By Ariel Hessler, Special to the Plaindealer Denean Colby arrives for work at Ridgway Secondary School at 6 in the morning, long before other staff members begin to trickle in. She makes the bread fir...

Joan Shapiro poured a lifetime of experiences — unsuccessful love matches, mistakes made, lessons learned — into 251 pages when she published “Stolen Seasons: Observations, Poems, Lyrics and Rants” tw...

The legend of Butch Cassidy, one of the West's most enduring outlaws, has roots firmly planted in the rugged terrain of Colorado's Western Slope. Before he became a notorious bank robber and leader of...

THURSDAY MARCH 6 MEETING: Ouray County Republican Central Committee monthly meeting, 6 p.m., Ouray County Land Use building, 111 Mall Road in Ridgway. More information at ourayrepublicans.com. THEATER...

The story of the classic "Steel Magnolias" is coming to the stage in Ouray County this week, brought to the community by Minerva West Theatre Company. Set in a small-town beauty parlor in Louisiana, t...

There’s one word Matthew Beyer keeps coming back to when he talks about Colorado Boy. Community. The brew pub that has anchored downtown Ridgway for 17 years has succeeded with a simple formula: thin,...

Just two years ago, Marmots Acai owner Christine Rector didn’t know what a marmot was and her husband and co-owner, Mark, had never tried acai. The purple berry is derived from a palm tree native to t...

Neva Hines spent hours looking for internships her junior year at Ridgway Secondary School. She contacted at least eight businesses, and most of the time she didn't receive a reply. This frustrating s...

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 27 FUNDRAISER: Pasta Bar Night, 5:30-7 p.m. at the Ouray Community Center, 320 Sixth Ave. $20 adults, $10 students. THEATER: Minerva West presents "Steel Magnolias," show at 7:30 p.m...

I recently had a delightful conversation with Amber Cornell, the new-ish senior coordinator for Neighbor to Neighbor. The nonprofit has a volunteer-based program that has been serving seniors, people ...

There are wine festivals where tasters are herded like cattle, where swollen crowds jostle for space, where there’s no time or ability to visit with winemakers to gain a better understanding and appre...

Sometimes they’ll talk about Minecraft, movies or lunch at school that day. Other times they’ll play video games and dream up plans to bike around or play basketball when the weather warms up. One Fri...

LIVE MUSIC: Gasoline Lollipops, 8 p.m. at The Sherbino, 604 Clinton St., Ridgway. $20 advance tickets, $25 day of show. Tickets at sherbino.org. STORY AND CRAFT TIME: "Double Bass Blues" with Gina Wen...

For the first time, the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation Ice Climbing World Youth Championships will be held in the United States this week. Not only that, but these young ice clim...

Local students were recognized at the Uncompahgre STEAM Fair last week for their projects in science, technology, engineering, math and art. The fair included students from Ouray, Ridgway, Telluride, ...

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 6 SEWING CLASS: Free basic sewing class from 1-3 p.m. with available sewing machines at the Ridgway Public Library, 300 Charles St. Sign up required, call 970-626-5252 or visit front...

The public will be able to view a showcase of student inventions, science experiments, art projects and beyond at the second annual Uncompahgre STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathema...

Jeff Skoloda’s towering metal warehouse mirrors its inner workings: a fabrication shop large enough to fit specially designed 100-foot-long metalwork and drive in a full semi truck to load those proje...

Ninazuma Pottery owner Becca Doll-Tyler opened Ouray Clay & Co. for local ceramicists and artists to create a community while working on their craft. She wanted to detach her personal pottery brand, w...