Dear Editor: I am writing this to the editor strictly as an individual. My family and business partners are not associated with my position and/or this letter. I want to express how shocked I was by t...

Dear Editor: Last Friday, an exceptional event took place at Ridgway's Sherbino Theater. "Death of the Pugilist" was magnificent. In fact, I would go as far as to say that, for me, it was the finest p...

Dear Editor: Colorado has an abysmal 15% recycling rate, less than half the national average of 32%. That amounts to $100 million worth of usable raw materials going into landfills in Colorado every y...

Sisters Sue and Ellen Husch of Ridgway model during the 45th annual Friends of the Library luncheon and fashion show on Saturday at the Ouray Community Center. Volunteer models helped with the event, ...

Whether they’re an artist preparing for a show, a proud parent eager to show off a child’s masterpiece or just someone with some family photographs or expensive artwork to frame, Ridgway residents now...

When Kendra Manley opened Salon Monti in Ouray in 2016, one of her first major decisions involved bringing stylist Sharra King on board as an employee. Six years later, Manley is ready to turn over th...

What are the odds? How did a young mother from Montrose end up as a camera double in 1969’s “True Grit”? A little luck, timing, her haircut and spunk! In the late 1968, Hollywood came to Ouray County....

The uniqueness of the Ruddy Duck makes it so enduring to everyone who is watching this special duck. – Paul A. Johnsgard One of the many bird species you can spot at Ridgway Reservoir is this funny li...

One of the things we’ve enjoyed most since we brought back the Best of Ouray County readers’ choice awards two years ago is seeing the genuine excitement in the faces of the winners when we present t...

50 YEARS AGO April 13, 1972 — Average family income was $7,245 in Ouray County, Colorado in 1969, compared with $9,555 for the state, according to a report on the 1970 Census, U.S. Department of Comme...

Dear Editor: Did you know that Ouray County residents can have commercial marijuana grow operations right next door to you? You could also have: a marijuana processing facility; a marijuana manufactur...

Dear Editor: I appreciated Mr. Nelson’s letter about staffing the Ouray County Sheriff's Office. I have a suggestion about the shortage of personnel. When I lived back east in northern Virginia in Fai...

Dear Editor: Our area tucked up in the San Juan Mountains is blessed with so many unique and interesting people, one of which was Bill Fries. Thank you for your thoughtful piece about him. As with so ...

Dear Editor: The ongoing problem of legal access on County Road 5 could have been solved by the U.S. Forest Service long ago! In most of the second half of my career in the U.S. Forest Service I was s...

We made it. It seems winter may have passed. There were a few days recently that begged the question, “What month is this?” Of course, anyone who has lived in Ridgway for more than two years knows tha...

When he decided to run for Ridgway Town Council two years ago, Kevin Grambley wanted to contribute to the town the way he’s seen others do before him. “So many people in town have given so much to get...

Ridgway Yoga Shala has a new owner at a new location. Melanie Law, a Ridgway resident and long-time yoga instructor for the studio, purchased the business last fall and opened at the new location at ...

Terry Schuyler thinks about upcoming developments in Ridgway, and imagines what they could look like. He envisions dozens of cars idling on a cold morning in January, the exhaust hanging in the air al...

In her short time living in Ridgway, Nicole Johnson fell in love with the town. After one season in Breckenridge turned into eight years there, she came to the San Juans in 2019 for a job in Telluride...

Adam Beck wants to continue serving on Ridgway's Town Council for many of the reasons he had to join it last year. Concerns about managing growth in the area, upholding the values in the town's master...