Artist Submissions Open for 2nd Annual Salida Chalk Festival
The Salida Chalk Festival returns to downtown on June 28. Artists will create 6'x6' chalk murals during the event. Submissions are due by May 2. Selected artists receive a stipend, lunch, a T-shirt, and art supplies. For more info or to submit, contact the SteamPlant...
Listening Sessions Planned for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
The Intergenerational Task Force will host Grandfamilies Listening Sessions later this month. The sessions offer support, a light dinner, and free childcare: Buena Vista: Tuesday, April 29, at the Community Center. Salida: Thursday, May 1, at the Boys and Girls Club....
Ditch Cleaning Work Parties Begin This Week at Hutchinson Ranch
Central Colorado Conservancy's Hands for Lands program will host ditch cleaning work parties tomorrow and Thursday at Hutchinson Ranch. Volunteers will clean the Del Monte Ditch, which runs from Poncha Springs to the ranch. To volunteer, visit...
– Project Announcement – Resurfacing project to begin on US 24 from Florissant to Woodland Park
Motorists should plan for daytime and nighttime work starting April 28 Teller County — The Colorado Department of Transportation and it contract partner Martin Marietta will begin a resurfacing project on April 28 along US Highway 24 from Florissant to just west of...
CR 384 Northwest of Buena Vista to Close Tuesday for Culvert Work
Chaffee County Road 384 will be fully closed Tuesday, April 11, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for culvert replacement. The closure extends the entire length of CR 384 between Highway 24 and CR 361. No through traffic will be allowed, including pedestrians and cyclists.
Salida City Council to Vote on Summer Street Closures and Highway 291 Transfer
The Salida City Council will hold its regular meeting tonight at 6 p.m. at the new Fire Station. On the agenda: Appointment of Laura Ostrom to the Chaffee Housing Authority Board. A subdivision improvement agreement for the Angelview Neighborhood. An agreement with...
Irrigated farmland sees significant drop since 1998
The April board meeting of the Upper Arkansas River Water Conservancy District featured a presentation highlighting losses of irrigated farmland in Colorado and the Arkansas River Basin. Colorado Department of Agriculture Water Policy Advisor Robert Sakata presented...
Pettersen and Bennet to Host Town Hall in Salida This Wednesday
Representative Brittany Pettersen and U.S. Senator Michael Bennet will hold an in-person Town Hall in Salida on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. Attendees must RSVP in advance through pettersen.house.gov to receive an invitation with location details. The event follows...
Salida City Council to Discuss Summer Street Closures and Wildfire Plan
The Salida City Council will hold a work session tonight at the new Fire Station beginning at 6 p.m. Topics include the Salida Quality Farms annexation for the Places to Age project, the Community Wildfire Protection Plan, a South Arkansas River Restoration plan, and...
Buena Vista School Board to Review Student Tech Policy and 2025-26 Fees
The Buena Vista School Board will meet tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the district administration building. The board will consider two student policies—use of the internet and AI, and distribution of noncurricular materials—as well as proposed fees for the 2025–2026 school...
Chaffee County Commissioners to Review Housing Report, Broadband, and Legal Matters
The Chaffee County Board of Commissioners will meet Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the Public Safety Complex in Buena Vista. Agenda items include the annual Chaffee Housing Authority report, a broadband update from Visionary Broadband, a landfill fee waiver request from GARNA...
Salida Baseball splits 1-1with Manitou at home.
The Spartans took game one 6-5 with a walk off in the 7th as they defeat the Mustangs at home. Salida battled in a game that was separated by 2 runs or less all game. Game two was another close one, but the Spartans fall to the Mustangs 9-7. The Spartans split 1-1...
