State water officials for the Arkansas River Basin raised eyebrows in 2021 when they began applying state water law to ponds. The effects of the new pond-management plan have now rippled into the Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District.
Colorado Water Court for the Arkansas River Basin (Division 2) has issued a decree expanding the area within which the Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District can provide augmentation water. The expansion includes parts of Custer and Fremont counties.
The Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District is working with Round Mountain Water and Sanitation District to advance a new reservoir project in Custer County.
The Custer County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on a possible vehicle vs. pedestrian hit and run last week.
Custer County will begin opening Custer County buildings and the sheriff’s office Monday, May 4th.
Custer County has issued a Stay At Home order and essential business regulations.
The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a single motorcycle crash resulting in one fatality that occurred on Highway 165 in Custer County.
The Custer County Sheriff’s Office is reporting today that one of the two escapees from the Custer County Jail has been apprehended.
The U.S. Marshals Office is joining in the search for two Custer County escapees.
The Custer County Sheriff’s Office is asking you to be on the lookout for two inmates who escaped from Custer County Jail.
Smoke is once again visible in Chaffee, Fremont, Custer and Saguache Counties from a fire burning in the San Luis Valley.
