It’s that time of year again when we celebrate our local public health system! And, whether you consider yourself and the work you do as public health or not, the theme of this year’s National Public Health Week, observed April 1-7, 2024, is “Protecting, Connecting,...
Chaffee and Costilla Counties — The Colorado Department of Transportation will begin culvert repairwork on April 1. Work will take place along four roadways in two south-central Colorado counties: USHighway 160 in Costilla County and US 24, US 285, and US 50 in...
SALIDA, COLO - Fourteen Chaffee County nonprofit organizations and public sector entities were awarded a total of $170,000 through the most recent Chaffee County marijuana excise tax-funded competitive grant cycle. This grant funding will help bolster programs...
Salida High School senior Clara Streeter was selected to perform with the All State Concert Band in Greeley on April 6th. Clara, a senior at SHS, plays the trumpet and her audition earned her 2nd chair trumpet for schools in the classification of 1099 students or less...
March 5, 1961 ~ February 22, 2024 Joel “Moe” Keith Husen, 62, of Turret (Salida) Colorado, passed away, Thursday, February 22nd, 2024, at his home. Moe was born on March 5th, 1961, in St. Paul, Minnesota to Don and Joan (Christianson) Husen. He graduated...
The Chaffee County “We Are Chaffee” storytelling initiative has been developing a community-focused documentary for the past year and is hosting two film premieres and several free showings throughout the county this summer and fall. The dates for the premieres of “A...
