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...

There are more than a dozen species of paintbrush native to Colorado and all but one find a home on the Western Slope. Of Colorado’s 14 species of paintbrush, five are orange or red! Different species...

CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, APRIL 18 LITERARY EVENT: Sherbino Literary Living Room featuring Trish Hopkinson, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway, 7:30 p.m. $10. SATURDAY, APRIL 20 CLEAN UP DAY: Town of Ridgway ...

OURAY COUNTY April 18, 1974 - The City of Ouray will receive $16,577.90 in grant money for the city swimming pool park improvements from the Colorado Parks & Outdoor Recreation Commission, it was anno...

CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, APRIL 11 CHURCH SERVICE: Taize Contemplative Prayer Service at St. John's Episcopal Church, 329 Fifth Ave., Ouray, 6 p.m. MEETING: Ouray County Republican Central Committee...

OURAY COUNTY April 11, 1974 - This week a group of about 35 concerned persons met with officials of the Colorado Dept. of Game & Fish in the Montrose office to learn the particulars of an agreement be...

CALENDAR & EVENTS THURSDAY, APRIL 4 THEATER: “Proof,” presented by Minerva West at Ouray County 4-H Event Center, 22739 U.S. Highway 550, Ridgway, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $20 adults, $10 students at minerva...

OURAY COUNTY April 4, 1974 - In Ridgway’s regular town election held April 2, 55 people voted to rescind the existing ordinance which prohibits mobile homes to be parked within the town limits except ...

Colorado Boy's head pizza-maker didn't let a little snow storm delaying his specialty ingredient rattle him as he was preparing to compete at the International Pizza Challenge in Las Vegas last week. ...

With Ladybird bakery, Heather Crane creates an outlet for her passion for baked goods Heather Crane holds fond memories of her first job in high school, working at a mom-and-pop deli and bakery in Roc...

While snow and winter weather is still here in Ouray County, bears will soon be active and seeking food to quell their hunger after winter hibernation — more so if they have cubs to feed. Bird feeders...

The line between genius and madness sometimes becomes blurred. That fact is illuminated in David Auburn’s “Proof,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning play that also explores family, love and relationships. Mine...

CALENDAR & EVENTS FRIDAY, MARCH 22 OPENING RECEPTION: New artwork by Kylee Firlit at Mountain Girl Gallery, 609 Clinton St., Ridgway. 4-7 p.m. Appetizers and drinks. DINNER THEATER: Murder Mystery Din...

OURAY COUNTY March 21, 1974 - Ridgway School closed one day this week as a precautionary measure when it was discovered that a student, Joey Bruck, had contracted spinal meningitis. Joey, a third-grad...