How to protect your home from wildfire
With historically dry conditions raising the threat of wildfire in the Upper Arkansas Valley, homeowners can take action to protect their homes. The first step is to make a phone call to schedule a home assessment for wildfire risk. Homeowners in southern Chaffee...
Salida Girls Basketball Defeats St. Mary’s 53-34
The Salida girls basketball team advances to 15-3 on the season after their win over the Lady Pirates 53-34. Listen below to the highlights from today's game brought to you by Salida Ace Hardware....
Salida Boys Basketball Falls To St. Mary’s 64-57
The Salida Spartan boys basketball team falls to the St. Mary's Pirates in a hard fought game 64-57. Check out the Salida Ace Hardware highlights from today's game below....
Weather Forecast for February 15th
Here's your forecast from Heart of the Rockies Radio: In Salida & BV: We will see sunshine for your Sunday, with a high near 59. Then back down to a low near 27 tonight. In The San Luis Valley: Will also be sunny, with a high near 51 & a breeze around 10mph....
Weather Forecast for February 14th
We will see mostly clear & sunny skies across the region today In Salida & Buena Vista: We will see a high near 55. Then back down to a low near 23 overnight. San Luis Valley: Temperatures will reach a high near 50 today, tonight we will see lows near 22. ...
Salida High School Welcomes Ryan Hilbig as New Activities Director/Manager
#FunFriday in Chaffee County: Ice, Snow & Sweetheart Celebrations!
Cripple Creek Ice Festival & Ice Castles The Cripple Creek Ice Festival returns this weekend with activities and vendors from 10am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday. Don’t miss the head-to-head ice carving challenges Saturday from 1:30pm to 3:30pm....
HRRMC Foundation Offering Scholarships for Students Pursuing Healthcare Careers
The Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center Foundation is offering several scholarships for graduating high school seniors and current college students pursuing careers in healthcare in 2026. Among the opportunities: The William Mehos Scholarship is awarded to a...
DMV Services Unavailable Over Presidents Day Weekend Due to State System Upgrade
A planned Colorado Department of Revenue outage will shut down Division of Motor Vehicles systems over the Presidents Day weekend, temporarily blocking access to all services. Both in-person and online DMV services will be unavailable today and Monday. In the days...
Weather Forecast for February 13th
Rain and higher elevation snow will spread across southern Colorado through tomorrow morning. The heaviest precipitation will fall south of Highway 50, with up to 7 inches falling across the San Juan and Sangre de Cristo mountains. The Sawatch range will...
Tom Murphy sworn in as Conservancy District board member
Tom Murphy was sworn in as a new board member of the Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District at the monthly board meeting Thursday in Salida. Eleventh District Court Chief Judge Amanda Hunter appointed Murphy to the board in late January. He will represent Division...
Buena Vista Boys Basketball Defeat James Irwin In The Last Seconds 46-45
The Buena Vista Demons end tonight's double header with a win of their own over the James Irwin Jaguars after a last second three point shot from Joe Bearss. The game highlight's brought to you by Buena Vista Ace Hardware are below....
