The night the Gold Mountain Fire started, the Cornell family anxiously watched the fire spreading toward their fenced livestock, the billowing smoke filling the canyon. They decided to load up their h...

The way Jessica Toltzis sees it, Edie Windsor chose bravery: A gay civil rights campaigner who sued the United States government in her 80s for the right to allow same-sex marriage — and won. If Winds...

Thursday, August 13 Ouray County Republican Women meeting, 6 p.m. at 6085 County Road 23 in Ridgway. Contact Patty Blackford at 970-318-8891 for details. Friday, August 14 Ouray County Fair at the Our...

Send us your celebrations! The “Good For You!” page is a place for reader-submitted photos illustrating community, celebrations and more. Want to submit a photo for publication? Here are some guidelin...

Thursday, August 6 Ridgway Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in Hartwell Park – on Thursday this week due to Ridgway Rendezvous. Youth Garden Club for ages 8-18, "Other Undergrounders" root vegetables, f...

An eclectic mix of Ridgway-area houses are on the Home Trust of Ouray County's tour this weekend, with homeowners opening their homes to participants to help raise funds for affordable housing. This y...

Forty years after he wrote his senior thesis about “Love’s Labors Lost,” one of William Shakespeare’s seldom-seen, early comedies still resonates with John Kissingford. As a student at Princeton Unive...

60 Years Ago July 28, 1966 High cables across the Uncompahgre valley and river, leading from a mountainside to the Silver Shield Mill, are to come down this weekend, according to Warren H. Gibbs. Gibb...

The Wizards of the West celebrate winning the Ouray Parks & Rec Softball League Championship on Tuesday, finishing their season with a 10-2 record. Pictured here in the back row from left to right are...

Jon Pollard’s life changed when he and his wife, Jessica, bought Ouray Hardware & Mercantile on May 1. For 21 years, his career had been in the H&R Block franchise. He said he “wore many hats” during ...

Taylor Popovich began her baking journey terrified that she would ruin her husband's sourdough starter when he asked her to feed it. Three years later, she now enjoys baking daily for their business, ...

Thursday, July 30 Ridgway Concert Series: The Rumble featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. and opener Handmade Moments free concert in Hartwell Park, 6 p.m. No dogs or outside alcohol allowed. "Love's ...

When Heather Toth moved to Ouray County in 2013, her first question was, “Where’s the theater; where’s the art space?” The arts are a necessity, not a luxury, according to Toth. She values third space...

Proud parents Katie and Willem Geyer of Ouray welcomed their son Willem “Liam” Pieter Geyer to the world at 5:52 p.m. on July 14, weighing 6 lbs. 8 oz. Liam, also known by his nickname "Pork Chop," wa...

If you look east from Ridgway, the view of the Cimarron Range is usually a masterpiece of sharp, clear angles. At the center of it all stands the unmistakable spire of Chimney Rock. Together with its ...

Compiled from the files of: The Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer 60 Years Ago July 14, 1966 Reports early this week on the results of four days of mosquito sprayi...

The green gentian is blooming all over Colorado in the montane zones between 8,000 feet and 12,500 feet in elevation. This event has a special name – a mast bloom – which is a term for when a large nu...

THURSDAY JULY 16 Ridgway Concert Series: Sam Grisman Project with opener Tanasi, free concert in Hartwell Park, 6 p.m. No dogs or outside alcohol allowed. Community book club, noon-1 p.m. at the Ridgw...

Editor's note: The caption on the photo of Carl Dismant's birthday has been corrected to include Barry Maclennan's name, instead of Paul Elmont ______________ Neighbor to Neighbor celebrated its 20th ...

Thursday, July 9 Ridgway Concert Series: Black Uhuru with opener Psylo, free concert in Hartwell Park, 6 p.m. No dogs or outside alcohol allowed. Youth Garden Club: Compost Basics for ages 8-18, from ...