Buena Vista Upcoming Municipal Election
Buena Vista’s next regular municipal election will be held November 3rd. Voters will elect a mayor and three town trustees. The seats are currently held by Mayor Libby Fay and Trustees Cindie Swisher, Chris Sturm and Maggie Huyck. Residents...
Buena Vista Trustees Meet Tonight
Buena Vista Trustees will conduct a regular meeting tonight at 7pm. Under the consent agenda, Trustees will appoint Paula Barnett as an alternate member of the Beautification Board. Trustees will receive the Starburst Award to recognize excellence in the use of...
Local Author Steve Chapman Returns for Book Signing
Local author Steve Chapman will make his first public book signing appearance in three years when he signs copies of all six of his books at the Book Club Salida booth during the Salida Farmers Market on Saturday, July 25. Known for bringing Salida's colorful...
Chaffee County Women Who Care Meet Today
The Chaffee County Women Who Care (CCWWC) will meet today, Tuesday, July 14th at the Buena Vista Heritage Museum, located on 506 East Main Street in Buena Vista.The evening will begin with a social time at 5:00 PM, followed by presentations at 5:30 from the following...
Leonard Lee Jameson January 28, 1941 – March 19, 2026
Leonard Lee Jameson, 85 and a resident of Blue River, Colorado passed away on March 19th, 2026, from Lymphoma at home with the love of his life and his two daughters at his side. Leonard was born January 28, 1941, in Amarillo, Texas, the son William Ben and...
City of Salida Watering Restrictions in Place
The following watering restrictions are now in place for City of Salida water customers: Properties with house numbers ending in an even number — 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8 — may water on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Properties with house numbers ending in an odd number — 1,...
Flow Report for July 13
Here's your flow report for July 13. The Arkansas River is running low. Expect technical rapids out there today.Currently:Pine Creek Numbers is running 127 Cubic Feet per Second.Browns Canyon is at 193 CFS.Royal Gorge is at 235.
Wildfire Updates
Containment continues to grow and evacuations are being downgraded in area wildfires. The Aspen Acres Fire is 35% contained after burning more than 98,000 acres. Evacuation orders have been downgraded to pre-evacuation status for Signal Mountain,...
South Ark Neighborhood Infrastructure Progresses
The City of Salida says construction on the South Ark Neighborhood Infrastructure Phase I project continues to make significant progress, with a major milestone recently completed. The onsite utility improvements have been substantially finished, including two...
Temple Grandin to Visit Salida
Dr. Temple Grandin will be in Salida August 7th to share insights on livestock, education, trade skills, and the power of neurodiverse minds. Dr. Grandin will kick off the day at Brew and Bloom, one of Achieve Inc. social enterprises providing job skills training for...
Applications Open for 2026 Monarch Mountain Impact Grant
The Chaffee County Community Foundation has announced the 2026 Monarch Mountain Impact Grant cycle. This year, up to $15,000 will be awarded to 1-3 local nonprofit organizations whose projects reflect Monarch Mountain’s core values of environmental sustainability,...
Humane Society Offers “Name Your Price” Adoption
The Ark-Valley Humane Society serves as the designated emergency shelter for pets during evacuations when it is safe to do so. To help ease overcrowding in their facilities due to area wildfire evacuations, they have launched the Summer Lovin’ “Name Your Price”...
