After 25 years of working on roofing, restoration and construction projects in Ouray County and beyond, Dave Manes decided it was time to reopen an office in Ridgway. Manes is the owner of Nebraska-ba...

No matter where she lands in life, Ouray County Performing Arts Guild Executive Director Erin Cawley seems to find her way to the stage. Cawley has deep roots in the performing arts community, includi...

This old Western is turning a page and starting a new chapter. The Western Hotel, that is. One of Ouray's grand dames has a new look, inside and out, and she's ready to open up to visitors next week ...

Kathy O’Mara will be the first to tell you her next act as the artistic director for Minerva West isn’t the easiest production to piece together. The choreography for “Godspell” is complicated, requir...

From aerobics to Zumba, Ouray resident Marcy Wood has taught just about every kind of exercise imaginable over her 30-year career in the fitness industry. Now Wood is ready to put her own spin on exe...

Spencer Fuller finally has the perfect job. He's surrounded by friends. They play all day. Everyone is excited to see him. He's part of the pack. For him, it's all about unconditional love and provid...

When she was deciding on a name for her new store in Ridgway, Tia Mihelarakis wanted something inviting that captured her love of fantasy, but left her room to grow and expand. She settled on Realm Su...

When Weehawken Creative Arts Theater Director Colin Sullivan and Ouray School District Superintendent Tod Lokey put their heads together to pick a musical for the reintroduction of the theater program...

Shelley Read comes from a long line of storytellers, a foundation she drew on when writing her first novel. The fifth-generation Coloradan reached back to her memories of her grandfather, who wrote do...

The snow piled up around town says it’s still very much winter. But this weekend’s 17th annual Fly Fishing Film Tour is designed to get you thinking about the warmer weather that’s around the corner a...

Editor's note : This is the latest in an occasional feature we publish about community members who might not otherwise make the news. These include stories about hobbies, service, or just “people sto...

Dear Editor: The Ouray Hot Springs Pool is a part of my worldly soul. That is truth, regardless of what you may think after you’ve read this. Protest is an act of respect and honor for the things we l...

Dear Editor: In response to Mr. Sears from Tampa, Florida, in his letter to the editor on “Tax on second homes bad idea”: First, thanks for the local community support that Mr. Sears stated his family...

Dear Editor: My wife and I were passing through Colona recently and observed a flag flying with the following words: “Jo and Ho have got to go.” Apparently the owner of the flag is not aware that the ...