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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo…May 21, 2013…The U. S. Forest Service (USFS), Pike National Forest – Pikes Peak Ra...
Volunteers from the Quiet Use Coalition completed the first phase of a project that will improve conditions on City of Salida...
SALIDA, Colo., April. 29, 2013 – The U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Salida Ranger District office will relocate to a new f...
The U.S. Forest Service - San Isabel National Forest-Salida Ranger District is planning a prescribed burn in southern Chaffee...
An outbreak of Parvo virus in the area has turned up at the Ark Valley humane society in Poncha Springs.Two litters of infect...
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has recently issued new rules for public land users in the Salida and Howard areas.The rul...
Officials with Black Range Minerals Limited have announced their intention to raise $2.1 million to advance the company&#...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are looking for clues about a poaching incident Monday near Westcliffe. Fishermen at De...
The U.S. Forest Service will participate in the Buena Vista holiday kick-off by selling Christmas tree cutting permits from 2...
Although Over The River Corp. continues to move forward with some aspects of its proposed art installation, no movement has o...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is seeking the public's help in solving a poaching crime that occurred last Wednesday when a ...
The Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy board of directors approved an augmentation plan from Nestle Waters North America during...
While fire crews continue to have a secure handle on the smoldering fire in Wetmore, residents now are working toward seeing ...
Emergency responders gathered Friday at the Buena Vista rodeo grounds for a staged disaster training exercise. The exercise w...
The Buena Vista Public Works Department has locked some unmetered water hydrants recently in an attempt to mitigate water los...
North American Weather Consultants has filed an application with the Colorado Water Conservation Board for a 10-year renewal ...
A group opposed to artist Christo's planned project over the Arkansas River wants him to tell a judge what he recently to...
Law enforcement authorities are targeting marijuana growing on Colorado's public lands to deal with what they call a seri...
The Colorado Department of Transportation will open both lanes of U.S. 24 over Tennessee Pass tomorrow night. The highway has...
A group opposed to artist Christo's plan to hang large fabric panels over the Arkansas River is accusing a federal agency...
Christo announced yesterday that he is delaying construction of his proposed "Over the River" art project until pen...
The Bureau of Land Management recently released the final environmental assessment for a proposal by Destiny Mining for a com...
The Chaffee County Sheriff's office rescinded all fire restrictions and bans within unincorporated areas of the county ye...
The Chaffee County Sheriff's office rescinded all fire restrictions and bans within unincorporated areas of the county ye...
Colorado's drought is taking a big bite out of the state's hay crop, knocking the crop's production back by more ...
The U.S. Forest Service announced today that the North Fork Road and North Fork campground will be temporarily closed beginni...
The High Park and Woodland Height fires burned 281 homes in Larimer County and a Denver Post analysis found the real value of...
The U.S. Forest Service and Fremont County both have reduced fire restrictions to Stage 1. Stage 1 restrictions allow campfir...
A breached gas line disrupted traffic on U.S. 50 in Salida for over an hour yesterday afternoon. Salida fire and police respo...
A travel note--U.S. Highway 24 is closed indefinitely north of Leadville. The Colorado Department of Transportation has compl...
Poncha Springs Trustees voted unanimously to develop an agreement with the Colorado Department of Transportation to reconfigu...
The Bureau of Land Management today joined Chaffee County in reducing fire restrictions from Stage 2 to Stage 1. The U.S. For...
Colorado Department of Transportation officials remind motorist that, with recent wildfires throughout the state, rain will c...
Governor John Hickenlooper lifted the statewide fire ban yesterday, however all local fire bans remain in effect. Salida, Bue...
A lighting strike ignited a small fire yesterday afternoon along County Road 120 near Poncha Springs. Chaffee County Fire Pro...
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack notified Gov. John Hickenlooper this week that 62 on the state's 64 counties qu...
As of Sunday, more than $26 million has been spent on fighting the five currently active wildfires in Colorado. The figur...
Firefighters made some headway with wildfires this weekend. Crews contained the Treasure Fire and entered the final phases of...
Over the River Corporation officials say they intend to submit an application with the Colorado Department of Transportation ...
The U.S. Forest Service implemented Stage 2 fire restrictions yesterday, joining Salida, Poncha Springs, Buena Vista, Chaffee...
