Dear Editor, My name is David Thorpe Wright. Two of my great great uncles, George and Ed, were responsible for the Wright Building and Wright's Hall (the Wright Opera House.) I want to thank, on behal...

Dear Editor, Next week is our great Fourth of July parade celebrating the birth of our country. Always leading the parade is a color guard carrying the American flag. I ask all of you to show respect ...

Dear Editor, I would like to clarify the points I made recently concerning the use of the Canyon Creek area. I made these points at the June 1 Board of County Commissioners meeting, and they were repo...

A new art gallery has opened in the historic Herran House in Ridgway at 146 N. Cora St. Rootwings Art is owned by and will feature art from Ridgway artists Bruce and Vanessa Marootian Backer. This mon...

Ridgway musicians Doug and Heather perform a set on North Laura Street in Ridgway on Sunday during the inaugural La Fete de la Musique, which was put on by Weehawken Creative Arts, The Sherbino Theate...

A new bar and restaurant opened this week in Ridgway, boasting a wide-ranging menu featuring plenty of options for those with food allergies. The Lazy Dog Saloon, located at 153 U.S. Highway 550 next ...

It’s all about priorities. And for Gary Ratcliff, it’s all about the landscape. Sure, there might be a herd of wild horses posing, with their manes dramatically windblown, just begging to be the subj...

Ridgway photographer Gary Ratcliff captured peak bloom of mule’s ears wildflowers with a backdrop of the Sneffels range earlier this month. Late spring precipitation is contributing to a beautiful wil...

Aimee Quadri-Chavez’s parents moved to Ouray 50 years ago. She grew up in Colona and now lives in Ridgway. With a degree in sociology from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Aimee has worked in the nonpro...

50 YEARS AGO June 24, 1971 - The Ouray City Council has approved purchase of a new fiberglass or aluminum diving board for the municipal outdoor pool, authorizing Water Commissioner Harlan Southward t...

Dear Editor, Most of the U.S., Colorado and in particular Ouray County are going through a housing value explosion because of the shortage of workers to build new inventory and the desire of people to...

Dear Editor, A few attendees at the housing work session on Monday, June 7 made the point that if we didn’t allow short-term rentals in town, Ouray would become a town of second homes. Second homes ha...

By Sue Hirshman Three local birders participated in World Migratory Bird Day on May 8, 2021. Don Marsh, Kent Nelson and Cliff Utech started birding at 7:08 a.m. and finished at 9:03 p.m. They spotted...

50 YEARS AGO June 17, 1971 - Letter to the Editor: While I remain as Chief of Police and Chief Dog Catcher of the City of Ouray, the Police Force will take such action as circumstances and conditions ...

I suspect there were a few readers who picked up the paper last week and were either disappointed or incredibly relieved to not see something in print. The names of the minors cited for alleged alcoho...

Dear Editor: The 2020-21 school year came to a celebratory completion last week. The Ridgway School District (RSD) proudly taught our entire PreK-12 student body in-person from the first day of school...

50 YEARS AGO June 3, 1971 - Editorial: The wilderness issue is getting hot around here. Though hearing dates have yet to be set on the Uncompahgre wilderness proposals, pro and con factions have been ...

One of the first things I do after putting the finishing touches on each week’s edition — after exhaling and debating whether Erin or I can muster the energy to make dinner, or if it’s a frozen pizza ...

I have recently noticed that there are a lot of amazing women in my life. I have never been one to truly notice other women and their wonderment. It just hasn't been a part of my day-to-day “people wa...

Dear Editor: We all agree Ouray needs more housing and rapidly. Silvershield Terrace will provide 30 more condo units, but at a potentially disastrous cost of causing earthfall. Classic creation of a ...