Game Trail earns Firewise USA designation
The Game Trail subdivision northwest of Buena Vista received official designation as a Firewise USA site.
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COVID-19 Cases Spike In San Luis Valley
The number of known active cases of Covid-19 in the San Luis Valley has risen sharply over the past week, from 67 on December 28th to 182 today.
The Buena Vista Police Department Is Asking For Your Help To Keep Our Roads Safe
Colorado recorded 80 traffic deaths in October, and, unfortunately, that’s a new state record. According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, many of these crashes involved impaired drivers.
Chaffee County Nonprofits Awarded $405,000 through the 2021 METAB Grant Program
Twenty-two Chaffee County nonprofit organizations were awarded a total of $405,742 through the Chaffee County Marijuana Excise Tax Advisory Board (METAB)’s 2021 competitive grant program.
Deliberations lead to findings but no decision in Aspire land-use hearing
The Chaffee County Planning Commission continued the Aspire Tours land-use hearing until Jan. 25, 2022, following a tedious evening of deliberations and discussion to arrive at findings of fact for the Aspire application.
‘Love Has Won’ Cult Leader Died of Natural Causes
Love Has Won cult leader Amy Carlson died of natural causes after years of alcohol abuse, opioid use, anorexia and chronic ingestion of colloidal silver, a substance that some believe can boost the body’s immune system, according to an autopsy report prepared by the El Paso County Coroner’s Office.
COVID-19 Two-Week Positivity Rate Climbs to Nearly 7% in Chaffee County
Chaffee County Public Health is reporting 61 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 7 days, and 125 in the last 14 days, for a 2-week positivity rate of 6.95 percent.
Salida School Board Accepting Letter of Interest for Two Open Seats
There are currently two open seats on the Salida School Board.
Wildfire South of Estes Park Now 15 Percent Contained
A 133-acre wildfire that broke yesterday morning near Kruger Rock in Larimer County, which is about two and a half miles south of downtown Estes Park, forcing mandatory evacuations for nearby neighborhoods, is now 15 percent contained.
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Warrant Issued for Former Florence City Manager
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Florence’s former city manager, Mike Patterson.
Statewide Advisory Issued Due To Increasing COVID-19 Cases and Hospital Capacity Concerns
State public health officials have issued a statewide advisory due to steadily increasing cases of COVID-19 and a concern for hospital bed capacity.
Independence Pass Closed
Independence Pass on Colorado Highway 82 is closed for the season.
