Salida News

Taylro Edrington owns Royal gorge Anglers, which he just took over from his dad, who is not a fan of the Christo project.

The Fremont County Commissioners are accepting additional written comment regarding the requested Temporary Use Permit for artist Christo's "Over The River" project through 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

The cry of 'there's gold in them thar hills' once brought thousands of people into the area, searching for a new life.

Grand Junction- Authorities are searching for a 9-year-old girl who went missing this morning in Fremont County and who may be trying to walk to Grand Junction.

The Over The River Corp., including the artist Christo, was joined by about 180 people who converged in Cotopaxi for the second leg of the Fremont County Board of Commissioner's public hearing for a temporary use permit.

Whether you think Christo's "Over the River" project is good art or bad art, or whether you just think it might give Colorado tourism a boost, the fact is that the artist's idea remains a part of the conversation.

As Fremont County commissioners take testimony today on the temporary-use permit for Christo's Over the River project, University of Denver law students will be filing a suit in an attempt to block the grand scale art project.

Over the River has already received the Bureau of Land Management 's blessing with last year's Record of Decision , but there are still approvals ahead.

Frances Lynett Crane went to be with the Lord January 14, 2012 after a battle with cancer.