Ridgway's Reya Lawler (8) clashes with Bayfield's Aubree Tideman (4) for possession during nonleague action on April 18 at Bayfield High School. The Class 2A Demons sewed up a five-match away stretch ...

Thursday, April 23 Live music: Big Richard, 7:30 p.m. at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St. in Ridgway. Advance tickets $28 at sherbino.org or $32 day of show. After-school storytime for elementary...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect when Ridgway School District last had a baseball team, given updated information provided by Ouray County Baseball after the story was published. ...

Sancho Panza, in Miguel de Cervantes’ classic “Don Quijote,” often uttered, “Honesty is the best policy.” If that mantra was true for the late 1500s and also popularized by Benjamin Franklin in the la...

The Ridgway Secondary School Knowledge Bowl team placed second in the 2A state competition, held at Aims Community College in Greeley on March 16-17, a two-day competition with 11 rounds of questions....

Thursday, April 16 Community book club, noon-1 p.m. at the Ridgway Public Library. Bring lunch and discuss "The Gales of November" by John U. Bacon. Saturday, April 18 Contra Dance with live music fro...

For anyone driving the lonely stretch of Colorado Highway 141 through the West End of Montrose County, the sign for “Disappointment Valley” usually prompts a chuckle or a sympathetic sigh. It sounds l...

Thursday, April 9 Adult craft night: making earrings out of old books, from 5:156:30 p.m. with the Ouray Public Library in the San Juan Room of the Ouray Community Center, 320 Sixth Ave. Sign up requi...

Thursday, April 2 Community conversation on sexual assaults and prosecution, 6-8 p.m. at the Ouray County 4-H Event Center, 22739 U.S. Highway 550, Ridgway. Will include guest speakers from the Sevent...

It’s not uncommon for track athletes to break in a new pair of shoes at the dawn of a new season. But it is exceedingly rare for all of them to have the chance to set a new course record, which is exa...

Thursday, March 26 After-school storytime for elementary aged children, 4 p.m. at the Ouray Public Library, 320 Sixth Ave. Coffee and conversation with Ouray County Sheriff Justin Perry, 9-10 a.m., Ar...

Thursday, March 19 Ridgway Candidates' Forum with the Woman's Club of Ouray County, 6 p.m. at the Ridgway Community Center, 201 N. Railroad St. Nonpartisan forum for Ridgway Town Council candidates an...

Thursday, March 12 Tech Thursday – Get help with quick tech problems from 4-6 p.m. at the Ridgway Public Library, 300 Charles St. Walk-ins welcome. "Mountains of the Moon: A Chris Benchetler Film Expe...

Compiled from the files of The Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer 60 Years Ago March 3, 1966 Arthur R. Alschbach, Ouray's oldest continuous resident, died March 1 a...

At intense moments of a close basketball game, there’s nothing that Ridgway senior Sophia Scranton savors more than to hunker down in her defensive stance, slide in front of a hapless dribbler and wit...

THURSDAY MARCH 5 Tech Thursday – Get help with quick tech problems from 4-6 p.m. at the Ridgway Public Library, 300 Charles St. Walk-ins welcome. Sewing class: Tote bags, from 1-3 p.m. at the Ridgway ...

Compiled from the files of The Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer 60 Years Ago February 24, 1966 In a decision handed down Feb. 10, District Judge Fred Calhoon rule...