridgway Fire Protection District its first major revenue boost in 20 years. Unofficial election results showed ...

Ouray city officials are considering big improvements to the Ouray Hot Springs Pool's fitness center, and while offices for pool staff are currently being constructed in the fitness area, the gym rema...

Montrose Republican and incumbent Colorado House District 58 Rep. Marc Catlin is headed back to the statehouse, beating Montrose Democrat Kevin Kuns by a margin of over 10%, according to unofficial el...

The average Ouray resident will pay 14% more for water, sewer, trash and recycling services next year under a rate plan approved by the city council on Monday. Councilors unanimously approved on first...

Elaine Wood, the victim advocate based in the Ridgway Marshal's Office who serves the town, City of Ouray and Ouray County, is retiring at the end of this year, and her successor will occupy a new wor...

Seven unopposed candidates for Ouray County office were elected Tuesday night and will be sworn in in January. Voters elected Michelle Nauer as county commissioner, Cristy Sulewski as clerk and record...

The city of Ouray is considering purchasing a pair of boilers to boost water temperatures at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool, a major investment city leaders say is critical for the future of the city’s mo...

Ouray County will move to a new emergency alert system next month, and is asking all residents to sign up to ensure they receive the notifications. The county has used CodeRED to send alerts, often re...

Officials from the City of Ouray, Town of Ridgway and Ouray County zeroed in on housing as a major issue that needs to be addressed during a tri-agency dinner on Oct. 27, while Colorado Department of ...

Ouray County officials are working on a new maintenance agreement with Ouray Silver Mines, which typically maintains county roads leading to its properties in winter, including Camp Bird Road. County ...

GUNNISON The City of Gunnison is proposing to increase utility rates across the board in electric, water, sewer and refuse to account for persistent inflation moving into 2023. With an increase of 25%...

San Miguel Power Association is proposing a pair of rate increases next year as it braces for an expected hike in power supply costs and deals with other inflation-induced pressures. The access charge...

Ridgway Public Library trustees decided Oct. 21 to undertake board training on Sunshine laws, adopt a new policy regarding records requests and ink an employment contract with new Director Amy Baer we...