Ouray County commissioners unanimously declared a state of emergency due to the threat of COVID-19 coronavirus in an emergency meeting Monday.

During a tense, 2 1/2 hour meeting with almost 40 attendees sitting in chairs spaced across the 4-H Center’s main room, the commissioners heard from Health Department Director Tanner Kingery and Emergency Manager Glenn Boyd before making the decision. The resolution allows the county to have expanded powers, and allows Kingery to make unilateral decisio...