Applefest is tomorrow at Turner Farm and Apple Orchard in Buena Vista, celebrating harvest with live music, an apple pie bake-off, craft vendors, guided tours, and games for all ages. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and admission is by donation. Farmers...
The Colorado Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the City of Salida unlawfully issued amplified sound permits for High Side Bar and Grill, reversing a previous court of appeals decision. The case, originally filed in 2022 by Matt Hobbs, argued that the city...
Showers and thunderstorms are expected today. The main risks will be gusty outflow winds with small hail and locally heavy rainfall. Flash flooding will also be a possibility.Showers remain in the forecast for Saturday, but begin to decrease in coverage. Salida and...
Fremont County — The Colorado Department of Transportation will perform rockfall mitigation work between Texas Creek and Parkdale the weeks Sept. 15 and Sept. 22. US 50 will open to traffic intermittently and traffic will alternate in a single lane, guided by...
On September 10th, 2025, at approximately 10:39PM Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Bryant Young made a traffic stop in Poncha Springs, CO/ Chaffee County. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Nicholas Hepworth age 43 from Alamosa, CO. During the traffic...
Rudy McCormack Slivka was born at Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center’s Family Birthing Center in Salida on September 7, 2025 at 7:35 a.m. He weighed 7 pounds, 2.8 ounces, and measured 21 inches long. Rudy’s parents are Sean Slivka and Chandler Hansen of...
