Ouray County’s revised short-term rental ordinance is ready for official review. County commissioners on Tuesday OK’d putting the ordinance on a meeting agenda that includes public comment before voti...

A plan to spend roughly $300,000 to build and install 22 signs directing visitors and residents to various landmarks around Ouray drew objections this week from some residents who panned it as too exp...

Ouray County commissioners are poised to renew their Top of the Pines Management Agreement with the nonprofit that oversees the 175-acre park southwest of Ridgway, tightening rules on the use of roden...

Ridgway hires town planner  After a more than three-year hiring search, Ridgway has hired a new in-house town planner. Angela Kemp started her job as the town’s senior planner on Tuesday. Kemp was a s...

After rehashing a new plan for Ridgway’s Green Street Sustainability Park, a majority of town leaders agreed last week to key revisions, including increasing solar capacity closer to that of the origi...

Republican candidate Michael Perkovich continues to outraise and outspend Democrat incumbent Lynn Padgett in the race for the District 1 seat on the Ouray County Board of County Commissioners. The Log...

Due to an editing error, an article on Page 6 of the Aug. 8 edition about the Ouray County Road Map incorrectly said Commissioner Jake Niece said past conversations about Highland Drive pertained to e...

Ridgway is under an extended emergency disaster order after extreme rain over the weekend destroyed the Beaver Creek diversion system which feeds into the Ridgway Ditch and ultimately Lake Otonowanda,...

The 2024 Ouray County Fair livestock auction netted $131,250 for 4-H participants who raised animals and sold them at the sale on Aug. 10, more than the $118,000 raised in 2023. Those recognized for g...

The relatives of two women who died in an accident on Camp Bird Road in 2022 are suing the Jeep tour company and the estate of the driver who also died, alleging negligence. According to a lawsuit fil...

As wildfire risk spreads and insurance companies scrimp on coverage in response, the Ridgway-based West Region Wildfire Council is offering a certificate to homeowners in the area who have hardened th...

Ouray County commissioners on Wednesday issued an emergency disaster declaration in the wake of a series of thunderstorms that have dumped more than 3 inches of rain in parts of the county since last ...

Man formally charged with sex assault Prosecutors last week formally filed charges against a Ridgway man accused of forcibly entering a woman’s home on Log Hill Mesa, threatening her with a gun and se...

The following is an excerpt of cases handled by the Ouray Police Department from Aug. 7-12: Aug. 7 Officer conducted a traffic stop in the 1700 block of Main Street. Officer responded to a medical cal...

It’s day 13 of hide and seek in the San Juan Mountains and so far llamas Clavio and Cisneros are winning. The two animals escaped from experienced llama packers on July 26, five days into their excurs...

The fire departments in Ouray and Ridgway are exploring the idea of combining the county’s five emergency response entities into one. Right now the county’s fire services are siloed into four departme...

The Ouray Police Department will hire more office staff and increase the housing stipend for current employees from $500 to $1,000 per month, and the city will examine compensation and benefits for of...

An uptick in bear incidents during the past week has wildlife officials warning residents to keep their doors and windows locked, even during the daytime, and avoid attracting the bruins as they begin...

A Ridgway man has been arrested on allegations he sexually assaulted a woman and threatened her with a shotgun at her home on Log Hill Mesa last week. Jeffrey Michael Inmon, 46, was arrested on July 2...

Just three days into Kristin Kelley’s tenure as Ouray County public health director, county leaders tasked the department with facilitating greater access to low-cost, accessible mental health resourc...