With Ouray County in the middle of its biggest spike in COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began eight months ago, elected officials in Ouray County are joining forces to ask the public to slow virus spread and keep businesses and schools open.

Led by Ridgway Mayor John Clark, officials from Ouray County, the city of Ouray and the town of Ridgway are taking the unusual step of presenting a unified plea in the form of a letter to the community. It’s expected the letter will publish in next week�...