Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area is accepting applications until March 15th for its Citizen Task Force, a 16-member panel that advises Colorado Parks and Wildlife on management issues in the Upper Arkansas River Valley. One delegate…

Colorado drivers could be fined for being on their phone while driving under a new law being introduced in the legislature. Under current law, teens are not aloud to be on their phone under any…

Colorado-based Collegiate Peaks Bank, a division of Glacier Bancorp, is pleased to announce that Joe Smith, the bank’s Mountain Regional President, has been recognized as the “Citizen of the Year” by the Salida Chamber of…

A petition to implement a new Bustang route from Colorado Springs to Buena Vista and Salida has been submitted.  The petition was created on December 22nd with a goal of getting 1,000 signatures. The petition…

Ballots will arrive in voters’ mailboxes this week for the March 5th presidential primary. Nine Democrats and seven Republicans will appear on their party’s respective ballots, but many of the candidates on the Republican ticket…

Work on the Scout Wave in Salida’s downtown Whitewater Park continues. Work in the river on tailwater, the wave structure, and the trail is about halfway complete. Improvements have been made to the river left…

Buena Vista Trustees will conduct a regular meeting tonight beginning at 7pm at the Community Center. Under business items, Trustees will consider a resolution approving the Three-Mile Plan, hold a public hearing on adopting the…

A woman who is facing accessory charges in connection to the murders of three people in Custer County last November is out of jail. The Custer County Sheriff’s Office says 51-year-old Nancy Medina-Kochis posted a…

The City of Salida Recreation Department is teaming up with FIBArk to bring an adult intro to whitewater kayaking class at the Salida Hot Springs Aquatic Center. The adult beginner classes will be held on…