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.
NEWS
AARP Driver Course Tomorrow
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...
CDOT Urges Drivers to Be Aware of Flash Flooding Statewide
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...
Matthew Christian Byars, Salida Artist Icon Passes
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...
Forecast for July 22nd
Here’s your forecast from Heart of the Rockies Radio: Showers and thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect. Showers and storms will continue through the weekend. Salida and Buena Vista will...
Containment Steady for Wildfires
The Aspen Acres Fire in Custer, Pueblo, Fremont, and Huerfano counties has grown to just over 101,000 acres with containment holding at 61%. Both Pueblo and Custer counties yesterday announced that several areas would be re-opening to residents. ...
