The Chaffee County Fair and Rodeo starts their 10-day run tomorrow at the Chaffee County Fairgrounds. Activities this weekend include the CPRA Rodeo Friday and Saturday nights with mutton bustin’ and steer riding. Dances will follow each night’s rodeo...
Chaffee County Public Health is asking community members to participate in the 2026 Community Health Assessment. Beginning next Monday through October 2nd, residents are invited to complete a confidential community survey that will help identify the health...
The Salida Hot Springs Aquatic Center is closed for maintenance. Anticipated reopening is tomorrow at 6am. Swim lesson and fitness class participants and members will receive additional communication regarding any impacts to their programs.
An AARP Smart Driver course is being offered at the Salida Community Center tomorrow. This one-day course runs from 1 to 5pm and is designed to help older adults improve driving skills. Cost is $20 for AARP members, $25 for nonmembers. Most...
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is asking drivers statewide to prepare for a shift in weather as monsoonal moisture moves into Colorado. Storms are expected to peak Wednesday and Thursday and raise flash flood risk over burn scars from this summer’s...
On the morning of June 25, Matthew Christian Byars passed peacefully in his sleep at the Health Care Resort in Colorado Springs. Chris Byars held on to every day with a smile, bringing joy to those around him even as his mind and body declined in the last few years of...
