Ark Valley Helping Hands is an organization that provides yard clean up, rides, grocery shopping and friendly visits with the older adults in our area. Their Summer Service days are coming up on Friday, July 21st in Salida and in Buena Vista on Saturday,...
The U.S. Forest Service will begin removing the Lake George Dam later this summer. The purpose of the project is to remove the obsolete dam and improve fish habitat. Colorado State University built the dam in the 1950’s as part of the Trans Mountain Water Diversion...
Are you an architect, developer, plan designer, builder, or contractor who works in Chaffee County? Please join County staff and Colorado Energy Office consultants to learn about county-wide plans to adopt the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). This...
Bright lights have been seen streaking through the skies of Colorado. While interesting, they aren’t, in fact, aliens. The strings of lights spotted moving across the night sky are Starlink satellites launched by SpaceX. Starlink satellites, first launched in 2019,...
Open enrollment Chaffee County's "Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library" is happening now. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is celebrating 200 million books gifted globally since its inception in 1995. The early childhood book-gifting program mails a high-quality, free...
The Chaffee Recreation Council has released its annual report to the community. The report outlines progress toward implementing the Chaffee County Outdoor Recreation Management Plan, approved in June 2021 by the County Planning Commission and incorporated into...
