In the middle of their graduation ceremony, the 13 Ouray School seniors gathered at one side of the stage in an impromptu, unplanned circle of hugs. Each graduate had handed out flowers to their fami...

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...

Federal and local investigators have confirmed a prescribed burn was the source of the 313-acre Simms Fire that destroyed a home, two camp trailers and other property on May 19 in northern Ouray Count...

Tax receipts in March in Ouray offered a mixed bag, with sales tax revenue continuing to climb to new records but lodging tax revenue dipping as the city heads into its busiest months of the year. The...

A longtime director is launching her own theater company in Ridgway, and plans on a June debut with the company's first performance at the Ouray County 4-H Events Center. "Shrek! The Musical" will be ...

There were the countless laps around Fellin Park, occasionally dodging dog-walkers and kite-flyers. There were weekly trips to Olathe to run on a real track, and for some, daily drives back and forth...

The Ridgway Planning Commission will consider applications for a 40-acre subdivision, a mixed-use project with 52 residential units and a restaurant with a rooftop pool, and an in-progress affordable ...

Sloane Sanders planned it all out. Five groups of people. An RV trip from the California coast with a stop in Flagstaff, Arizona, and then six nights over the Fourth of July holiday. Three reservation...

Entrepreneurship seems to be in Sam Tyler's blood. He's following in his older brother Logan's footsteps to launch his own e-bike rental shop in Ouray this week. Tyler, 22, grew up in Ouray, knows the...

Red flag warnings mean no burning. That's the message Ouray County wants to send to the community – and commissioners agreed unanimously this week to adopt a resolution allowing burn bans to be enacte...

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...

The last straw for Amy Stauffer was having to euthanize her cat. Three-year-old Poppy had somehow survived, hiding under a tree branch on the ground, two days after the fire burned down their house. ...

Plans for the renovations at Ridgway Elementary School have been tweaked a bit to stay within budget, and the community had a chance to see the changes for themselves during a meeting with the project...

Audiences familiar with UpstART Theater’s work — often heartwarming, life-affirming plays — should prepare themselves for something entirely different when the Ouray County professional theater compan...

With one project close to completion and two more in the pipeline, the new executive director of Habitat for Humanity of the San Juans has a simple goal: keep the momentum going. Amanda Ger hardt join...

Editor's note: We are working on a more comprehensive story for this week's paper, but wanted to give readers some highlights of the community meeting held Saturday night in Montrose. Expect a more in...

EDITOR'S NOTE: THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT A CHANGE IN THE COMMUNITY MEETING LOCATION. THE MEETING IS NOW BEING HELD AT 6 P.M. AT THE MONTROSE EVENTS CENTER, 1036 N. SEVENTH ST. IN MONTROSE...

THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY AND WILL BE UPDATED Story updated at 7:30 p.m. Friday night Mother Nature lent a big hand Friday afternoon to firefighters battling the Simms Fire, as cold temperatures and ...

THIS STORY IS DEVELOPING AND WILL BE UPDATED Story updated at 8 p.m. Thursday night: A wildfire on the northern edge of Ouray County is estimated to be burning roughly 370 acres, after fierce winds sp...

GUNNISON While the summer monsoon did arrive last year, bringing some relief in the Gunnison Basin, U.S. Forest Service Officials warn that local forests remain in drought conditions that have set the...