This photo was taken off Government Springs Road on Thursday evening. Photo courtesy Corbie Kortz.
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Wildfire burning at northern end of county
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Story updated at 8 p.m. Thursday night:
A wildfire on the northern edge of Ouray County is estimated to be burning roughly 370 acres, after fierce winds spread the fire toward homes and a golf course community Thursday.
Authorities on Thursday evening were evacuating a 5-mile radius around a growing wildfire on Simms Mesa in northwest Ouray County. Anyone who lives between Simms Mesa Road and Government Springs Road as well as Wildcat Canyon is being di...