A grass fire broke out yesterday afternoon around 3:30 p.m. south of Leadville, near Hayden Meadows off Highway 24. Fire crews responded swiftly, and by 5:30 p.m., officials reported 100% containment of the blaze. As a precaution, Mount Massive Estates and residents...
Unseasonably warm temperatures will continue across the area through the end of the week. This, along with breezy westerly winds will keep fire danger elevated. A few isolated showers and thunderstorms will be possible during the afternoon and evening...
Flows on the Arkansas River are up from the Voluntary Flow Management Program. Currently: Pine Creek / Numbers is running 561 Cubic Feet Per Second. Browns Canyon is at 609 CFS And the Royal Gorge is 618 The El Paso Lasso play a FREE SHOW on The Beach at River Runners...
To help landowners create defensible space around their homes, Chaffee Chips will coordinate free neighborhood slash removal and chipping services in several geographic areas this year. The countywide fire mitigation program reduces the threat of wildfire by helping...
The Salida City Council will hold its regular meeting tonight at 6 p.m. with several key items on the agenda under new business. Council will consider three resolutions: Annexation Agreement – Approval of an annexation agreement with Rusty and Tangie Granzella....
On Sunday August 3rd, 2025 at approximately 12:55PM the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a call concerning a side-by-side UTV that was stuck in the Arkansas River near the Ruby Mountain Campground off County Road 300 in Buena Vista, CO. Chaffee...
