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...
2 year-old Calvin recently arrived from one of Ark-Valley Humane Society's transfer partners. Through transfer partnerships, AVHS has worked with 17 shelters in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Texas, and California. Last year, AVHS was able to transfer in 125...
Halloween celebrations are underway in Salida with Heart of the Rockies Halloween tomorrow evening in downtown Salida! From 5 to 8 p.m., F Street (from 3rd to 15th Street) will be closed for the festivities, featuring activities at Alpine Park and along F Street....
