On Thursday, July 6th, Chaffee County Search & Rescue - North was alerted to a dog in distress at nearly 13,600 feet, near the summit of Mt. Hope. Bailey, a 100-pound German Shepherd, was immobile and unable, or unwilling, to continue after having summited earlier...
State health officials are warning residents to protect themselves against West Nile virus after finding mosquitoes carrying the virus in at least four Colorado counties so far. Tests of mosquitoes in Boulder, Delta, Weld and Larimer counties all returned positive...
According to the most recent U.S. Drought Monitor report, the entire state of Colorado is drought-free for only the second time in 23 years. Yesterday’s announcement comes in the wake of several weeks of heavy, widespread precipitation. The state has seen so much...
Tennessee Bradley Bove was born at Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center in Salida on June 21st, 2023 at 4:06 pm. She weighed 5 pounds, 14 ounces, and measured 20 inches long. Tennessee’s parents are Rachel and James Bove of Salida. Tennessee has a sister...
The Chaffee County Community Foundation is inviting all qualified nonprofits organizations within the region to apply for nearly $49,000 in funds available through its Fall Grant Cycle.
Traffic deaths surged in 2021, only to be outpaced in 2022. Preliminary numbers show that 754 lives were lost across Colorado in traffic crash fatalities last year, the most the state has seen in 41 years.
