Ouray County commissioners delayed a decision on a variance for a proposed refugee housing and education project on Log Hill, after discussing the definition and determining that a variance may not be...

San Miguel Power Association will re-evaluate its rates and rate structures going into the new year while aiming for more renewable energy in its portfolio. If a number of chips fall into place at the...

RIDGWAY MARSHAL The following is a summary of cases the Ridgway Marshal's Office handled from Sept. 19-Oct. 16. If you have information on any of the below active cases or of any other incident that y...

Colorado is known for its mail-in-ballot system that some election experts have called the “gold standard” in the nation. But with unfounded claims of massive voter fraud rampant, some state residents...

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Every Friday and Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. at St. Daniel’s Church, 614 Fifth St., Ouray. Every Thursday and Sunday at 7 p.m. in the sanctu...

Ouray County officials could ink a deal with the Bureau of Reclamation to lease about 3,000 acre-feet of water every year from the Ridgway Reservoir for the next five years to benefit local irrigators...

The team who reviewed the Simms Fire found no "gross negligence" on the part of the U.S. Forest Service in the prescribed fire that started a wildfire and burned 313 acres and three structures in May....

Election Day is Nov. 8 this year, but since every eligible registered Colorado voter will receive a mail ballot in October, you can vote sooner. The Colorado News Collaborative has compiled answers to...

Standing under the steel bones of what used to be part of Ridgway Elementary School, School District Superintendent Susan Lacy points out the classroom she taught in 20 years ago. It’s an empty space ...

Going into the primary season, Montrose-based Democratic organizer Kevin Kuns had an idea in his head of someone who could win Colorado House District 58. He was looking for the kind of person who gre...

An autopsy of a Jeep tour driver who died along with two others in a backcountry accident last month found no evidence of a medical event preceding the accident, nor any drugs or alcohol in his system...

GUNNISON The end — or a new building — is in sight for the EMS crew at Gunnison Valley Health Paramedics. Seconds Save Lives, GVH’s capital campaign that launched in June of 2022, has accrued $8.5 mil...

A Ridgway man has been found not guilty of felony stalking and misdemeanor criminal mischief in a case stemming from neighbors' accusations that he repeatedly harassed and damaged their home. A 12-per...

Forest Service employees told investigators they were confident the Simms Mesa prescribed burn was contained and controlled, despite high winds, when they left the site just an hour before neighbors r...

County sets date for budget hearing County commissioners voted Tuesday to set a budget hearing for Dec. 6 after Administrator Connie Hunt presented a draft budget for 2023. It was the same draft prese...

Log Hill Mesa marijuana grow facility MS Support will need to hire at least two outside consultants and comply with a checklist of Ouray County stipulations before reopening one of its greenhouses, wh...

The city of Ouray will pass on the opportunity to purchase a tract of land at the northwest end of town for affordable housing, instead turning its attention to a larger piece of property it already o...

OURAY POLICE The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from Sept. 28-Oct. 3 SEPT. 28 Officer found a parking violation in the 200 block of Seventh Avenue. Officer res...

After a tense meeting in which Ouray County commissioners accused each other of “hostile negotiation,” “casting shade” and disregarding previous discussions, two commissioners voted to approve a $100,...