Much needed rain fell yesterday across central Colorado. Salida received just over .2 of an inch. Even with the rain, Chaffee...
The Waldo Canyon Fire jumped firefighters perimeter lines in the hills overlooking Colorado Springs yesterday, forcing franti...
Salida City Council unanimously approved yesterday an emergency ordinance banning fireworks and postponing the community Four...
The Treasure Fire, about 5 miles northeast of Leadville, has burned 320 acres and fire crews have attained 10 percent contain...
Record High temperatures, winds and low humidity sparked new wildfires this weekend and caused the High Park and other fires ...
The Waldo Canyon Fire is among the worst of the new blazes--forcing the evacuation of 11,000 people outside Colorado Springs....
Highway mowing equipment sparked a wildfire near Spikebuck, prompting officials to close Hwy 50 and the Arkansas River from T...
Highway mowing equipment sparked a wildfire near Spikebuck, prompting officials to close Hwy 50 and the Arkansas River from T...
A group opposing the artist Christo's Over the River project is getting a chance to air objections with the Colorado Tran...
There are four fires burning in Colorado--the largest is the High Park Fire. The lightning-sparked fire has been burning west...
The 200-acre Springer Fire forced the evacuations from the Eleven Mile Campground and surrounding homes in Park County yester...
Salida Fire Department cleaned a hazardous material spill in the 1100 block between C and D streets last Friday. City public ...
A 30-acre wildfire was burning in grass, shrubs and timber last night near Badger Mountain in Park County. The blaze, called ...
All six of the San Luis Valley counties and federal land management agencies are initiating Stage 1 fire restrictions beginni...
Officials took a tour yesterday of the newly completed construction at the Nestle Waters North America reclamation habitat ne...
Fires west of the San Juan Mountains and the largest blaze in New Mexico's history are contributing to hazy skies in our ...
Two air tankers arrived in Durango yesterday to fight the Little Sand and Sunrise Mine fires, which have burned almost 10,000...
Chaffee County Habitat for Humanity was one of three Colorado Habitat affiliates that received $1,000 awards at the annua...
Monarch Mountain has broken ground on a lodge expansion project. The $2.2 million project will add 16,000 square feet to ...
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation awarded grants totaling $500,000 for a large-scale habitat enhancement project in Chaff...
Traffic on Highway 50 one mile west of Cotopaxi was stopped yesterday morning for about 15 minutes to remove fallen rocks fro...
Summit County officials are seeking options to deal with a severe drought. County officials are meeting today after the Natio...
Continued high temperatures and dry conditions in April resulted in the Arkansas River basin snowpack dropping to 25 percent ...
Monarch Mountain announced yesterday the U.S. Forest Service approved the resort's lodge expansion project. Monarch Marke...
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Governor John Hickenlooper announced yesterday the release of the final environmental i...
Senator Gail Schwartz has introduced the Colorado Forest Energy Jobs Act, which promises to create new jobs and promote Color...
8-year-old Ford Carlos of Salida loves sea turtles, and to prove it he is donating $437 to the Sea Turtle Restoration Pro...
Much needed rain fell yesterday and over night. Just over a third of an inch is being reported in Salida. Things were a littl...
Atmos Energy Corporation filed with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission for a gas cost adjustment to reflect a decrease ...
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a red flag fire warning for our area resulting in a burn ban from 12noon to...
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a red flag fire warning for our area resulting in a burn ban from 12noon to...
The U.S. Forest Service opened nearly all the seasonal gates in the Fourmile Management area this past week. Gates along Fore...
The National Weather Service predicts the next 90 days will be warmer than average with below average precipitation. Colorado...
Saguache County commissioners have approved a permit for two 100-megawatt solar power plants to be located on 4,000 acres of ...
Bears are coming out of hibernation early because of the unseasonably warm weather. Sightings have been reported in Chaffee C...
Decreased snowpack in the Arkansas River Valley Basin, 70 percent of average as of yesterday, threatens agriculture and the t...
Firefighters have reported at 15 percent containment of the Lower North Fork Fire burning southeast of Conifer in Jefferson C...
Two residents are dead and another is missing as the Lower North Fork Fire burning southeast of Conifer destroyed or damaged ...
