A sign at a Ouray County business instructs customers that masks are required inside. A new order from Gov. Jared Polis relaxed mask restrictions in counties with low COVID-19 case counts, but Ouray County commissioners are expected to adopt a local order requiring them in public, indoor spaces and some outdoor areas.
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Ouray County to pursue local mask order
Ouray County Commissioners will pursue a local mask order this week, returning to tighter restrictions after the state relaxed requirements last week for small, rural counties.
At a meeting Tuesday morning, the commissioners instructed County Attorney Carol Viner and Public Health Director Tanner Kingery to update the language of last summer’s mask mandate, which required masks in public places such as stores, restaurants when not eating and drinking, and in lines or areas outside business...