The hundreds of commuters who pass through Ouray County’s only traffic light during the work week are accustomed to delays and traffic. Last week, they encountered another short delay: the first DUI checkpoint in Ouray County in several years.

For nearly four hours on Aug. 22, Colorado State Patrol troopers directed cars driving on Sherman Street in Ridgway through a detour at the Ouray County Fairgrounds, where officers greeted them with handshakes, smiles and fliers providing information ...