Intersection Improvement Project is Underway on the South Side of Fairplay
An intersection improvement project is underway at the US 285/Colorado 9 intersection on the southside of Fairplay. The project involves road widening to accommodate additional traffic lanes, new signals, sidewalks, and to replace the obsolete Middle Fork bridge on...
Chaffee County Public Health Now Offers Free Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing
Chaffee County Public Health has expanded its clinical services to include free sexually transmitted infection testing. Chaffee County Public Health has launched a new program and website, GetTestedChaffee.com, in an attempt to provide a central resource of options...
Another fuel break underway along Rodeo Road
Alma-based P&A Forestry is cutting trees as part of a new wildfire mitigation project underway on State and private land along Rodeo Road at the base of Mount Princeton, southwest of Buena Vista. A press release from the Colorado State Forest Service indicates the...
Denver Defeats Miami to Claim NBA Championship
The Denver Nuggets are NBA Champions! The Nuggets beat the Miami Heat 94-89 in Game 5 of the Championship to win the series 4-1. Nikola Jokic had 28 points and 16 rebounds and earned the NBA Finals MVP honors. Denver is the new home of the Larry O’Brien Trophy for...
Fremont County Sheriff’s Office Investigating a Death at Phantom Canyon
The Fremont County Sheriff's Office is investigating the recent death of Samuel Nugent, a Colorado Springs boy who’s been missing since May 10th. Nugent’s body was found in the area of Phantom Canyon on June 2nd. According to Colorado Springs Police, Nugent was last...
Rafting Accident Claims Father of Thirteen
A father of thirteen is dead following a rafting incident over the weekend. According to a new release, Dr. Dustin Harker, a doctor from Hutchinson, Kansas, was on a whitewater rafting trip with friends from church and four of his thirteen kids when his raft...
Morphew’s Attorneys Want to Change Murder Dismissal Ruling
Attorneys for Barry Morphew, the man previously arrested and charged with the murder of his wife Suzanne, are trying to change his dismissal ruling from "without prejudice" to "with prejudice". The main difference between the two dismissals is whether or not a person...
Town of Buena Vista has Trustee Vacancy
The Town of Buena Vista Board of Trustees is accepting Letters of Interest from Town residents seeking to serve as a Trustee to fill the vacancy.
‘Good Times’ Actor & Westcliffe Resident John Amos Hospitalized After Alleged Elder Abuse
An investigation is underway in Custer County following allegations of elder abuse against actor John Amos. "Good Times" actor and Westcliffe resident 83-year-old Amos is currently receiving treatment at a Tennessee hospital according to a press release from the...
New Signs Promote Wildfire Danger Education
More than two dozen new signs are being placed around Chaffee County to alert residents and visitors of fire danger levels and fire restrictions. Envision Chaffee County worked with the U.S. Forest Service Salida Ranger District to plan to place six Smokey Bear signs...
Colorado Firecamp receives Common Ground grant to support firefighter training, fire mitigation
Chaffee County recently awarded Colorado Firecamp a $330,750 Common Ground grant to build capacity for wildfire mitigation projects.
Get a Reusable Bag to Help Chaffee County Search and Rescue North
Chaffee County Search and Rescue North kicks-off reusable bag fundraising campaign. The all-volunteer organization will be selling reusable shopping bags to show your support for Search and Rescue. The bags are $5 and available this weekend at the Run for the Hills...
