CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28IGNITE SHERBINO: Presenters share their personal and professional passions, using 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds for a total of just five minutes ...

From the Ouray County Herald, Ouray County Plaindealer and the Ridgway SunSeptember 27, 1973 - Plaindealer readers who have followed the situation involving the trails around Ouray will be interested ...

Ouray County residents have the chance this weekend to tour some of Ridgway’s most unique homes while helping a nonprofit organization make sure others have a chance to secure their own residences. Th...

Soon-to-open eatery will feature Mediterranean cuisine Visiting the kitchen at the soon-to-open Kismet Cafe in Ridgway is a little bit like watching "America’s Test Kitchen" on TV. Chef Patrick Hurtt ...

Thomas Livingstone’s collection of images of abandoned Colorado mining buildings showcase serenity — the beauty of aging structures, the pastoral landscapes of the San Juan Mountains. Less peaceful, t...

CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21LIVE MUSIC: Easy Jim: Music of the Grateful Dead at the Sherbino Theater, Clinton Street, Ridgway, 7:30 p.m. $20 advance, $25 door.FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22RAILROAD ...

OURAY COUNTYSeptember 20, 1973 - Charges have been filed against Ronald Zaring for cattle rustling in Ouray County. About 9 p.m.Tuesday, Mark Nichols was informed by two young men from the Eastern Slo...

Inaugural San Juan Slam tournament brings 100 participants to town this weekend The pickleball craze sweeping the nation will soon make its way to Ouray County as the Ridgway Pickleball Club prepares ...

On average, birds can see Two or three times more Sharply than humans – David Allen Sibley I always wondered why birds always seem to notice me before I see them. I would be birding and just when I sp...

Since moving back to Ouray County just over a year ago, local artist Josef Mayfield hasn’t let off the gas pedal. When not at his day job as deputy county clerk, Mayfield might be found creating mixed...

Editor's note: We have continued the tradition of including Q&A profiles of new teachers in the Ridgway and Ouray school districts in the newspaper this year, to help introduce these new leaders to th...

CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14LITERARY EVENT: Sherbino Literary Living Room featuring poet Joanna Spindler, 7-9 p.m., Sherbino Theater, Ridgway. $10.LEGAL CLINIC: Ouray County Free Legal Cli...

Heed this warning: Don’t read on if you don’t want to know about the perils of living and dying in early Ouray County. Today many people are exploring their family’s roots. They search for clues about...

September 13, 1973 - Ouray’s municipal parks have grossed $35,831.58 for the season, May 13 through Aug. 31 this year.Julius Sonza, parks manager, presented his final accounting to the city council Mo...

Left, Ridgway middle school cross country runner Natasha Hessler holds on to the lead during the North Fork Invitational on Sept. 2. Her sister, Ariel Hessler, followed closely – the twins finished th...

CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7FILM: "Nothing's For Free," chronicling the birth and legacy of freeride mountain biking. presented by Ci_zens State Bank. 7:30 p.m., Sherbino Theater, Ridgway. ...

OURAY COUNTYSeptember 6, 1973 - Ouray’s new swimming pool bathhouse is underway, in some of the most beautiful weather (dare we say it) of the entire year. The sad old bathhouse was brought crashing d...

Migratory birds take cues from nature to know when they should head south for the winter. Typically, these are birds that depend on insects and aquatic life as their primary food sources—food sources ...

Started by accident in '73, popular Ouray-Telluride race is Saturday When Rick Trujillo first ran over the Sneffels range from Ouray to Telluride in August of 1974, he never expected to chart what wou...

August 30, 1973 - After only about a half-hour informal meeting at Ridgway Wednesday night this week, the Ouray and Ridgway school boards agreed on details having to do with students who wish to trans...