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Chaffee County Search and Rescue-North capped off the high season with a daring night rescue at Chalk Cliffs on Sept. 7.The group was also activated the following morning to respond

Chaffee County Search and Rescue-North capped off the high season with a daring night rescue at Chalk Cliffs on Sept. 7.The group was also activated the following morning to respond

Chaffee County’s board of county commissioners will return to public meetings at the Community Center at at 9 a.m., Aug. 17, at 715 E. Main Street in Buena Vista.

Chaffee County commissioners recently passed a resolution outlining new regulations on public access to county properties. The stated purpose of the regulation being to regulate entering and remaining in county

Erika Goldring/Getty Images Dierks Bentley (L) performs with Sam Bush on Day 2 of Seven Peaks Festival on Sept. 1, 2018 in Buena Vista, Colorado. Officials in Chaffee County, Colorado, claim the festival failed to obtain permit approval in advance of selling tickets. A week after Live Nation and Dierks Bentleycanceled the Seven Peaks Music Festival "due to current capacity restrictions in place by local health officials," the local officials in Chaffee County, Colo., are pushing back. They...

The purchase did not happen due to delayed financing. Through a contract with the Chaffee County government, Angel of Shavano provided countywide recycling through drop-off public bins for cardboard, No. 1-2 plastics, aluminum, tin, glass, paper and newspaper. Armstrong said a void was created with the loss of those public bins. “With Angel departing, the county’s desired need for recycling significantly increased…recycling is an important aspect for this community,” Armstro...

Included in the application for the Meadows’s Outdoor Theater is the result of an economic impact study of the largest event to be held on the property – the Seven

Public Health Director Andrea Carlstrom told commissioners Monday, during the Chaffee County work session, that she has been asked to be on the state board of health. Carlstrom said she had a meeting with the state this week to find out more of what that would entail, and said it was quite an honor. She delivered a report to the commissioners, meeting as the county board of health, detailing the most recent COVID-19 vaccination rates. Chaffee County was recently fifth in the state for total dos...

Back in November, Keith Baker won re-election to his seat on the three-person Board of Chaffee County Commissioners, representing the northern part of the county.Months later, Baker came out on

As we leave a uniquely difficult year behind us and look with guarded hope toward 2021, it is reasonable to temper one’s expectations. The rollercoaster ride is not over yet; 2021 will surely have its twists and turns as well. But imbedded in the new year are some real opportunities for progress: COVID-19 will continue to be the top priority for local government. However, with the first Public Health vaccine clinic completed on Dec. 28, we are now taking the offensive against the virus. As...