Chaffee County Women Who Care Donates $15,900 to Mindfulness in the Jail
Chaffee County Women Who Care (CCWWC) is proud to announce that local nonprofit Mindfulness in the Jail was chosen as the financial award recipient for second quarter 2024. On Tuesday, April 9, 2024, local women across Chaffee County gathered at A Church in Salida to...
Ark Valley Humane Society Salutes Kids’ Good Pet Artwork
By Judy Hamontre, AVHS Vice-chair Give a young person some paper and crayons, a photo of a cat or dog and say, “draw.” Then watch what happens. It turns into a “Good Pet/Bad Portrait.” And that is Tail Waggin’ News. Students in grades Pre-K through high school, from...
“Bear” is our Heart of the Rockies Radio ‘Pet of the Week’
Bear is an incredibly loving and energetic dog. He was brought to the shelter when his owners could no longer care for him. Bear has been waiting for a new home for a while now, we'd love to see this happy and loving dog be adopted soon! He is a 1 year old male...
Letter to the Community From Chaffee County Commissioners about the Concerns regarding “Sanctuary County” Designation
Over the past several weeks, the Chaffee County Commissioners have received regular comments and have seen substantial concern expressed that Chaffee County is considering declaring Chaffee County as a “sanctuary county.” There is no basis in fact for these assertions...
Eugene Willard Adams
August 25, 1932 ~ April 6, 2024 Eugene Willard Adams passed away peacefully on Saturday April 6th in Alamosa, Colorado. Gene was born in Leote Kansas to Loy A. and Olive Weaver Adams. Not long after he was born the family relocated from Kansas, making...
One Arrested for Sexual Abuse of a Child, Another for Failure to Report
During the week of April 1, 2024, the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office received information of a possible Sexual Assault to a young child. The Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office immediately began an investigation into the matter and on April 5, 2024 the following arrests...
Man Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
During the week of March 24th, 2024, the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office received information from the Internet Crimes Against Childrens Task Force, ICAC, in regards to an individual who was downloading images of child pornography from the internet. The Chaffee County...
Salida Spartan baseball falls to Manitou Springs in two games 11-1 and 16-2.
The Spartans fall in their double-header on the road to the Mustangs. The Spartans started game 2 off with a 2 run homerun for Anthony Taverna, but the Mustangs kept the bats hot. Salida falls to 1-4 on the year. Catch the Highlights from both games here......
Press Release: Regarding the Lawsuit brought by the Town of Poncha Springs, Tailwind Group LLC and Full Views Matter, LLC against the City of Salida
Salida, CO- In 2017, the City of Salida began communicating concerns about the size of the Poncha Sanitary Sewer Trunk Line that flows from Poncha Springs through Salida to the Wastewater Treatment Plant. The City notified the Town of Poncha Springs, as well as...
Chaffee County Community Foundation Announces 2024 Impact Grants Totaling $50,000 for Local Housing and Environmental Solutions
Chaffee County Community Foundation is excited to announce the 2024 impact grants aimed at supporting environmental and housing solutions in our community. This initiative will provide funding to local organizations addressing two critical issues in Chaffee County – ...
Chaffee Chips announces 2024 wildfire mitigation events
April 7, 2024 — To help landowners create defensible space around their homes, Chaffee Chips will coordinate free neighborhood slash removal and chipping services in several geographic areas this year. The countywide fire mitigation program reduces the threat of...
Buena Vista Baseball defeats Calhan 19-4 in four innings.
The Demons scored 5 runs in the 1st inning to take a 5-4 lead and kept the offense rolling. Buena Vista put 14 more runs on the board in the next 3 innings for the 19-4 win to close the weekend of play. The Demons improve to 4-4 on the year. Catch the highlights from...
