Scout Wave Gets Make Over
Construction begins today on the Scout Wave in the Arkansas River in the Salida Whitewater Park. This extensive improvement project is designed to create a better wave for surfing, safer eddies, and a tuber takeout with several new safety...
Florence Police Chief Demoted
The City of Florence has appointed long-time officer Sean Humphrey as interim Chief of Police. Florence City Council members say Shane Prickett, who has served as Florence’s Police Chief since 2019, has been demoted to lieutenant. ...
Fremont County Offices Remain Closed
Fremont County offices will remain closed today, Aug. 22nd, after a cyber security attack last week. Officials were alerted last Wednesday of the cyber security event that impacted county government systems. Fremont County Commissioner Debbie Bell...
Buena Vista Volleyball Defeats Lake County In 5 Sets
After a hot start the Lady Demons fell to the Lady Panthers in sets 2 and 3 and made a comeback to win in sets 4 and 5. Your highlights are brought to you by Salida Ace Hardware. Click here to listen to the highlights......
Colorado Parks & Wildlife Warn of Seasonal Bear Dangers
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is warning about the danger bears pose this time of year. They’re getting hungry for the Winter. CPW says bears actively look for food for 20 hours a day, eating up to 20,000 calories a day to fatten up for their...
Chaffee County Commissioners Call Special Monday Meeting
Chaffee County Commissioners have called a special meeting for Monday. Commissioners will approve a letter of support for Chaffee Housing Trust. Chaffee Commissioners will also hold public hearings for Module 1 Land Use Code Update topics, ballot measures on...
CDC Updates Chaffee County Community Level to Low
The Center for Disease Control has updated their Covid-19 Community Level Dashboard and Chaffee County remains in the Low Level. Chaffee County Public Health continues to offer the Covid-19 vaccine, including the Moderna pediatric Covid-19 vaccine which has...
Salida’s 2022 Standardized Test Scores Give Reason for Celebration
During the 2022 spring semester Salida Schools’ students participated in CMAS, PSAT, and SAT, and once again, the District and community have huge reasons to celebrate. Looking first at CMAS* scores, in 4th through 8th grades, Salida Schools’ students scored above the...
Cyber Security Attack on Fremont County Government Services
Government services were put on pause in Fremont County yesterday due to a cyber security attack. At around 3am yesterday, officials realized the county’s systems were hacked. The cyber security threat shut down the Department of Human Services,...
Madelin Sky Sapien
Madelin Sky Sapien was born at Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center in Salida on July 12, 2022, at 2:42 am. She weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces and measured 20 ½ inches long. Madelin’s parents are Rose Caballero and Jerry Sapien of Salida. Madelin has three...
Pet of the Week: Molly
Meet Molly! She's the Heart of the Rockies Radio Pet of the Week! Molly is a 1-year-old female Cane Corso mix. She is an incredibly wiggly and sweet young gal who is looking for an active forever home. Molly has mastered the art of crate training here at the shelter...
New Florence City Council Sworn In
After nearly five months without a functioning governing body, the City of Florence now has six new council members. The former city council members resigned en mass last March after a sexual harassment scandal and missing taxpayer money at City...
