America’s Mattress of Western Colorado has worked backstage for years to help Weehawken Creative Arts put on a variety of shows. Now the business is getting its moment in the spotlight for its phila...

  How are you spending the hours leading up to — and spilling over into — a new decade? Don’t have any plans yet? No worries. Whether you prefer something laid back or a blowout that will push you int...

“The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow / Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below” ("Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Clement Clarke Moore) is not likely to be Ouray’s 2019 Christmas Eve...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: Why has it become fashionable to attack people who have volunteered to serve their community? The appointment of Ethan Funk followed City Council rules. There was not...

From the Ouray County Herald and Ouray County Plaindealer: 50 Years Ago December 25,1969 - A bit of liquor at a party oils the wheels of social intercourse. But it also could mean that the guest who o...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: Regarding President Trump’s impeachment, these are the facts we know: 1) Congress appropriated military aid to Ukraine in February to help fight a hot war against Rus...

I am pleased to introduce readers to Tessa Cheek, writer, arts advocate, town councilor and candlestick maker living in Ridgway, Colorado. She is also co-director of the Open Bard Literary Series at t...

From the Ouray County Herald and Ouray County Plaindealer: 50 Years Ago December 18, 1969 - The Camp Bird warehouse and shop and their contents were totally destroyed in a fire of undetermined origin ...

By Don Paulson The townsite of Ironton, founded in March of 1883, is located eight miles south of Ouray along County Road 20D parallel to Highway 550. There were over 100 buildings constructed in Iron...

It was overheard and relayed to me that someone on Ouray's city council gave me credit for writing the petition signed by 30 Ouray business people to recall the request for proposal for "destination m...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: I was disappointed to read the sheriff's letter to the editor last week. The letter started well, and I had hoped he would step up, own it and be a leader. Instead t...

By Sue Hirshman I am content and occupied with such miracles as I know, such as my eyes and ears daily show me. --Things Precious & Wild—John Terres One of the most interesting birds I have noticed an...

From the Ouray County Herald and Ouray County Plaindealer: 50 Years Ago December 11, 1969 - Approximately 20 people met in the office of the Twin Peaks Motel Sunday evening to organize a snowmobile cl...

Asking this question would be a good way to start a game of trivia during the holiday season. Remember the movie? The scene? The actor’s name? The character he played? The movie, "The Pink Panther Str...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: Hello everyone in Ouray County and surrounding area. As many of you know, I was involved in an incident where I ended up getting arrested for the suspicion of drivin...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: We were dismayed to read in several newspapers last week that Ouray County Sheriff Lance FitzGerald was arrested on suspicion of DUI. In our attempt to demonstrate c...

Dear Editor: The United States and most of the world measures economic growth by the gross domestic product. A study made by the Australia National University in 2013 indicated that per capita income ...

The intoxicating aroma of freshly baked cookies in the atmosphere of a classic diner encourages those walking into Beth’s Sandwiches and More to stay a while and enjoy the old classics on the radio an...