Chaffee County Clerk and Recorder Lori Mitchell has been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 40th Annual National Association of Election Officials Conference held in Salt Lake City. The award recognizes Mitchell’s decades of service, innovation, and...
Starting 08-27-25 at 6:00AM unincorporated Chaffee County will no longer be under stage 1 fire restrictions. The recent rains have been very beneficial to our community resulting in lowering the fire danger dramatically. Unfortunately, the conditions can change again...
Statewide — Speed was a factor in 237 fatalities last year, and 1,274 people have died on Colorado roads in speeding-related crashes over the last five years. Speeding drivers are especially dangerous for bicyclists and pedestrians, particularly in urban areas...
Showers and thunderstorms will continue across our area through at least Sunday. Strong thunderstorms and flash flooding remains a possibility. Several inches of rain can be expected over the next few days. Salida and Buena Vista will see a high of 79 with...
The Buena Vista Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting tonight at 7 p.m. Consent agenda items include: Approving an intergovernmental agreement between the Town of Buena Vista and the Buena Vista School District Appointing Lisa Field as an alternate voting...
The Poncha Springs Board of Trustees will meet tonight at 6:30 p.m. On the agenda: A presentation on the town’s recent audit Two public hearings: one on an annexation request in the Tailwind subdivision and another on municipal code updates Appointments to the Parks...
