It was a consequential event when the Feds recently announced they would deal with the over-appropriation of water by the Lower Colorado River Basin States (California, Nevada and Arizona) by paying them $1.2 billion to reduce water usage by 2026 by 3 million...
As we’ve mentioned before, the Colorado River crisis concerns us here in the Arkansas River Basin because as much as 23% of our river flows are imported from the Colorado River Basin each year. Monday, the Associated Press hailed a “breakthrough proposal” by...
The Buena Vista Board of Trustees will conduct a regular meeting tonight, May 23rd, beginning at 7 pm. The board will consider adopting an ordinance which would implement a 120-day moratorium on the acceptance and processing of new subdivision applications. The board...
Air quality alerts remain if effect as Colorado will see another day of hazy skies and poor visibility... all because of wildfire smoke from Canada drifting south into Colorado. The air quality is unhealthy for sensitive groups. Symptoms of eye irritation, runny nose...
The Salida City Council has approved an ordinance to limit excessive idling of vehicles to no more than fifteen minutes on first reading and set the second reading and public hearing for June 6th. The ordinance would provide for a fifteen-minute time limit on vehicle...
The Iron Chest Steakhouse in Poncha Springs is hosting a branding party on May 24th from 4 to 8 pm! They want local ranchers to bring in their cattle brands and brand their bar! Owner Chris Tracy, who has also owned Currents in downtown Salida for over a decade,...
