Sewer Replacement Continues
The Highway 50 sanitary sewer replacement project continues to progress westward along U.S. 50 from Oak Street to New Street. Temporary closures, detours, lane shifts and changing traffic patterns will continue as construction progresses. The project is replacing...
Missing Hikers Bodies Found
The Chaffee County Sheriff reported this evening that the two missing hikers, students at Colorado Mountain College, Leadville Campus, missing since last Friday, Kaden Matsuda, age 19 from Ridgeway, CO and Jackson Donlon age 20 from New York were located deceased at...
Salida Defeated By The Academy 0-1
Today Salida faced off against The Academy in the playoffs and was upset with a final score of 0-1. This unexpected defeat leaves the Salida Spartans at 12-2-2 for the season. The highlights for this game which can be found below have been brought to you today by...
All Resources On Deck to Find Missing Hikers
UPDATE, ONGOING STORY: According to a post by Chaffee County Sheriff, Andy Rohrich late this afternoon, although the hikers have not yet been found, all possible resources are being employed to help find the Colorado Mountain College students who went missing this...
No Survivors in Small Plane Crash Near Crested Butte
The Gunnison County Sheriff's Office responded to a small-engine plane crash on Oct. 24th in a wilderness area near Swampy Pass southwest of Crested Butte. A New Castle man and two of his sons died when the plane he was piloting crashed Saturday morning. The area of...
Conditions/Terrain Could Impede Search for Hikers
DEVELOPING STORY: The search will continue today for two hikers, students from Colorado Mountain College(CMC) Leadville Campus. Kaden Matsuda, age 19 from Ridgeway, CO and Jackson Donlon age 20 from New York departed campus on Friday, Oct. 23rd. Their plans were to...
Skier Spared in First Avalanche of the Season
Park County Search and Rescue is reporting the first human-triggered avalanche of the season. A group of back country skiers triggered a wind slab avalanche above 14,000 feet on Oct. 25th in the Moose Creek Bowl on Mount Bross in Park County. One skier was partially...
Salida Halloween Festivities, Temporary F Street Closure
The City of Salida invites residents and visitors of all ages to celebrate Heart of the Rockies Halloween this Saturday at Alpine Park with a full afternoon and evening of family-friendly activities in downtown Salida. To accommodate increased pedestrian traffic,...
Salida Circus Open House Sunday
The Salida Circus is a local 501c3 non-profit organization approaching it’s 20th year. To spread the word about its good works and latest news, the Circus is hosting an open house event Nov. 1st from 12pm to 2pm at the Salida Circus Haus at 605 Teller St. During this...
Weather for Oct. 28th
Here’s your forecast from Heart of the Rockies Radio Mostly sunny skies and mild temperatures continue. Salida and Buena Vista will see a high of 61. A low of 29. The San Luis Valley can expect a high of 55, a low of 31. Leadville and Fairplay...
Prescribed Burn Today
Chaffee County Fire in partnership with the South Arkansas Fire Protection District are conducting a prescribed pile burn beginning today on the Hutchinson Ranch east of the Multi Use Facility on highway 50. The purpose for the burn is to reduce wood slash and debris...
Pet of the Week
Today's Pet of the Week is Betty, a 1-year-old cat who might be a little misunderstood! At first glance, Betty gives off some serious "what are you doing?" vibes. Her body language can be a little confusing, but the moment you pet her, she melts into a puddle of...
