The Chaffee County Common Ground Competitive Grant Program will open its annual grant cycle on July 20, making $450,000 available to support projects throughout Chaffee County. Funding is available for projects that align with the program's core goals of strengthening...
Today is the final day for residents to apply to serve on boards and commissions for the Salida. The city has vacancies on the Parks, Recreation, Open Space, and Trails Board, Sustainability Committee, Tree Board, and Planning Commission. Residents interested in...
Tomorrow is Election Day in Colorado. Voters will decide who they would like to nominate for several county, state, and federal offices. Unaffiliated voters receive both Republican and Democratic primary ballots. However, only one ballot may be returned. Returning...
An intermittent natural gas leak from a high-pressure pipeline in Saguache is producing a plume of natural gas over portions of the town. The leak is located on Gunnison Avenue between 11th and 12th Streets. Firefighters went door-to-door overnight evacuating...
Three federal firefighters were killed and two others were injured over the weekend while responding to wildfires burning near the Colorado-Utah state line. The firefighters were part of an interagency response to the Knowles and Gore fires in western Colorado. In...
Lake County has joined Chaffee County, Park County, and Fremont County in implementing Stage 2 Fire Restrictions due to extreme wildfire danger. Under Stage 2 Fire Restrictions: No open fires may be built, maintained, or attended. All campfires are prohibited,...