Poncha Springs trustees unanimously adopted a highway access control plan after a public hearing Monday Night during their re...
Quite a few wildfires are burning in Colorado, including one southeast of Conifer. That fire has grown to more than 3,000 acr...
The Fremont County Board of Commissioners will discuss the request to approve a temporary use permit for the "Over the R...
After 20 years of planning and petitioning for the massive "Over the River" project, Christo may learn the fate of ...
Salida and Leadville ranger districts in Pike and San Isabel national forests plan two prescribed burns in Chaffee County sta...
With the U.S. Forest Service lease signed for the Natural Resource Development Corporation, board members are set to close on...
Poncha Springs trustees voiced support this week for a proposal by Angel of Shavano Recycling to provide expanded recycling s...
In a meeting between Salida officials and Crest Academy teachers last Friday, city officials pointed out that city council do...
Tall towers might be coming to the San Luis Valley. Their fate rests in the hanks of the Saguache County Commissioners who ar...
Christo has decided to shift the "Over the River" exhibition date from August 2014 to August 2015. This adjustment ...
Forecasters are urging backcountry sports enthusiasts to stay out of mountain areas in central Colorado because of dangerous ...
Sangre De Cristo Electric Association officials have asked Over The River Corp., Bureau of Land Management and Fremont and Ch...
Another bill advances. The Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy Committee approved the Electronic Recycling Jobs ...
Salida City Attorney Karl Hanlon announced that the U.S. Forest Service signed a lease last week with Salida Natural Resource...
On behalf of Rags Over the Arkansas River, students at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law plan to file a lawsuit i...
Poncha Springs officials will host a public meeting with Colorado Department of Transportation authorities to discuss an acce...
The Canon City Council approved a letter of support for the "Over the River" project during their regular meeting t...
In preparation for next month's Solar Reserve public hearing, the Saguache County Commissioners recommended changes to the so...
Governor John Hickenlooper was in Salida on Friday to meet with Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area officials to discuss the ...
Chaffee County Commissioners are considering a strategy that would help reduce county energy cost. To begin the process, coun...
Northern San Luis Valley Conservation Roundtable will present its third educational event, Water 101, Feb. 1 in the Baca Gran...
Fremont County Sheriff Jim Beicker has concerns regarding security for the "Over the River" project. Beicker says a...
Over The River Corporation is leasing 1.5 acres from Salida to be used as a visitor center location for six weeks of the &quo...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials remind people who collect shed antlers that special regulations in the Gunnison Basin r...
High winds on Saturday caused downed trees, power poles and caused Monarch Mountain to close lifts and cancel New Year's Eve ...
Proposed low-altitude flights over southern Colorado and northern New Mexico have raised concern from U.S. Senators Michael B...
Salida residents may drop off Christmas trees for recycling from today until Jan. 20 at the reservoir west of Walmart and sou...
The ninth annual Salida Christmas Bird Count tallied 3,857 individual birds from 64 species. Twenty volunteers took part in t...
SolarReserve, an international alternative energy company, has submitted a final permit application to Saguache County Commis...
Lake County residents will be greeted by a new recycling building the next time they go to the landfill. The building was mad...
United States Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet announced that the 2012 U.S. Capitol Christmas tree will be from Colorad...
The annual Audubon Christmas bird count will be December 31st at the visitor center at the Great Sand Dunes National Park in ...
Hundreds of trees in the Salida Ranger District were downed by the violent windstorm the weekend of November 12th, and Forest...
Browns Canyon Wilderness Study Area in Chaffee County deserves protection as a national conservation area according to a rece...
The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Warning from 8pm tonight to 5pm tomorrow for all of the KSBV listening ar...
Clean-up from last weekends wind storm continues. 600-700 homes served by Sangre De Cristo Electric remain without power and ...
Money donated to Fremont County Search and Rescue has allowed for the purchase of an emergency response vehicle. Fremont Sea...
The U.S. Forest Service will have Christmas Tree permits for sale beginning November 21. Permits will be available until Dec...
Local residents who oppose Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s “Over the River” project expressed disappointment wi...
To celebrate American Recycle Day November 15, Salida will host electronics recycling in the lot behind the Hot Springs Aquat...
The “Over the River” temporary art project in Bighorn Sheep Canyon received final approval yesterday with the Bur...
The Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act was signed into law yesterday by President Obama. It relaxes federal re...
Christmas tree cutting permits are available from 8am to 5pm weekdays from the Bureau of Land Management office in the Arkans...
Jay Cutler rallied the Bears last night to beat the Eagles 30-24.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking the public to help solve a double elk poaching crime in Fremont County. Two dead elk we...
The proposed De Tilla Gulch solar energy zone between Villa Grove and Saguache has been reconfigured to avoid impact to prong...
The Colorado Low-income Energy Assistance Program to provide financial assistance with home heating bills will accept applica...
Fremont County expects an application for a temporary use permit from “Over the River” by the first week in Novem...
Lack of wildfire mitigation was recently named as a major contributor to the Fourmile Canyon fire in 2010, triggering a discu...
Atmos Energy filed with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission for a gas cost adjustment to reflect increased cost of natur...
A helicopter under contract to the U.S. Geological Survey will begin collecting geophysical data tomorrow near Salida and in ...
A public hearing and second reading to amend the Vandaveer Ranch Overall Development Plan will be conducted by Salida City Co...
The need for more water storage capacity in the Arkansas River basin brought officials from various water organizations to Sa...
Contaminated cantaloupe grown in Colorado have killed 23 people, making this fall’s food poisoning outbreak the second-...
Nine hikers rescued by Chaffee County Search and Rescue returned to Buena Vista to donate $5,200 they raised for the all-...
Christo and Jeanne Claude’s “Over the River” project received another approval Friday, this time from the C...
Buena Vista town trustees held a work session with Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials to discuss options for dealing with ...
The Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2011, which would authorize the U.S. Forest Service to permit approp...
Nestle Waters North America, Inc., after harvesting spring water for more than a year in Chaffee County, is in compliance wit...
If you see smoke in the sky north of Buena Vista, it’s a controlled burn being conducted by the U.S. Forest Service.Ano...
Nestle Waters North America will request a permit to restore the old fish hatchery near Ruby Mountain to a more natural state...
Construction of the new $17 million Salida Wastewater Treatment Plant officially began yesterday as officials from all en...
Construction of the new $17 million Salida Wastewater Treatment Plant officially began yesterday as officials from all en...
With the official merger of Colorado State Parks and Colorado Division of Wildlife, the new division is seeking public commen...
Cannon Air Force Base officials will hold 17 community forums about the draft environmental assessment for a proposed low alt...
Three bears in western Fremont County, one near Howard and two from Cotopaxi, have been captured and euthanized during recent...
Hayden Pass will be closed from October 7 through November 4, allowing the U.S. Forest Service to install two culverts on For...
Poncha Springs Trustees unanimously agreed not to approve a proposed ClearEnergy solar project during their regular meeting t...
The Colorado Health Department said cantaloupe from the famed Rocky Ford area is the likely culprit in the latest listeria ou...
Prescribed burns in areas northeast of Howard and southwest of Westcliffe will be conducted by Bureau of Land Management and ...
A draft environmental assessment analyzing establishment of a low altitude training area—which would include Chaffee an...
Get out to O’Haver Lake while you can, the lake and campground will close September 12 for renovations and will not ope...
The 30-day review and comment period for the “Over the River” Final Environmental Impact Statement ends today.The...
The largest earthquake to strike Colorado in almost 40 years shook hundreds of people near the New Mexico border. The 5.3 ear...
Sackett Avenue in Salida is closed to through traffic for construction.Part of the project is moving water lines deeper to pr...
The U.S. Forest Service is asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit that seeks to bar 500 miles of expanded motor vehicle routes...
Because of the recent rainfall, fire restrictions were lifted on all BLM and National Forest Lands. However, bureau and fores...
Natural disaster areas were recently declared in eight Colorado counties including Saguache, Alamosa and Rio Grande. Drought ...
O’Haver Lake Campground in the San Isabel National Forest southwest of Salida will close September 12 for major renovat...
The 30-day public review and comment period for the Final Environmental Impact Statement regarding the “Over the River&...
The Fremont County Sheriff’s office has lowered the fire ban restrictions from stage 3 to stage 1 in unincorporated are...
