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...
Forecast for July 22nd
Here’s your forecast from Heart of the Rockies Radio: Showers and thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect. Showers and storms will continue through the weekend. Salida and Buena Vista will...
Containment Steady for Wildfires
The Aspen Acres Fire in Custer, Pueblo, Fremont, and Huerfano counties has grown to just over 101,000 acres with containment holding at 61%. Both Pueblo and Custer counties yesterday announced that several areas would be re-opening to residents. ...
Bonfire Dub at The Beach Tonight
A free concert featuring Bonfire Dub is tonight at The Beach at River Runners. The show is in preparation of September’s Smalltown Gathering in Salida, an event that grew out of Campout for the Cause. The Smalltown production team will be at tonight’s concert offering...
10th Annual Trail Run Happens Saturday
The 10th annual National High School Trail Championships and Beas Knees Citizen’s Race are taking place this Saturday. The trail championship is a 5.4 mile trail race for high school athletes. The race features switchbacks, climbs, descents and rocks to give athletes...
Smart Driver Course, Register by Today
An AARP Smart Driver course is being offered at the Salida Community Center this Friday. This one-day course runs from 1 to 5pm and is designed to help older adults improve driving skills by covering topics such as vehicle safety technologies, the effects of...
Temple Grandin to Visit Salida August 7
Dr. Temple Grandin will be in Salida August 7th to share insights on livestock, education, trade skills, and the power of neurodiverse minds. Dr. Grandin will kick off the day for a private event at Brew and Bloom, one of Achieve Inc. social enterprises providing job...
School Supply Drive
The Chaffee County Department of Human Services is conducting a school supplies drive, asking you to donate supplies or money to help families obtain supplies before school starts. Supplies can be dropped off at Walmart, Arkansas Valley Christian Mission in...
Thomas Lee GordyAugust 19, 1949 ~ July 17, 2026
Thomas Lee Gordy, 76, of Salida, CO, gently passed away at home on July 17, 2026 surrounded by his loved ones after an 11 year battle with cancer. Tom was born on August 19, 1949, in El Paso, Texas, to Ruth and James William (Bill) Gordy where he loved hiking and...
