The United States Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management have implemented Stage 1 Fire Restrictions on federal lands within the Leadville Ranger District and Salida Ranger District. The restrictions apply to all federal lands, roads, trails, and dispersed...
Here’s your forecast from Heart of the Rockies Radio- Sunny, warm, dry and breezy conditions can be expected this week. Critical fire weather conditions will be possible due to low humidity and gusty winds. Salida and Buena Vista will see a high of...
Kathryn “Kay” Banning Obituary Kathryn “Kay” V. Banning, 90, a longtime resident of Buena Vista, CO went to be with her Lord and Savior on April 15, 2026. Kay was born on June 24, 1935 in DeWitt, MI. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence “Larry”, son...
Here’s your flow report for Friday, June 12. The Arkansas River is running low, making for fun and technical rapids throughout the day. Current river flows: Pine Creek / Numbers: 326 cubic feet per second Browns Canyon: 384 CFS Royal Gorge: 368 CFS Looking ahead, The...
(Pueblo, CO, June 12, 2026)—Stage 1 fire restrictions went into effect today on the Leadville and Salida ranger districts of the Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands. This includes all National Forest System lands, roads and...
