Suspect in Custody After Attack on a Chaffee County Man
Thursday afternoon, the Chaffee County Communications Center received a call of shots fired and a man threatening to kill another individual in the Midland Trail Area on County Road 304. Deputies form the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office and the Buena Vista Police...
Salida Motor Vehicle Office Closed for Staff Training June 14th through 16th
The Chaffee County Clerk Office’s Motor Vehicle Office Salida branch (104 Crestone, Salida) will be closed from Monday, June 14th through Wednesday, June 16th while its staff attends training. The Salida Motor Vehicle office will return to regular operating hours on...
Chaffee County Two-Week Covid-19 Positivity Rate Climbs to 5%
Chaffee County Public Health is reporting 10 new Covid-19 cases in the last 7 days, 42 in the last 14 days, for a 2-week positivity rate of 5 percent. Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center has no Covid-19 patients and is operating at 64...
Colorado Kids Named State’s New Snowplow Fleet
Colorado’s highways will be plowed next winter by the likes of Snowtorious B.I.G., Darth Blader, Mr. Plow and Plowzilla. Those are among 20 names various Colorado Department of Transportation snowplows will be christened with—all chosen by Colorado...
San Luis Valley COVID-19 Cases Dropping As Vaccinations Increase
In a welcome continuation of last week's trend, more local residents have been vaccinated against COVID-19 and fewer residents are sick with the virus than there were a week ago. Although our current numbers would still place us in Level Yellow with some elevated risk...
Pet of the Week: Dewey
Meet Dewey! She is the Heart of the Rockies Radio Pet of the Week! Dewey is a 10 year old female Domestic Shorthair mix who was surrendered to the shelter last month when her owners could no longer care for her. During her time here she hasn't had too much interest,...
A Reminder to be Bear Aware
Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds residents to avoid situations that attract bears. Residents should keep food out of cars and lock ground floor windows and doors in homes and garages. Pet food should be brought inside. Trash cans should have lids...
Community Foundation Reacts to Salida Council Approval of Jane’s Place
The Chaffee County Community Foundation applauds the unwavering and unanimous support and leadership of the Salida City Council and City staff for approving the planned development known as Jane’s Place on Tuesday night.
Chaffee Commissioners hear public comments about BlueTriton spring-water operations
Chaffee County Commissioners heard a final round of public comments during the latest episode in the BlueTriton Brands 1041 permit saga Tuesday in Salida.
2021 City of Salida Street Reconstruction Project Update
The Salida Public Works Department has multiple roadway capital projects underway. This includes numerous work locations for reconstruction, utility related improvements, and improvements to sidewalk, curb and gutter, and crosswalks. B Street reconstruction from 1st...
Search Continues For Two Males That Could Be Armed
On Tuesday June 1st, 2021 at approximately 5:39 am, a citizen of Salida observed two suspicious male subjects loading lumber onto a trailer being pulled by a white full size truck. While the citizen was observing the two men, they got into the vehicle and left the...
Search Underway for Two Men in Eagle Moon Area
Law enforcement is attempting to locate a party, that was involved in an incident early this morning. At this time we know that the party is a white male and has a beard. There may be a 2nd party, but we are trying to confirm that at this time. The person may be...
