Salida News

Two noted public artists planning to cover parts of the Arkansas River with flowing fabric are finding not everyone in Colorado likes the idea.

Two people drowned after they were thrown from a raft while on the Arkansas River on Tuesday afternoon.

Two people died at the scene of a five-car pileup on a Monarch Pass. U.S. 50 reopened by evening and the accident is still under investigation.

Who: PJ Bergin When: today through July 16 Open studio hours: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays Public reception: 4-6 p.m. Tuesday and 4-8 p.m. Saturday, July 11 Kids' special: A free "Geode" workshop for ages 5-8 will take place from 2-4 p.m. Thursday; children will use soap and warm water to create solid felt balls with different ...

PONCHA SPRINGS , Colo., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Rocky Mountain Estate Brokers Realty LLC announces the public auction of 25 mountain home sites at Little River Ranch near Salida, on Saturday, July 11, 2009 at 1:10 pm MDT, according to auctioneer David P. Whitley.

Try as I might, it's been hard to ignore the news that escapes from Iran, where a potential rebellion has apparently been quashed.

It's nice living in a mountain region like Summit County, where the residents are filling their lives with fun times - like Affinity Wealth Management Group's Aleda Kresge and daughter Robyn offering a report on their recent trip to the Orient: "We are just back from almost three weeks in China, checking out Robyn's homeland.

As noted in a previous blog, " Doing the Math on Christo's Arkansas River Wrap ," Colorado art mavens and opinion leaders are just crrraaaazy about Over the River , the proposal by husband-and-wife artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude to suspend six miles of silvery fabric over the river between Canon City and Salida.

Exhausted, but jubilant, Durango resident Andy Corra made history when he tied his record of wins with veteran kayaker Gary Lacy, who did not compete this year.

They rode 380 miles, slept in tents, and broke through the finish line. These determined men and women conquered the 24th annual Ride the Rockies, completing the Glenwood Springs loop on Friday.

Thousands of bike riders are enjoying the beauty of Colorado as they take part in the 24th annual Ride the Rockies.

Parents, teachers and community members vowed Tuesday night to work together to solve funding shortfalls at Salida schools.

More than a dozen Salida Union teachers were blindsided by layoff notices on the last day of school.

Jun 12, 2009 11:01 am US/Mountain Written by Shaun Boyd Reporting Shaun Boyd SALIDA, Colo.

Murder warrants have been issued in the case of a woman who suspiciously fell to her death near Salida five years ago.

A coroner's inquest has been scheduled for Tuesday in Chaffee County to determine whether the death of a woman who fell from a 10-foot cliff into a stream was accidental.

A murder trial will remain in Canon City this summer, despite defense arguments that it would be more convenient for the majority of witnesses if the proceedings were held in Salida.

When Mason Finley was in grade school, the McDonald's in Salida gave out little Frisbee-style plastic discs in a promotion.

A 2-car accident resulted in two fatalities, including a teenager, in Park County on Saturday afternoon.

Plans by Nestle to draw and ship spring water from the Arkansas River for its bottled water business have touched off an intense public debate in Chaffee County.