The Chaffee Youth Alliance has opened its annual mini-grant program to support community organizations working with youth across the county. Grants are available for projects and programs centered on Positive Youth Development. Applications are due by March 28. For...
Eugene “Gene” Gable Roybal,74 of Longmont, Colorado, passed away peacefully at home on March 17, 2025, surrounded by his family. Eugene was born on June 24, 1950, in Salida, Colorado, to Fidel and Olivama Roybal. As a child, Gene was always fond of the...
The Chaffee County Commissioners met yesterday in Buena Vista, approving several key measures, including: A contract with L.M. Kersting Construction to replace the roof on the Chaffee County Fairgrounds north building. An amendment to the special event permit for the...
A judge has imposed sanctions in the Custer County triple homicide case involving Hanme Clark due to discovery violations by the 11th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. District Court Judge Lauren Swan ruled that the penalty will reopen Clark’s preliminary hearing,...
Authorities have identified 86-year-old Gary Benson of Westcliffe as the victim of a fatal house fire that occurred earlier this month near Westcliffe. The Custer County Coroner confirmed that Benson, the homeowner, was found in the debris of the fire. No further...
Julie Ross age 86, a former Salida resident, passed away on March 14, 2025 at her home. She was born in Weston, Missouri the eldest of four children. It was there that she met and married her husband of 60 years, Tom Ross. Their adventures took them many places, all...