July 26, 1973 - A ramshackle playhouse constructed of old boards by a couple of children was the object of attention of the Ouray Fire Department Tuesday afternoon. Two children, ages 6 and 7, had been playing with matches in the playhouse and set it on fire. The blaze was put out quickly by the fire department, with minimal damage to the structure other than the scattering of the loosely …
by Tori Sheets tori@ouraynews.com Most people's front yards house gardens, pets or lawn furniture, but one Ouray resident enjoys the company of her deceased relatives close by. Coleen McElroy inherited the family cemetery from her father, who got the land from her great aunt.
A person police suspected of intoxicated driving fell into the Dexter Creek Canyon and died during a foot chase with the Ouray Police Department Monday.