The U.S. Forest Service has announced plans for two prescribed burns in the Arkansas River Valley. One burn will take place at North Trout Creek, located four miles east of Buena Vista, covering just over 1,200 acres. The second burn is at Threemile Creek, three miles...
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has released an update on the ongoing intersection improvement project at Highway 285/50 in Poncha Springs. Crews have completed paving from the intersection to Maysville and rebuilt the intersection islands to...
The full draft of the Chaffee County Land Use Code update is now available for public review. Community members can access the draft document and updated zoning map on the project website at togetherchaffeecounty.org. Launched in 2022, the Land Use Code update is...
Over the weekend, firefighting crews have been working to contain the 821 Fire, a grass fire burning about five miles southeast of Jefferson in Park County. The fire has currently spread to approximately 100 acres with no containment as of now. While no structures are...
The Demons fall on the road to the Badgers by a score of 26-13. The Demons will fall to 2-2 on the year. Buena Vista will be in action next Saturday for homecoming as they host Ellicott. Catch the highlights from the Demons presented by the Buena Vista Ace Hardware...
If folks who lived in Salida even 50 years ago were to come back they would not recognize their town. That was also true when Salida celebrated its centennial year in 1980. In a 1980 interview, Mervin Aude, a Salida native, described how things had changed since he...
