With Terry Scanga retiring at the end of the year, the Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District board of directors voted Thursday to offer Blake Osborn the position of general manager. Osborn was one of five applicants for the job, and the District Human Resources...
Trace Gary was born at Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center’s Family Birthing Center in Salida on May 7, 2024 at 6:21 p.m. He weighed 6 pounds, 6.2 ounces, and measured 20 inches long. Trace’s parents are Sean and Kelly Gary of Salida. Trace has one sister,...
Board-certified nurse practitioner John “Jac” Cottrell, AGACNP-BC, has joined the medical staff at HRRMC and will be practicing in the Pain Management clinic. Mr. Cottrell will split his time seeing patients across three HRRMC locations to maximize pain management...
The safety and protection of the youth we serve is always our absolute highest priority and we take any situation that might impact their well-being very seriously. A few weeks ago, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chaffee County learned of a police investigation into...
On April 18th, 2024, the Salida Police Department was contacted by the El Paso County Department of Human Services about a case that was previously sent to the Colorado Springs Police Department. A Salida Police Detective spoke with an El Paso County DHS case worker....
August 17, 1946 ~ May 5, 2024 Virginia “Joann” Volkmar, 77, of Salida CO died peacefully May 5, 2024, surrounded by her family at Columbine Manor in Salida after a battle with end stage COPD. Joann was born on August 17, 1946, in Salida CO to Della...
