Colorado Shutting Down Friday Health Plans
30,000 people will lose health insurance at the end of August as Colorado shuts down Friday Health Plans. Friday Health Plans started in Colorado in 2015 with hopes of revolutionizing the health insurance market. Nearly a decade later, the company has imploded,...
Volunteers Needed for Ark Valley Helping Hands Summer Service Days
Ark Valley Helping Hands is an organization that provides yard clean up, rides, grocery shopping and friendly visits with the older adults in our area. Their Summer Service days are coming up on Friday, July 21st in Salida and in Buena Vista on Saturday,...
Forest Service to Remove Lake George Dam
The U.S. Forest Service will begin removing the Lake George Dam later this summer. The purpose of the project is to remove the obsolete dam and improve fish habitat. Colorado State University built the dam in the 1950’s as part of the Trans Mountain Water Diversion...
Chaffee County to Host Information Session on Proposed Energy Code Adoption
Are you an architect, developer, plan designer, builder, or contractor who works in Chaffee County? Please join County staff and Colorado Energy Office consultants to learn about county-wide plans to adopt the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). This...
Starlink Satellites Visible Over Colorado
Bright lights have been seen streaking through the skies of Colorado. While interesting, they aren’t, in fact, aliens. The strings of lights spotted moving across the night sky are Starlink satellites launched by SpaceX. Starlink satellites, first launched in 2019,...
Chaffee County’s Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Holding Open Enrollment
Open enrollment Chaffee County's "Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library" is happening now. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is celebrating 200 million books gifted globally since its inception in 1995. The early childhood book-gifting program mails a high-quality, free...
Chaffee Recreation Council Provides Progress Report
The Chaffee Recreation Council has released its annual report to the community. The report outlines progress toward implementing the Chaffee County Outdoor Recreation Management Plan, approved in June 2021 by the County Planning Commission and incorporated into...
Colorado State Patrol Announces Summer DUI Enforcement Period
The Colorado State Patrol and local law enforcement are teaming up for the ‘Summer Strikeout’ DUI enforcement period running today through the 19th. As more people get out and hit the roads this summer, expect saturation patrols and sobriety...
Increased Flows Through the New Scout Wave Have Created a Dangerous Effect for Boaters
The new Scout Wave on the Arkansas River running through Salida created an ideal setting for surfers to take part in their sport however, with the spring runoff, increased flows have caused a dangerous hydraulic effect for unaware boaters.
Three Bodies Discovered in Gunnison County May Have Been There Since Last Year
Authorities say the "badly decomposing" bodies of three people have been found in a remote area of Gunnison County, and that they may have been lying there since late last year. Gunnison County Sheriff Adam Murdie said a hiker contacted the sheriff’s office...
First Bear Attack of the Year Recorded Northeast of Durango
Colorado Parks and Wildlife says the first bear attack of the year was recorded this week. On Tuesday, a sheepherder in a wilderness area northeast of Durango was woken at 1am in the morning by a bear that was messing with his sheep. The shepherd fired his...
Chaffee County Road and Bridge Department Chip Sealing Multiple County Roads
The Chaffee County Road and Bridge Department will be chip sealing on multiple county roads. The chipseal paving operations are scheduled for Wednesday, July 12th, and Thursday, July 13th, and possibly into Friday, July 14th. The work will cover...