Today the BLM released the Over the River Final Environmental Impact Statement. The preferred alternative identifies eight pa...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife area manager Jim Aragon will offer a presentation of options and ideas to the Salida City Council...
Due to heavy rainfall, the Colorado Department of Transportation must add an additional day to the striping project over Inde...
Opponents of Christo’s plan to drape miles of fabric over the Arkansas River have sued the Colorado Parks and Wildlife ...
More than a year after the investigation began into dead cattle on his ranch, 78-year-old Hartsel rancher Vern Wagner has bee...
It’s still dry in the San Luis Valley.Farmers in southern Colorado are bracing for a diminished winter wheat harvest th...
Applications for projects to enhance forest ecosystems or restore and improve land health and water quality are being sought ...
Fire restrictions for private lands in Chaffee County were lowered yesterday to Stage 1 but U.S. Forest Service and BLM prope...
Governor John Hickenlooper endorsed the “Over the River” project proposed by Christo and Jeanne Claude in a lette...
Stage 2 Fire Restrictions remain in effect today for BLM, U.S. Forest Service and Chaffee County land. No fires, chainsaws, s...
Chaffee County is among nine Colorado counties for which Gov. John Hickenlooper requested drought assistance from U.S. Agricu...
A Monte Vista area man died this week while trimming trees at Blue Waters Hacienda in Saguache when the arm of his tree-trimm...
Traffic will be stopped intermittently on Hwy 285 north of Fairplay June 28 and 29 while the Colorado Department of Transport...
Stage 1 fire restrictions are in place for Chaffee and Fremont Counties.No open fires of any type are allowed in unincorporat...
KSBV's Dan R and wife Carrie compete in theChili Cookoff to benifit the Howard Volunteer Fire Department. They pickedup the 2...
Smoke from a 234,000-acre fire burning on the New Mexico-Arizona border is being funneled north into Colorado like a chimney....
About 50 fires near the Arizona New Mexico border are contributing smoke in the San Luis and Arkansas River Valleys and much ...
The Colorado Division of Wildlife is urging anglers to take extra precautions on the water as rising temperatures and deep sn...
Slightly improved weather conditions in Chaffee County have prompted the lifting of the fire ban announced yesterday by Sheri...
Chaffee County Habitat for Humanity recently announced that a new home will be built in Johnson Village during the summer. A ...
About 140 volunteers helped with spring cleaning along the Arkansas River in Chaffee and western Fremont counties Saturday du...
Representatives from the U.S. Forest Service and Monarch Mountain met with community leaders this week to present the 2011 Mo...
The Cleanup/Greenup event for the Arkansas River is tomorrow and will celebrate 20 years of collecting trash along the river....
A black bear was recently euthanized after destroying a shed near Nathrop and dismantling a freezer inside. The Colorado Divi...
A judge is allowing supporters of motorized recreation on public land to fight a lawsuit that seeks to stop expansion of moto...
Residents were evacuated from two rows of homes in Fesler’s Mobile Home Park on J Street last night after a car struck ...
The fire ban for Chaffee County was lifted yesterday afternoon after the National Weather Service dropped it red flag warning...
The Snyder Creek Fire southeast of Kenosha Pass in Park County grew to about 200 acres by yesterday afternoon and is about 40...
A wildfire has burned about 140 acres in the Pike National Forest three miles south of Kenosha Pass.Hikers and campers were f...
Chaffee County Sheriff Pete Palmer, acting as the fire warden for the county, has declared today a “no-burn” day....
Colorado Wildlife Commissioners voted unanimously on Friday to send a letter to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management opposing C...
U.S. Forest Service law enforcement personnel discovered a large “party” site filled with trash, pallets and othe...
Initial layout and design of a non-motorized single track trail near Island Lake, west of North Fork Reservoir in Chaffee Cou...
The level of Antero Reservoir south of Fairplay will be reduced by two feet beginning the first week of May as a safety preca...
Caregivers will be allowed to grow a maximum of six marijuana plants in their primary residence if the proposed medical marij...
Supporters of motorized recreation on public lands want a place at the table to oppose environmentalists’ efforts again...
30-year-old Joel Eady of Highlands Ranch pleaded guilty to one felony and several misdemeanors after he shot a cow moose thin...
