Get ready for a fun-filled Halloween in Chaffee County with events happening across Salida, Buena Vista, and Poncha Springs. In Salida, the Heart of the Rockies Halloween kicks off tonight with activities at Alpine Park and on F Street. From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., enjoy...
According to Chaffee County Clerk Lori Mitchell, 7,323 residents have already cast ballots in the ongoing General Election. In-person voting remains open at the Salida Voter Center, located at 235 West 10th Street, available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4...
The Highlands Lake Fire in Teller County has reached 80% containment, and all restrictions, including evacuations, were lifted by the Teller County Sheriff’s Office as of yesterday. The fire, which burned over 160 acres and tragically destroyed one home, is suspected...
SALIDA, Colo.— Avie XianRui Sako was born at Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center’s Family Birthing Center in Salida on October 28, 2024 at 5:59 a.m. She weighed 6 pounds, 2 ounces, and measured 19 inches long. Avie’s parents are Tiffany and Rick Sako of Buena...
Mary Helen Cline Messamer passed away peacefully in Buena Vista, Colorado on October 26, 2024. She was born in McClave, Colorado on September 18, 1928. She was the only child of Joseph Keith and Sarah Mae Spitzer Cline. Her family eventually moved to McPherson, Kansas...
Colorado Springs, Colo. — October 30, 2024 — El Pomar Trustees approved $87,000 allocated to eight nonprofit organizations and government entities in the Central Peaks region at the Foundation’s September Trustees meeting. Through the Foundation’s grant making...
