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Local historian and tour guide Steve Chapman, of Salida Walking Tours, describes an 1880s shootout from Salida’s colorful past to a group of students from Salida Montessori Charter School Thursday. The students were participating in a Greater Arkansas River Nature Association project and lea…
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Salida Police Department welcomed its newest and youngest recruit recently.
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Josh Oberleas, Crest Academy physical education and outdoor leadership teacher, shows Eliot Miller, 11, the proper technique for casting. The fishing outing for some of Crest Academy’s students took place Tuesday near the Salida boat ramp. Helpers included other Crest teachers and volunteers…
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Chaffee County Public Health director Andrea Carlstrom announced April 12 she had been approached to represent the Fifth Congressional District on the Colorado State Board of Health.Â
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Equity markets finished lower on Thursday, reversing Wednesday’s rally.
Education
Salida School District R-32-J board members voted to approve the lease of the Kesner building to Colorado Mountain College for three years at a rate of $15,000 per month.
Sports
The Lady Spartan volleyball team walked the Florence Lady Huskies right out the door Thursday, winning dominantly in three sets, 25-11, 25-13, 25-11.
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Local author, John DiGirolamo, has a passion for policing and was inspired to tell the officers stories after listening to a summer full of negative portrayals of police officers in the media in 2020.
- State case count nears half a million
- Sometimes coronavirus aftermath lingers
- Public health amends local health order
- County continues to offer all vaccinations
- State phases out COVID dial: County orders take precedence over state
- Man dies after contracting virus at county lock up
- Public health reports decline in vaccinations in recent weeks
- County records 14-day case count of 27
- Vaccinations continue
- Public health distributes Johnson & Johnson
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Daily AA meetings – Visit www.aasalidabvleadville.com for information on daily Zoom meetings. 24-hour hotline: 888-333-9649. Some small group meetings are also reopening – check website for details.
9 a.m.-4 p.m. – Caring and Sharing, 220 W. Fourth St., accepts donations. Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. for shopping. 719-539-3686.
10 a.m.-1 p.m. – Chaffee County Resource Center, next to Caring and Sharing, 220 W. Fourth St., is open for food boxes and light medical equipment. Curbside pickup. Call Mel Hickman, 719-539-4849, with questions.
10 a.m.-5 p.m. – Planned Parenthood clinic at 233 E. Second St. 719-539-7291.
11 a.m.-4 p.m. – Salida Pregnancy Resource Center, 215 E. Third St. Call 719-539-7436.
Noon – Meals on Wheels: Call 539-3341 for delivery.
Noon – Daily AA meeting on Zoom: http://www.zoom.us/j/8680321228. Call Lori, 303-210-5012, for password.
6 p.m. – Al-Anon: for information on virtual meetings call 719-221-3025. Read more
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Chaffee County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Stephen Lee Shull, 45, of Boulder, April 3, on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, driving an uninsured vehicle and failure to drive in a single lane (weaving). He was held in lieu of $2,000 bail.
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Whether preparing your home for market, or just looking for ways to get more satisfaction and pride in home ownership in general, there are multiple ways you can improve both the aesthetic and monetary value of your home without necessarily breaking the bank in the process.
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During spring sports season, many young athletes play with seemingly normal but persistent foot pain.Â
