CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, MAY 23 MEMORIAL EVENT: The Ouray County Republican Women will place flags on veterans' graves at Cedar Hill Cemetery at 9:30 a.m. and the Dallas Cemetery at 1 p.m. Contact ...

OURAY COUNTY May 23, 1974 – Ouray School Superintendent Daniel Kerr has resigned. School Board President Rick River read Kerr's letter of resignation at a public meeting this week. The public session ...

'The Drowsy Chaperone' takes stage in Ridgway next two weeks Kathy O’Mara understands the man in the chair. In the “The Drowsy Chaperone,” Man in Chair is the play’s main character, living in isolatio...

CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, MAY 16 LIVE MUSIC: Birds of Play with Gabrielle Louise at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway. 7:30 p.m. $20 advance, $25 day of show. HAPPY HOUR: Friends and ac...

OURAY COUNTY May 16, 1974 - It was all over in less than two minutes. Approximately 50 people attended Wednesday night’s special meeting called by the Ouray School Board, with the expectation of heari...

Five members of the combined Ouray-Ridgway-Silverton track and field team qualified for the state championships and will be competing in Lakewood at Jeffco Stadium this week. Vinny Schierenberg will c...

CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, MAY 9 LEGAL CLINIC: A free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney. By computer link, volunteer attorneys will answer questions and explain the process and procedure ...

OURAY COUNTY May 9, 1974 - The Ouray City Council has its first woman member, as of this week. Margaret Kircher was nominated at Monday night’s council meeting to replace Bob Zanett, whose resignation...

If the rich history of Mesa Verde National Park whets your appetite for more UNESCO World Heritage culture, consider a drive of less than six hours from Ouray to Taos Pueblo, the northern New Mexico h...

CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, MAY 2 CONCERT AND DINNER: Ouray County Support & Advocacy Project benefit concert featuring Emily Scott Robinson at the Wright Opera House, 472 Main St., Ouray. Dinner at 6...

May 2, 1974 - Ouray County Sheriff Art Dougherty received information last Thursday from the Montrose Sheriff’s Dept. that there was a possibility of bombs planted in Ouray in the Ouray County Courtho...

The combined Ridgway-Ouray-Silverton middle school track team battled inclement weather on April 27 at the Cougar Invitational Meet in Glenwood Springs. The team ran through all-day rain with temperat...

The 48th annual Friends of the Ouray Library luncheon and fashion show on Saturday filled the Massard Room at the Ouray Community Center. Volunteer models wore ensembles from Tara’s Boutique in Delta ...

CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, APRIL 25 PRESENTATIONS: Ignite! presentations at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway, 7:30 p.m. Entry by donation. DARK SKY EVENT: "Dark sky jewels in Colorado" ...

OURAY COUNTY April 25, 1974 - The Ouray School Board and Superintendent Dan Kerr came under siege before an intense but well-behaved audience of over 115 persons, at the regular board meeting Monday n...

The bees are back, hugging the grape hyacinths and dandelions, buzzing me as I work. I am living a gardener’s dream. It’s not quite 60 degrees, my carefully nurtured earth in this mountain place is fi...

Photographer David Emory captured these photos of the combined Ouray-Ridgway-Silverton team at the Warrior Wild West Invitational last weekend in Grand Junction. The team has the San Juan Basin League...

Walk into Sally Jo Ocasio’s The Vintage Vault in Ridgway, and you will see a wide array of fun, ageless treasures both retro and modern. Just give it another week or so before you pay her a visit. Oca...

Emily Scott Robinson performs May 2 in benefit for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence Before she was performing with Willie Nelson, before her debut album was named one of the 40 best countr...