For the first time in 22 years, the Ridgway Fire Protection District will ask voters to approve a tax increase allowing it to hire more paid staff and replace old equipment — by more than doubling th...

The Ridgway Planning Commission gave developers of a controversial proposed subdivision four months to come back with a revised plan, after more than two hours of discussion Tuesday night about safety...

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 residents questioned U.S. Senator Michael Bennet about water conservation measures, public lands protections and abortion access during a campaign stop in Ridgway’s Hartwell Park last wee...

SILVERTON The town of Silverton purchased 1.2 acres of land on Aug. 10 that will be dedicated for affordable housing. Lifetime residents of Silverton, brothers George and Earnest Zanoni, approached th...

The Ouray Public Library's first Drag Queen Story Hour attracted a record turnout, including supporters and protesters of the storytime. Inside, about 75 attendees watched a man dressed as a sunflowe...

The Ouray Ice Park generated nearly $18 million in spending for the Ouray County economy during the 2021-22 season, according to a new study supporters say demonstrates the ice park is a critical driv...

After sending two rounds of letters asking unlicensed short-term rental owners to comply with county regulations, Ouray County is still trying to shut down lingering violators. The county hired Deckar...

Sales activity to start the summer tourism season in Ouray continued a spring trend — less spending compared to last year but far more than pre-pandemic spending in 2019. Sales tax receipts from May p...

Left: Brighton Reinert runs his 5k at the Boggy Draw Invitational cross country race in Dolores on Aug. 20. Reinert finished 19th with a time of 24:01, and the Ouray boys team placed third overall. T...

GUNNISON On Aug. 9, the Gunnison Watershed School District Board unanimously voted to proceed with asking voters to approve a $95 million bond measure this fall to fund district-wide improvements that...

Ridgway won’t ask voters this year to approve changes to how the town’s lodging tax revenue is spent, after the town council decided last week to table a decision until further discussion. The town ch...

Carolyn Snowbarger's column in the Aug. 11-17 edition should have said the discoverer and owner of the Camp Bird Mine was Thomas Walsh, not John Walsh. Also, the shipment of gold was worth $6,000-$10,...

Commercial guides will pay more in fees this winter to operate in the Ouray Ice Park under a proposal hotly debated in the climbing community and unanimously approved by the Ouray City Council on Mond...

The Ouray City Council asked for more information before deciding whether to fund a request for $100,000 from the Home Trust of Ouray County to purchase an apartment building on Fourth Street. Executi...

Richard Weber III holds the drill steel as LiErin Wilson swings the hammer during the double-jack rock drilling competition at the Highgraders Holiday mining competition last year. The annual event re...

Dallas Creek Water Company and the Colorado Public Utilities Commission have reached a potential settlement regarding the utility’s proposal to hike rates by more than 50%. A notice filed by two attor...

A prospector who wanted to mine gold and diamonds on the valley floor near the Uncompahgre River has had his proposal rejected again by Ouray County. Commissioners turned down Delta County resident Th...

Public transportation linking Ouray, Ridgway and Montrose is on its way, bolstered by a $533,091 grant from the Colorado Department of Transportation. According to Ouray City Administrator Silas Clark...

A proposed marijuana grow operation has filed a request to dismiss its lawsuit against the county, which claimed the county wrongfully denied its application to operate here. Alpengrow LLC and Flower ...