For organizers of the second-annual San Juan Slam pickleball tournament, this weekend’s three-day event is all about more. More players, more games, more vendors, a more robust silent auction — in oth...

For the last 20 years, children in San Miguel County and the west end of Montrose County have been the beneficiaries of dozens of people strapping on bike helmets one day each fall and riding through ...

POETRY READING: Literary Living Room presents Jeanine Renee at 7:30 p.m. at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St. Free. PRINTMAKING CLASS: Printmaking 101 for ages 12+, free, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at th...

SEPTEMBER 12, 1974 Mrs. L. F. Kuchs wrote a letter to the editor, reminiscing that 40 years ago in September, eight ladies formed a club called M.M. (Modern Matrons). Three members had passed away sin...

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 KIDS CRAFT TIME: For elementary-aged students, 4-4:45 p.m. at the Ouray Public Library, 320 Sixth Ave. ECSTATIC DANCE: 7-9 p.m. at The Sherbino, 604 Clinton St. $15 per person. ...

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 MEETING: Ouray County Republican Central Committee monthly meeting, 6 p.m., County Land Use building, 111 Mall Road, Ridgway. More information at ourayrepublicans.com. FRIDAY, SE...

Pat O’Leary isn’t here. But his spirit, his fingerprints, are everywhere at the corner of North Lena and Clinton streets in Ridgway. The grand piano in the community event space that he learned to pla...

Erin Stadelman is usually the one bringing up the end of the Labor Day rodeo parade, making sure errant swag gets picked up off the road and a lost cellphone gets back to its owner. But this year, she...

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...

More than 17 years ago, Dr. Michael Thomas came from the Front Range to Ridgway to get out of the rat race. He and his wife, Darcy, bought a small practice from another dentist, one that didn't have c...

Big psychedelic rock and jam band paraphernalia and live local acts meet nano-crafted brews at Ridgway’s new Floating Lotus Brewery, where the beer is produced on a home-designed system even smaller t...

August 29, 1974 – At their regular meeting Aug. 25, the District R-1 Board decided the Ouray School gym would get a new heating system in the fall. The current heating system had been inadequate for y...

ONGOING EVENTS BINGO: LAST WEEK for Bingo! Doors open at 6 p.m., first bingo game is at 7 p.m., Ouray Elks Lodge, 421 Main St. 10 games for $10. Cash prizes and light concessions. TRAIN RIDES: Free tr...

He’s an inspiration to his millions of online followers. He's the first to board any flight – ahead of veterans, even. He's been a guest on Jimmy Fallon's show, and a book release is just around the c...

This summer, Ridgway residents may have noticed new sculptures springing up around town, without explanation. But they're not staying forever, and one of them is scheduled for removal early this week....

Sometimes, it takes a village. In this case, it took one for Log Hill Village to get its own playground, which is being installed this week at the entrance to the Divide Ranch & Club, near Divide Ranc...

AUGUST 22, 1974 A petition was circulated to obtain property tax funding for the Ridgway School Community Library. The petition had 137 signatures, presented to the Ouray County Commissioners at their...

FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 PROGRAM: "Mountain Search and Rescue" by Ouray Mountain Rescue team member Sean Hart. 7-8:30 p.m. at the Ridgway State Park Visitor Center, Dutch Charlie entrance. Free. SATURDAY, AU...

The 2024 recreational softball league championship trophy went to the Dabbers, who triumphed over the Cluster Ducks, STEPS and Stella teams. Pictured here on the top row are team members Greg Nelson, ...

Ruth Stewart moved to Ouray County as a kid with her family in 1996. She started volunteering at the age of 13, when she walked and fed dogs for Second Chance Humane Society. That was back in the earl...