Forecast for July 23rd
Here’s your forecast from Heart of the Rockies Radio- Showers and thunderstorms will be present each afternoon and evening through the weekend. Flash Flooding will be possible each day. Salida and Buena Vista will see a high of 87. A low of 59. The San Luis...
Rain Helped With Fire Containment
Cooler and wetter conditions kept fire activity to minimum yesterday. The Aspen Acres Fire in Custer, Pueblo, Fremont, and Huerfano counties remains at just over 101,000 acres with containment holding at 61%. Both Pueblo and Custer counties are reopening several...
Buena Vista School Board Applications Open
Applications are now being accepted for a seat on the Buena Vista School Board. The seat became open when Brett Mitchell resigned June 22nd. To be eligible for appointment, you must be a registered voter, lived for 12 consecutive months in the Buena Vista...
Free Concerts Tonight
The free Concert in the Park tonight at McPhelemy Park in Buena Vista will feature Cosmic Culture beginning at 6:00pm. The S Town All Stars play tonight for a free concert in Salida’s Riverside Park. Music is from 6:30pm to 8pm.
Chaffee Habitat for Humanity Mac and Cheese Bake-Off and Auction Fundraiser Tonight
Chaffee County Habitat for Humanity is hosting the 12th annual Mac and Cheese Bake-Off fundraiser tonight from 5:30pm to 7pm at Mount Princeton Hot Springs Pavilion. The evening will feature dishes from amateur and professional chefs, silent auction, salad-desert and...
Local Students to Compete in State Civics Bee
Colorado’s state competition for the National Civics Bee will take place tomorrow in Denver beginning at 10am. Middle school students from across the state compete in a live quiz show followed by questions from judges. The goal of the Bee is to encourage young...
Chaffee County Rodeo Begins Tomorrow
The Chaffee County Fair and Rodeo starts their 10-day run tomorrow at the Chaffee County Fairgrounds. Activities this weekend include the CPRA Rodeo Friday and Saturday nights with mutton bustin’ and steer riding. Dances will follow each night’s rodeo...
Chaffee County Public Health Assessment
Chaffee County Public Health is asking community members to participate in the 2026 Community Health Assessment. Beginning next Monday through October 2nd, residents are invited to complete a confidential community survey that will help identify the health...
Aquatic Center Closed until Tomorrow
The Salida Hot Springs Aquatic Center is closed for maintenance. Anticipated reopening is tomorrow at 6am. Swim lesson and fitness class participants and members will receive additional communication regarding any impacts to their programs.
AARP Driver Course Tomorrow
An AARP Smart Driver course is being offered at the Salida Community Center tomorrow. This one-day course runs from 1 to 5pm and is designed to help older adults improve driving skills. Cost is $20 for AARP members, $25 for nonmembers. Most...
CDOT Urges Drivers to Be Aware of Flash Flooding Statewide
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is asking drivers statewide to prepare for a shift in weather as monsoonal moisture moves into Colorado. Storms are expected to peak Wednesday and Thursday and raise flash flood risk over burn scars from this summer’s...
Matthew Christian Byars, Salida Artist Icon Passes
On the morning of June 25, Matthew Christian Byars passed peacefully in his sleep at the Health Care Resort in Colorado Springs. Chris Byars held on to every day with a smile, bringing joy to those around him even as his mind and body declined in the last few years of...