Total recyclables collected throughout Chaffee County during 2010 equaled 1,082,847 pounds. Sponsored by the Upper Arkansas A...
For the second time in two months, a pickup truck damaged a natural gas meter behind Tangles Salon at 555 E. First Street, ca...
A Colorado roadless rule proposed by the U.S. Forest Service would prohibit tree cutting, road work and construction zones on...
The environmental impact statement for the proposed Christo and Jeanne-Claude “Over the River” art project will b...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently issued a no-significant-impact finding regarding two proposed oil and gas wells o...
Buena Vista has been recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City USA community for its commitment to urban forestry...
Fremont County Commissioners and Sheriff James Beicker adopted a county-wide fire ban effective immediately for all unincorpo...
Saguache officials are confirming that a recent death has been associated with the hantavirus. The laboratory at the Colorado...
Fire danger remains high in Colorado today. U.S. Forest Service fire management is warning that we are on par with, if not dr...
A portion of Interstate 70 will closed today and maybe tomorrow for boulder removal near Georgetown. There are north and sout...
In addition to April showers and May flowers, the arrival of spring is a time to become bear aware. The Division of Wildlife ...
Wildlife crossing zones such as the one on U.S. 24 in Chaffee County between Buena Vista and Granite require reduced speed or...
Hunters beginning to research and plan for elk season can get advice about elk habits and habitat online thanks to the Colora...
Three new wildfires yesterday burned more than 11,000 acres, forcing thousands of people to evacuate and hundreds of firefigh...
Three new wildfires yesterday burned more than 11,000 acres, forcing thousands of people to evacuate and hundreds of firefigh...
The Chaffee County Fire Warden issued a No Burn Day yesterday because of strong winds, low humidity and dry fuels. Nothing ha...
The first radioactive fallout from Japan’s tsunami-ruined nuclear reactors has been detected by Colorado air-monitoring...
Fires continue to burn outside Golden. The fire was about 20 percent contained as of last night.Firefighters hope diminishing...
The Colorado Division of Wildlife announced that fishing licenses for 2011 are now on sale.The license season begins April 1 ...
High winds and dry conditions have prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Red Flag Fire Warning for all of eastern ...
Two prescribed burns are planned by the U.S. Forest Service in the Chaffee County area. The burns will involve nearly 800 acr...
Federal officials recently announced five areas in southern Colorado slated for spring prescribed burns, including 175 acres ...
The Top of the World Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will host their 14th annual banquet and auction tomorrow ...
A lawsuit challenging the U.S. Forest Service adoption of Motor Vehicle Use Maps for Pike and San Isabel National Forests was...
Homes and businesses south of Hwy. 50 and west of County Road 107 were evacuated yesterday afternoon as a wildfire jumped the...
(February 23, 2011) Traffic continues to move smoothly through the site of the rockslide that closed U.S. 50 near Cotopaxi fo...
(Februaty 23, 2011)Influenza has flourished in the San Luis Valley this month, with widespread cases appearing in schools, nu...
(February 22, 2011) Atmos Energy Corporation announced the suspension of rebates in Colorado for residential insulation under...
(February 17, 2011) Highway 50 remains closed after Monday’s rock slide, one mile west of Cotopaxi.Rockfall specialist ...
(February 16, 2011) Highway 50 remains closed today due a major rock slide 1 mile west of Cotopaxi. Cleanup is estimated to ...
(February 15, 2011) A $1 per ton increase for waste disposal at the Chaffee County Landfill was approved by Chaffee County Co...
(February 14, 2011) The Colorado Public Utilities Commission on Friday approved construction of a $180 million power line pro...
(February 8, 2011)The Unique Theater was named one of Colorado’s most endangered places last week, beginning what many ...
(February 8, 2011) To avoid frozen or damaged water meters during extended extreme cold, Salida Public Works Department issue...
(February 4, 2011) Ken and Darlene Sustrich of Industrial Leasing Partnership recently filed a protest with the Government Ac...
(February 2, 2011) A quintet of environmental groups has sued the U.S. Forest Service, arguing that the agency gave its bles...
(January 26, 2011) The natural gas service line on L Street in Salida was broken late yesterday afternoon when a new sewer li...
(January 25, 2011) Colorado water use will likely double by the year 2050, driven by the potential doubling of the population...
