In this guest column for Chaffee County Public Health Director Andrea Carlstom, reminds us that as fall arrives, so does respiratory illness season. The nights are getting cooler, the mornings darker, and there is a faint smell of crisp autumn leaves in the air. And,...
The Salida Spartans defeat the Rye Thunderbolts at home 39-22.
Buena Vista football defeats Centauri 14-12. Centauri tried to make a run in the 4th but a missed field goal clenched the win for the Demons.
Air Quality Advisories are in effect for several northern Colorado counties as smoke from Canada’s wildfires continues to move across the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains region. More than 1,000 active fires are burning in Canada. Of those, 651 are listed as “out...
A suspect has been arrested in a 55-year-old cold case in Fremont County. 86-year-old Keith Emmanuel Smith has been arrested and faces a second-degree murder charge. The Florence Police Department said Smith’s arrest is in connection to the killing a...
For the first time since 2010, the Buena Vista Demons and Salida Spartans went all the way to five sets in the Chaffee County Showdown. Salida took set number one 25-15, but the Lady Demons came back to win the second 25-16. The Spartans stepped up and won the third...
