The Chaffee County Board of Commissioners are holding a work session today to discuss a variety of county matters. During the session, commissioners will meet as the county's Landfill, Human Services, and Public Health committees to receive updates and discuss issues...
The Buena Vista Board of Trustees approved a temporary moratorium on data centers during its meeting last week. The moratorium is in effect through December 9 and temporarily pauses the acceptance of applications for data center use permits within the town. Town...
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...
