Thursday, April 9, 2020
Inside the door of St. Daniel’s Catholic Church, a table of palm fronds sits in the middle of the aisle between pews.
The fronds have dried slightly since last Sunday, Palm Sunday, when Father Nat put them out after Mass. He wasn’t sure how many to get this year — he usually blesses 200.…
Saturday, April 11, 2020
When Gay Leachman put her first batch of nine cotton face masks in a box by her house, she was surprised to find they were gone the same day. The massage therapist and Ridgway resident began making masks in late March to give herself something to do before the official stay-at-home order began,…
Saturday, April 11, 2020
Justin Perry is very clear: The way things have been done recently at the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office is unacceptable. And he believes his track record at the Ouray Police Department makes him the best person to execute a turnaround at the sheriff’s office.
The former Ouray city administrator is…
Saturday, April 11, 2020
Undersheriff Ted Wolfe has announced he is running for sheriff in the recall election to replace Sheriff Lance FitzGerald.
With 36 years of law enforcement under his belt — 20 of those in the place that he said his heart calls home, Ouray County — Wolfe aims to restore trust in the sheriff’s office…
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Judy Fay Holton
February 8, 1941 - March 27, 2020
Judy Fay Holton of Montrose died suddenly on Friday morning, March 27. She was the very picture of health and happiness right up to the end. Doctors assure the family that she went quickly with no pain.
Judy Fay was born in Telluride and raised in…
Thursday, April 9, 2020
In these bleak times of canceled classes, a scuttled prom and uncertainty around high school graduation, social distancing has led to inevitable feelings of isolation. But Weehawken dance and theater students have something to look forward to and a routine to restore some sense of normalcy.…
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Erin Eddy didn’t feel that bad, really, at first. And he didn’t have the symptoms qualifying him for a coronavirus test when he first checked with the doctor’s office. But he knows he has it now.
Eddy, 51, has the first confirmed case of coronavirus in Ouray County, and he wants people to know he…
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Pews packed with worshippers and chapels filled with song have been replaced by single devotees dotting empty sanctuaries and families huddling around computer screens.
Instead of warm embraces and firm handshakes over coffee and donuts, there are phone calls, texts and Facebook messages.
Like…
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Inside the door of St. Daniel’s Catholic Church, a table of palm fronds sits in the middle of the aisle between pews.
The fronds have dried slightly since last Sunday, Palm Sunday, when Father Nat put them out after Mass. He wasn’t sure how many to get this year — he usually blesses zoo. This year…
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Dear Editor:
Once again, a Ouray County law enforcement officer gets off with a slap on the wrist on an embarrassingly serious felony charge. We refer to former Ouray County sheriff deputy/undersheriff Richard Herman and his apparent solicitation of a youngster for sexual favors (”Ex-lawman takes…
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Dear Editor:
I’ve been thinking about what a challenging time this is for all of us, how stress and close quarters can make us vulnerable to depression, anxiety and anger.
Anyone can go bonkers with worry over illness, bills, and kids. And those in potentially voilent situations particularly need…
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Erin Eddy didn’t feel that bad, really, at first. And he didn’t have the symptoms qualifying him…
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Pews packed with worshippers and chapels filled with song have been replaced by single devotees…
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Inside the door of St. Daniel’s Catholic Church, a table of palm fronds sits in the middle of the…
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Inside the door of St. Daniel’s Catholic Church, a table of palm fronds sits in the middle of the aisle between pews.
The fronds have dried slightly since last Sunday, Palm Sunday, when Father Nat put them out after Mass. He wasn’t sure how many to get this year — he usually blesses 200. This year, he gathered 100 fronds, and when he looked out at the congregation, nine parishioners sat in the pews. He usually averages between 150 and 175 people for services, and has a packed church of more than 250 for Christmas and Easter.
Holy Week…
News
Saturday, April 11, 2020
Justin Perry is very clear: The way things have been done recently at the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office is unacceptable. And he believes his track record at…
Saturday, April 11, 2020
Undersheriff Ted Wolfe has announced he is running for sheriff in the recall election to replace Sheriff Lance FitzGerald.
With 36 years of law enforcement…
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Ouray County reported its first COVID-19 death on Wednesday — an 81-year-old man who was the second confirmed local case. Authorities were still investigating…
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Saturday, April 11, 2020
When Gay Leachman put her first batch of nine cotton face masks in a box by her house, she was surprised to find they were gone the same day. The massage…
Thursday, April 9, 2020
In these bleak times of canceled classes, a scuttled prom and uncertainty around high school graduation, social distancing has led to inevitable feelings of…
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Thursday, April 2, 2020
Since 2006, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer has been writing a poem a day to publish on her website. As the emotional weight of the coronavirus outbreak presses on…
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