Last Weekend for Guidestone Harvest Festival
Enjoy the bucolic setting at Hutchinson Homestead for the 20th Annual Guidestone Harvest Festival and Pumpkin Patch this weekend. Green pastures mingle with the changing leaves as a backdrop for happy children finding that perfect pumpkin! Lots to do, from face...
Cleora Park Opens Tomorrow
The City of Salida invites community members to celebrate the opening of Cleora Park with a ribbon cutting ceremony tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. at 6303 Cleora Road in the Confluent Park development. The ceremony will mark the completion and opening of this new neighborhood...
Pet of the Week
Four-month-old Strudel has come a long way since arriving at Ark-Valley Humane Society (AVHS) as a very timid stray. With time in a loving foster home, plenty of patience, treats, and gentle affection from staff and volunteers, Strudel is slowly coming out of his...
Salida Clean Sweeps Florence 3-0
Today Salida played a very efficient and ruthless game in which they swept Florence with a powerful wind of determination at their backs, intent on getting their win streak back up and running after their tragic defeat against Centauri last week. The scores for these...
Big Read Book Club Event Oct. 16th
Chaffee County Public Health is partnering with Salida High School, Book Club Salida, and Family and Youth Initiatives on this semester’s Big Read Book Club featuring the, "The Addiction Inoculation." A book discussion is happening October 16th at 9am at the Scout Hut...
BV Chamber Coffee Tomorrow
The Buena Vista Chamber of Commerce invites you to their monthly community coffee tomorrow morning from 8am to 9am at the BV Community Center. Business leaders, nonprofits and local citizens gather to share what’s going on in and around Buena Vista. The Buena Vista...
Chaffee Search and Rescue Locate Stranded Hunters
Chaffee County Search and Rescue North reported yesterday that REACH Air Medical Services were deployed in an effort to reach two hunters that had been stranded in rough terrain over night on Sept. 26th. The hunters reported being cliffed out and exhausted, the...
Salida City Council Meets Tonight
The Salida City Council will conduct a regular meeting tonight beginning at 6pm. There is a full agenda. Under unfinished business, Council will hold two public hearings; one to authorize up to two alternate members of the Historic Preservation Commission, the...
Monthly Drive-Through Food Distribution Tomorrow
The Salida Community Center will hold their monthly food distribution tomorrow beginning at 10am. This free service is a drive through event. Stay in your car and food will be brought to you. You will not be asked to sign any papers. You will only be asked your...
Forecast for Oct. 6th
Here’s your forecast from Heart of the Rockies Radio- A slight chance of showers is possible today and tomorrow. Salida and Buena Vista will see a high of 79. A low of 45. The San Luis Valley can expect a high of 75, a low of 43. Leadville and Fairplay look...
Chaffee Patriots Host BV Candidates
Chaffee County Patriots will host a Town Hall meeting this Thursday night with the Buena Vista Trustee and Mayoral candidates. The Town Hall will be held at the American Legion Hall at 338 N. Railroad in Buena Vista. The program begins at 6:30pm and is...
County Clerk Conducts Voting System Test Tomorrow
Chaffee County Clerk Lori Mitchell will be conducting a public Logic and Accuracy Test tomorrow at 8am. This is a voting system test performed before every election to verify that the voting equipment is accurately recording and tabulating votes. The public...
