Salida Football Defeats Coal Ridge 35-6
The Salida Spartans cap off Homecoming week with a 35-6 win over the Coal Ridge Titans. Salida improves to 2-2 on the year. They travel to take on the 2-1 Del Norte Tigers Friday September 22nd. Tonight's highlights are sponsored by Salida Ace Hardware....
Buena Vista Volleyball Defeats Center in Straight Sets
The Lady Demons defeat the Lady Vikings for their homecoming game in straight sets winning 25-13, 25-22, and 25-12. Tonight's highlights are sponsored by Salida Ace Hardware....
Fall Festivals High-Visibility DUI Enforcement Period
The Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and local law enforcement have begun the Fall Festivals high-visibility DUI enforcement period through October 24th. This is the longest DUI enforcement period of the year. Drivers will see sobriety...
2022 Colorado General Election Ballot Has Been Certified
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has certified the 2022 Colorado General Election ballot. Ballots will be mailed out the week of October 17th and must be returned by Election Day November 8th. Colorado voters can visit...
San Luis Valley Drops to COVID-19 Level ‘Low’
COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations have been low enough recently for the CDC to place all six counties in the San Luis Valley at COVID-19 level Low. Local public health authorities would like to encourage community members to keep up with vaccine boosters and...
Settlement Reached Against Former Florence City Manager
A settlement agreement has been reached in the second of two lawsuits against former Florence City Manager Mike Patterson and the second of three lawsuits against the City of Florence. The former city employee, who will remain unnamed because she is an alleged...
Colorado’s Minimum Wage Set to Increase in 2023
Colorado’s minimum wage is set to increase by more than a dollar in 2023. The minimum wage will go from $12.56 per hour to $13.65 an hour, an almost 9% increase. The increase is thanks to a voter-approved mandate in the Colorado...
Fremont County Department of Health has Reopened Following Cyber Attack
The Fremont County Department of Health has reopened. The department was closed for nearly a month following a cyber attack. Almost all Fremont County buildings have remained closed since the attack on August 17th. A state investigation determined that the...
Pet of the Week: Lincoln
Meet Lincoln! He's the Heart of the Rockies Radio Pet of the Week! Lincoln was found in Salida in early August. Unfortunately, no one came forward for Lincoln, so he's hopeful he'll be lucky and get adopted soon! Lincoln is an incredibly sweet and outgoing 6-year-old...
Salida Volleyball Defeats Florence in 5 Sets
The Lady Spartans win their homecoming match up with the Lady Huskies and win sets 1, 4, and 5 with scores of 25-18, 25-21, and 15-11. Tonight's highlights are brought to you by Salida Ace Hardware....
Wildfire Near Cripple Creek Forces Brief Evacuations
A fire between Cripple Creek and Florissant prompted a brief evacuation in Teller County yesterday afternoon. It’s one of the first fires in the area since the county combined all its emergency notifications under one system, Peak Alerts....
Dog Returned Home Thanks to Drone Tech
A dog has been reunited with her family thanks to drone technology and the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office. According to the sheriff’s office, they took part in a training mission over the weekend when on Sunday they deployed a drone in the area a Golden...
