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🌱 How does Ridgway stack up in today’s volleyball showdown?
Ridgway, Colorado Patch AM: a 4 min readHey there, Ridgway! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How does Ridgway stack up in today’s volleyball showdown?
- Why is Ouray’s only full-time police sergeant so hard to pin down?
- How new state wildfire aid could ease Ridgway’s repeated highway closures
Also on today's calendar: San Juan Oktoberfest and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 47 degrees.
- Sunday: An afternoon shower in spots, temps: high: 76, low: 47.
- Monday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 76 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Ridgway vs. Center: Colorado High School Girls Volleyball, Oct. 3, 2026 (chsaanow.com) — Ridgway High School’s volleyball team heads to Center today for a noon matchup, bringing a 1-8 overall record and 1-6 league mark into the contest. Locals can size up the Demons’ challenge with detailed season stats, league standings, and Center’s full varsity roster laid out ahead of first serve. 
• Ouray sergeant's job? It's unclear (ouraynews.com) — Residents in Ouray County, including those commuting from Ridgway, are left with unanswered questions about what the town’s lone full-time police sergeant actually does day to day, as he declines to explain his duties. The story, framed by past leadership turmoil, appears alongside other county updates, from budget cuts and a proposed disaster-relief sales tax to emergency siren planning and Ridgway school athletics news.
• Gov. Polis announces additional state support for wildfire recovery (denvergazette.com) — Ridgway travelers and businesses are directly affected as repeated post-fire flooding has closed U.S. Highway 440 between Ouray, Ridgway and Silverton during peak tourism season. In response, Gov. Jared Polis says the state will now cover most local cost shares for federal watershed protection projects in several Colorado counties, aiming to reduce dangerous debris flows and protect homes, roads and local economies.
📸 Around Ridgway
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Ridgway 1k 2026 →
Ridgway
12:15 pm
Sunday October 4
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Other local events
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San Juan Oktoberfest →
Ridgway CO
2:00 pm -
MS Volleyball vs Ouray (A)
Ridgway R Ouray, CO, USA
4:00 pm -
HS Volleyball vs Olathe (A)
Ridgway R Olathe, CO 81425, USA
4:00 pm -
RHS Soccer - Delta (A)
Ridgway R Ridgway, CO 81432
5:00 pm -
HS Volleyball vs Cedaredge (H)
Ridgway R Ridgway, CO 81432
4:00 pm -
RHS Soccer - Telluride (H)
Ridgway R Ridgway, CO 81432
4:00 pm -
XC (HS only) @ Grand Junction Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park, 910 N 12th St, Grand Junction
4:00 pm
Sunday October 4
Tuesday October 6
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
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🗓 Events Nearby
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HS Volleyball vs Ouray/Center Tri (Varsity only) (A)
Ridgway R Ouray, CO, USA
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RHS Soccer - Bayfield (A)
Ridgway R Ridgway, CO 81432
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Ballot Issue Briefing (hosted by ROCC and LWV-UV) →
Ouray County, CO Calendar Ouray, CO 81427
5:30 pm -
Ouray City Council Meeting →
Ouray County, CO Calendar, 320 6th Ave, Ouray
6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
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💬 Chatter
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- Town of Mountain Village Colorado posted a job opening for Assistant Director Childcare in Telluride. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Ouray
- 9/26/2026 Some Drives Not to Miss (blogspot.com)
- Here's why this mountain town can feel like a 'European' getaway (denvergazette.com)
- With autumn in full swing, Colorado officials warn of increased wildlife near busy highways (vaildaily.com)
Telluride
- What to do in Colorado this week: TED Talks in Breckenridge, Original Thinkers in Telluride and free music in Denver (coloradosun.com)
- Inside Oprah Winfrey's $150 Million Portfolio of Homes in California, Colorado, and Hawaii (instyle.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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