The Envision Forest Health Council, the National Forest Foundation, and Bird Conservancy of the Rockies have jointly secured $305,700 in grant funds to reduce the risk of high-intensity wildfire along the west side of Highway 24, north of Buena Vista.
Backers of a ballot initiative that would have banned abortion in Colorado failed to get enough signatures by the deadline yesterday, so the measure won’t be on the November ballot. Initiative 56, called the “unlawful murder of a child initiative,”...
Colorado Mountain College in partnership with Chaffee County Public Health is pleased to announce that we will be offering a ten-week health and wellness program to residents 55 and over. The program is called the Aging Mastery Program. It was developed by the...
The Chaffee County Republican Central Committee has elected a new county chair. Kathy Roger was elected to replace Alan Seeling, who resigned as Chair on July 20th after taking the chairmanship in October of 2021. Rogers said in a press release, “My goal is to...
Many road construction projects are underway including bridge replacement work that has closed Highway 285 between Antero Junction and Fairplay. This total closure will be in place through mid-October. The alternate route is Highway 24 and Colorado...
Violet Wahl was born at Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center in Salida on August 1, 2022, at 8:12 am. She weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces, and measured 21.7 inches long. Violet’s parents are Jeff Wahl and Rachele Vierthaler of Nathrop. Violet has one sister, June,...
