The city of Ouray intends to proceed with a professional fireworks display on the Fourth of July, with plans to enact several precautions in light of fire restrictions that have been in place for weeks and a brutal drought that has withered southwestern Colorado for more than a year.

City Administrator Silas Clarke told the Plaindealer Wednesday the Ouray Volunteer Fire Department will put on a smaller show Sunday that will not feature the larger mortars typically shot off during the annual displ...