Ken Hilton passed away on Feb. 2, 2026, peacefully at his home in Salida, at the age of 93. Ken and his wife Carol moved to Salida in 1972, where they bought land and lived 49 years in the home he built with his own hands. He was most known for owning the only feed...
Middle school students in the Upper Arkansas Valley have more time to enter the National Civics Bee, as the application deadline has been extended to February 17. The nonpartisan competition is organized locally by the League of Women Voters and the Buena Vista...
A former Colorado prison inmate will speak about his journey as part of Colorado Mountain College’s Collegiate Peaks Forum series in Salida. David Carrillo was sentenced to life without parole at the age of 19 and spent more than 30 years in the Colorado Department of...
All Colorado Division of Motor Vehicle offices are closed for three days as the state completes a statewide technology system upgrade. The upgrade includes the public e-service platform, myDMV, resulting in the temporary shutdown of online driver license...
The Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area and its Citizen Task Force are inviting the public to attend their regular meeting this Thursday. Participants can join the meeting in person at 307 West Sackett Avenue in Salida or attend virtually via Zoom. The Citizen Task...
The Buena Vista Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting tonight beginning at 7 p.m. Under business items, trustees will receive an update from Julie Mach, Regional Sustainability Contractor for Chaffee County. Staff will also introduce the proposed Electric...
