While Heart of the Rockies Radio advertised its Oct. 8 event as a Salida city election candidate debate, it was actually a forum, with nine of the 10 candidates present. Ward 1 council candidate Sage ...

Dear Editor: I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Tiffany in an effort to understand her position as she runs for the Salida school board. After 39 years of teaching and involvement in ...

Simon William Allen arrested for two-vehicle crash and fleeing the scene. Active arrest warrants and additional charges filed.

I’ve lived next to Salty Riggs for over two years. We’re not close friends, just neighbors in the everyday sense. We wave when we see each other, chat now and then and keep mostly to ourselves. But ...

Love's truck stop plans a massive complex in Salida, sparking concerns about traffic, noise, and security. Show your opposition at the upcoming meeting.

I first met Justin Critelli in 2013 while working at Moonlight with his now-wife, Mel. While neither of us are native to Salida (much respect to those who are), Justin and I have watched this town ...

During the annual Jewel Ball Oct. 2, Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center announced Dr. Bruce Gross was the 2025 inductee into the hospital’s Hall of Fame. “The individuals who are in the Hall ...

Join the Aging Mastery Program in Chaffee County, CO! A 5-week health and wellness program for adults 55+. Learn to age well and embrace longevity.

Dear Editor: As a former Salida city planner, I am deeply concerned about the proposed building height allowances in the draft land use code amendments. These changes threaten to undermine the ...

Dear Editor: Why do people move here? Because of nature’s beauty? The clean air? Peace and quiet and to just get away from it all? I don’t think it’s because of density and the ugly new construction.

Salida City Council held a joint work session with the Planning Commission Oct. 7, where they heard a preliminary review of a proposed Love’s Travel Center at the intersection of Cleora Road and U.S.

Lydia and Charles Marek of La Garita are the parents of a son, Charles Andrew Shadrach Marek. He was born at 12:13 p.m. Oct. 3, 2025, at Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center’s Family Birthing ...