CHAFFEE COUNTY, CO) April 24, 2026 — The Chaffee County Community Foundation (CCCF) is pleased to announce the recommendation of grant awards totaling $196,944 to 54 nonprofit organizations through its 2026 Community Grants program. This year, CCCF introduced a new,...
The U.S. Forest Service is inviting public comment on a proposed project that would allow Monarch Mountain to expand into the existing Upper/Paradise parking lot and reroute the current access road serving the area. According to project details, construction would...
The Buena Vista School District Board of Education has announced a vacancy following the passing of Director Norm Nyberg. The district is now accepting applications to fill the open seat. To be eligible, applicants must be a registered voter, have lived within the...
Carie Hallford, co-owner of Return to Nature Funeral Home, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison on state charges related to abuse of a corpse after investigators discovered nearly 200 decomposing bodies at the business’s Penrose location. Hallford had previously...
The remains of 27-year-old Kaden Sites was discovered over the weekend in a remote area near Tabeguache Creek, according to the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said Sites was found Saturday approximately a mile and a half from his vehicle in a wilderness...
Here’s your forecast from Heart of the Rockies Radio- Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will remain possible this afternoon and evening. Light snow accumulations can also be expected across the higher terrain. ...