(January 19, 2011) A proposed 18-month trail maintenance project grant request won support of Chaffee County Commissioners du...
(January 12, 2011) Bill Dvorak of Nathrop and Bob Hamel of Cotopaxi were among recently elected Colorado River Outfitters Ass...
(January 12, 2011) In only two months this season, 698 Chaffee County residents have received federal help with heating bills...
(January 5, 2011) Salida Public Works Department personnel are accepting Christmas trees for disposal at the reservoir west o...
(January 5, 2011)Bid approval for the new $17.6 million wastewater treatment plant was tabled last night when the Salida city...
(January 4, 2011) Lake County commissioners are proposing a fee of $5 per half yard for Lake County residents to take their t...
(December 28, 2010) The Salida Department of Public Works will accept Christmas trees for recycling through January 14 at the...
(December 23, 2010) Governor Bill Ritter ordered all flags on all state and federal buildings to be lowered to half staff tod...
(December 14, 2010) The Colorado Division of Wildlife is reminding antler hunters that the collection of shed antlers is clos...
(December 14, 2010) A new conservation easement has permanently protected 472 acres of a working cattle ranch in Chaffee Coun...
(December 14, 2010) The Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area received $425,000 from the Colorado Department of Public Health t...
(December 2, 2010) A recent transit feasibility study for Chaffee County will be presented December 8 at the Buena Vista Comm...
(December 2, 2010) Christo has unveiled some revisions to the proposed “Over the River” project, including changi...
(November 30, 2010)Officials at Cannon Air Force Vase near Clovis, New Mexico, are seeking to create an area to conduct low-a...
(November 25, 2010) Poncha Springs Mayor Mark Thonhoff agreed this week to write a letter supporting Chaffee Ice Coalition pl...
(November 22, 2010) Firefighters had a blaze 100 percent contained by Friday afternoon that burned an estimated 1,500 acres i...
(November 18, 2010) Angel of Shavano Recycling rolled the first of three new collection containers into the lot behind Salida...
(November 17, 2010) Prescribed burning of slash piles in Chaffee and Lake counties is set to begin later this month and conti...
(November 12, 2010) Lab test confirmed rabies in a dead bat found in a Villa Grove home last week after the animal was taken ...
(November 12, 2010) Highway 50 was closed for several hours yesterday causing traffic delays. The Colorado State Patrol respo...
(November 11, 2010)A Colorado Springs company, 3E Geothermal paid $37 per acre to lease the Mount Princeton geothermal parcel...
(November 10, 2010) The U.S. Forest Service will discontinue sales of fuelwood permits for this season on December 1.Valid pe...
(November 10, 2010) Despite less federal money and more cases of assistance, the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program will be...
(November 9, 2010) Christmas tree cutting permits are available from the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Servic...
(November 8, 2010) After further review of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement released by the Bureau of Land Management...
(November 4, 2010) Salida officials revealed a state and federally funded emergency operation center this week in the Salida ...
(November 3, 2010) Salida officials revealed a new emergency operation center yesterday in the Salida Police Department at th...
(November 3, 2010) Salida City Councilmen agreed last night to spend $77,000 to participate in an environmental study and pot...
(November 1, 2010) Residents in the Cotopaxi and Parkdale areas may see smoke in the near future as a result of slash pile bu...
(October 21, 2010) The Colorado Department of Transportation has installed new signs north of Buena Vista on Highway 24 North...
(October 20, 2010) 1.5 million doses of flu vaccine have arrived in Colorado, about 10 percent of which has been distributed ...
(October 13, 2010) Prescribed burns in Chaffee County to be conducted whenever conditions are favorable between now and sprin...
(October 12, 2010) For the first time, all San Luis Valley irrigators face a mandatory irrigation season cut off date this fa...
(October 12, 2010) The Bureau of Land Management will address public concerns about the Mount Princeton geothermal lease thro...
(October 4, 2010) The recent discovery of marijuana growing on national forest lands near Chalk Creek prompted law enforcemen...
(October 1, 2010) Senator Gail Schwartz attended a ribbon cutting yesterday in Salida to recognize the first Energy Star 3.0 ...
(September 29, 2010)The Salida Ranger District has re-opened Forest Service Road 297 after conducting cleanup activities at a...
