HRRMC welcomes allergist Michael Flais, M.D. to medical staff
SALIDA, Colo.— Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center (HRRMC) is thrilled to welcome board-certified Allergist and Immunologist...
Live Comedy is Back at the SteamPlant! Comedian Sam Adams Live April 12th
Sam Adams is a prize-winning comedian, an award-winning sports journalist, a keynote public speaker and a television commercial actor. During the...
CDC Announces Recommendation for Second COVID Vaccine for Older Adults
Chaffee County, CO- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released updated recommendations regarding the COVID annual vaccine for...
2024 HRRMC Auxiliary Scholarship Available
Scholarship applications for Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center Auxiliary 2024 renewable four-year scholarship, for $1,500 per year, are...
Nelson Receives Standardization Certificate from Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Chaffee County, CO- Chaffee County Public Health (CCPH) is excited to announce that Stefanie Nelson, CCPH’s Consumer Protection Specialist, recently...
Salida School Superintendent David Blackburn Talks with Dan R Concerning the February 27th School Board Meeting
The Salida School Board voted 5-2 this week to deny long-term leave to a Salida High School teacher diagnosed with breast cancer. The story...
New Arrival: Edward Valentin Edmonson
— Edward Valentin Edmonson was born at Heart of the Rockies Regional MedicalCenter’s Family Birthing Center in Salida on February 21, 2024 at 8:41...
Rebeca Lewis Obituary
On February 20, 2024, Rebeca (Becky) Lewis passed away peacefully in her home at Brookdale Assisted Living in Greenwood Village, Colorado. ...
Don’t Mail….Drop Off Your Ballots
The deadline to mail-in ballots for the Super Tuesday presidential primary has passed but there are still options for voters who need to get their...
San Luis Valley Man Pleads Guilty to Murder
A man has pleaded guilty to killing five people in the San Luis Valley in 2020. 29-year-old Adre Baroz nicknamed “Psycho,” pleaded guilty this...
Demolition of Penrose Funeral Home Delayed…Again
The Environmental Protection Agency announced yesterday that the demolition of the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose has not started due to...
Co-owner of Return to Nature Funeral Home Bonds Out of Jail
Carie Hallford, one of the co-owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home where 190 decomposing bodies were improperly stored bonded out of the El...









