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...
FIBArk Board of Directors Seeking New Members
The FIBArk Board of Directors is looking for new members. Experience in outdoor recreation, nonprofit management, event planning, marketing, and finance is an added benefit but excitement for the FIBArk organization is a necessity. ...
A Record Number of People Have Died in Colorado Waterways this Year
36 people lost their lives in water related recreation incidents so far in 2022. It is two more than the high of 34 two years ago. Colorado Parks and Wildlife tracks the numbers and says a majority of these deaths were preventable. The data...
Travel Notes for Highways 24, 50, and 285
East Main Street in Buena Vista will be closed today from Highway 24 to South Main for chip sealing. Traffic control measures will assist in rerouting traffic. Commercial truckers are urged to use extreme caution on Highway 50 over Monarch Pass as the only existing...
Salida Football Defeats Rye 24-14
The Spartans get their first win of the season on the road snapping their long road losing streak by defeating the Rye Thunderhawks 24-14. Tonight's highlights are brought to you by Salida Ace Hardware....
