Nestlé presents 2020 annual report to County
Nestlé Waters North America pumped 71.9 acre-feet of water from the Pinedale Aquifer near Nathrop from October 2019 to November 2020. Larry Lawrence, Nestlé’s Western Region Natural Resource Manager, provided the information while presenting the company’s 2020 annual...
Chaffee Moves to Less Restrictive “Blue Level” on Covid-19 Dial
Chaffee County Public Health is excited to announce that due to improved COVID-19 case incidence, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has informed CCPH that Chaffee County can move to the Blue Level on the state’s COVID-19 Dial 2.0.
John Albert Daugherty (1974 – 2021)
John Albert Daugherty, age 46, of Salida, passed away on Thursday March 4, 2021. Mr. Daugherty was born March 5, 1974 in Lawton, Oklahoma to James and Linda (Cox) Daugherty. Mr. Daugherty moved to the area 6 years ago from Lawton, Oklahoma and was employed by the...
Chaffee County to Move to “Blue” on the Covid-19 Dial
Chaffee County Public Health Director Andrea Carlstrom has informed Heart of the Rockies Radio News that Chaffee County will move to the “Blue Level” on the Covid-19 dial effective Wednesday, March 9th, at 6 am.
Family Offers Reward for Information on Missing Salida Man
The Chaffee Count Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help in locating Nathan Schwartz. Nathan was last seen February 22, 2021, near Salida. Nathan is described as 5’9”, 150 pounds wit Blonde hair and blue eyes. His 1999 Toyota Rav4 was found...
Custer County Public Health Continues to Defy the Colorado State Department of Health
On their Facebook page today Custer County Public Health posted: “The Custer County Board of Health’s courageous vote to return to normal has empowered the citizens and businesses of Custer County to implement their own best practices.”
The 38th Annual Monte Vista Crane Festival Goes Virtual
Monte Vista Crane Festival fans do not despair! The Monte Vista Crane Festival Committee is hosting a trimmed-down, online event to celebrate the return of thousands of Sandhill Cranes to the San Luis Valley.
Busy postseason set to begin for local schools
Plenty of postseason action is coming as the local schools did well in terms of qualifying for the playoffs In wrestling, the Buena Vista boys are taking nine athletes to state, and Salida added in one more. Caleb Camp (BV)Elias Garcia (Highland)106Chris Hutchings...
Chaffee Commissioners Hold Meetings
Chaffee County Commissioners are holding a work session today. Commissioners will meet as the Landfill, Human Services and Public Health committees and hear reports from department heads. Commissioners will also review the Decker Fire funding...
Mom Sues Saguache County Over Suicide of Her Son
Denver 7 is reporting that a Denver woman has filed a federal lawsuit alleging negligence in the November 2019 death of her son at the Saguache County Jail. 27-year-old Jackson Maes was at a Saguache establishment when deputies were dispatched on a call about a...
Two Staffers and One Inmate at the Buena Vista Correctional Complex have Tested Positive for the South African COVID-19 Variant
Colorado State Public Health Laboratory has detected 3 cases of the B.1.351 variant in Colorado. This variant was first identified in South Africa. This is the first detection of B.1.351 in Colorado, but to date 68 cases have been identified across 17...
County Landfill Fees Will Increase April 1st, 2021
The Chaffee County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has adopted new Landfill dump fee rates for in-county users for bulk concrete, construction dirt, yard waste/brush, and a minimum fee for bagged household trash.
