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Long before Colorado 114 took drivers over the gentle Cochetopa Pass between Saguache and Gunnison, the corridor of rolling hills and lush stream bottoms provided a haven for travelers on foot for hundreds, if not thousands, of years.

Ita s been a long time in the construction and planning stages but at long last Saguache Countya s very own authentic Old West town will be opening June 10 for ita s first official event .

The family of a Saguache man missing for more than a week has hired a private investigator.

There's still no sign of a missing Saguache man. 56-year old Michael Rust hasn't been seen since Tuesday.

Authorities say a search is under way for Saguache County man who's been missing since Tuesday.

DENVER - The Colorado Department of Agriculture announced Thursday that Chaffee County will receive federal disaster funds because of severe weather conditions in 2008 that caused excessive crop losses as a ...

One hundred thirty-five years ago this spring, a six-week ordeal began for Alferd E. Packer.

Weld rankings Weld County leads the state in 16 of 27 categories covered by the 2007 Census of Agriculture.

ENLARGE Weld County Jail corrections officers Ed McClure, right, and Joshua Todd complete daily cell checks in M-pod as inmates look out their cell windows during a recent night at the jail.

By Don Paulson, Curator Ouray County Historical Society Almost everyone living in Ouray County has heard of Otto Mears, "The Pathfinder of the San Juans." He built or completed numerous toll roads in the San ...

The small town of Saguache is like many Colorado mountain towns, built by the gold and silver booms in the late 1800s.

Today, in a letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid, United States Senator Ken Salazar formally announced his intent to resign from the Senate, pending his confirmation to serve as Secretary of the Interior.

Bigger would be better when it comes to improving the San Luis Valley's highways with funding from a federal economic stimulus bill.

With all the talk of a job-creating stimulus package Ed Quillen takes a look back in history at Colorado infrastructure that was built during the New Deal with its jobs programs, in his column in today's Denver ...

CHIEFTAIN PHOTOS/ TRACY HARMON -- Dr. David Arnett listens to Tracy Belgardea s heart.

Hunters and anglers will have access to more land in south-central Colorado thanks to a conservation easement acquired with revenue from the state wildlife habitat stamp program.

Brenda Shepard's hard-scrabble life ended tragically. The burned, skeletal remains of the 45-year-old Saguache woman were found in a barrel in September, not far from where she struggled to raise her four ...

The daughter of Brenda Shepard, Arianna Sain, and Shepard's sister, Linda Edwards, sit with a family photo on Friday in Greeley.