Do vice presidents leave a legacy? Many historians believe that Vice President George Mifflin Dallas certainly did here in Ouray County. Today you can find a creek, a mountain, a pass, a company and a...

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10 LITERARY LIVING ROOM: Jamie LaRue, author of "On Censorship: A Public Librarian Examines Cancel Culture in the U.S." Doors open at 7 p.m., event starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Sherbin...

The Fortuna Tierra Club's inaugural group of honorees were celebrated at the 2024 Exceptional Women of Ouray County luncheon on Oct. 5. Pictured here from left to right are Robyn Cascade, Irene Stith,...

Ouray middle school cross country runner Mikayla Hirt crests a hill in the race on Oct. 5 in Aspen at the Chris Severy Invitational meet. Hirt finished the race in 18:45.7, placing ninth. The girls’ t...

Ridgway's Brodie Musgrove tries settling the ball while marked by Telluride's Jerry Sharpe (20) on Oct. 3 at Frontier Park during the teams' fi rst of two regular-season meetings. The Demons fell 7-3 ...

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3 MEETING: Ouray County Republican Central Committee monthly meeting, 6 p.m., County Land Use building, 111 Mall Road, Ridgway. More information at ourayrepublicans.com. LIVE MUSIC: ...

How often have you driven to see aspen color in September and been joined by throngs of people doing the same thing? Maybe you tried to go on a backcountry road to get away from all those people, only...

When U-Haul approached Ridgway Hardware manager Stephen Laster a year ago about adding moving and hauling services to the store’s business operations, he gave some thought to the idea. But when Laster...

Ouray's first wine-tasting room will close at the end of this month, bringing an experiment to a close on Main Street. In July 2022, Sauvage Spectrum opened its tasting room at 480 Main St. on the cor...

After 17 years operating a variety of local storefronts, Ouray business owner Michelle Poirier is closing her most recent venture, home decor store Twig+Feather, a final step in bringing what was thre...

David Emory — Special to the Plaindealer Ouray cross country runner Catcher Latta leads the pack at the Ramble at the Reservoir at Ridgway State Park on Sept. 20. Teammate Jeep Demuth follows closely ...

September 27, 1974 – A Title III grant of $7,079.50 from the Colorado State Department of Education came through to the Ouray School for the remodeling and refurbishing of the school's library. The gr...

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 LIVE MUSIC: David Nunn, 5-8 p.m. at the Western Hotel, 210 Seventh Ave. in Ouray. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 OPERA: Central City Opera presents "Opera on-the-Go: A Central City Showca...

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 POETRY READING: Literary Living Room presents Jeanine Renee at 7:30 p.m. at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St. Free. PRINTMAKING CLASS: Printmaking 101 for ages 12+, free, fr...

For organizers of the second-annual San Juan Slam pickleball tournament, this weekend’s three-day event is all about more. More players, more games, more vendors, a more robust silent auction — in oth...

For the last 20 years, children in San Miguel County and the west end of Montrose County have been the beneficiaries of dozens of people strapping on bike helmets one day each fall and riding through ...

POETRY READING: Literary Living Room presents Jeanine Renee at 7:30 p.m. at the Sherbino Theater, 604 Clinton St. Free. PRINTMAKING CLASS: Printmaking 101 for ages 12+, free, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at th...

SEPTEMBER 12, 1974 Mrs. L. F. Kuchs wrote a letter to the editor, reminiscing that 40 years ago in September, eight ladies formed a club called M.M. (Modern Matrons). Three members had passed away sin...

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 KIDS CRAFT TIME: For elementary-aged students, 4-4:45 p.m. at the Ouray Public Library, 320 Sixth Ave. ECSTATIC DANCE: 7-9 p.m. at The Sherbino, 604 Clinton St. $15 per person. ...

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 MEETING: Ouray County Republican Central Committee monthly meeting, 6 p.m., County Land Use building, 111 Mall Road, Ridgway. More information at ourayrepublicans.com. FRIDAY, SE...