State races: Polis captures Governor’s office, Donovan, Wilson return to Colorado statehouse
The Democratic candidate for Governor, Jared Polis, achieved a solid general election victory...
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Month: November 2018
Conservation wins, Chaffee County passes ballot issue 1A
Ballot issue 1A — a vote to protect forests, water, and working lands and guard against wildfire While the margin wasn’t large, Chaffee County voters chose to pass 1A, in the Nov. 6 general election, one of the few...
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Hospital opening Audiology Dept., hearing aid outlet
“Hearing loss affects everything. You can choose to deal with it and try to make your life better with modern hearing-instrument technology or you can do nothing, blame everybody else, and sit in a world of silence. Silence is not golden, it’s lonely.”
Robert Furby, incoming HRRMC audiologist
Buena Vista lodging occupation tax Ballot Issue 2A defeated
In a resounding voice that echoed heavy voter turn-out, Buena Vista voters rejected Ballot Issue 2A by a nearly two to one margin. The proposed lodging occupation tax ballot was defeated with unofficial totals of 476 “Yes” votes...
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Ballot Watch: voting hits 68.7 percent county-wide
Chaffee County Clerk and Recorder Lori Mitchell reported late Monday evening that 9199 of the...
Read MoreIt’s Election Day, time to vote!
Today, Nov. 6 is election day across the nation, when we exercise our rights as citizens to vote. Polls opened at 7:00 a.m. across Chaffee County and will remain open until 7:00 p.m. tonight. If you are 18-years-old and a...
Read MoreSalida City Council gets domestic violence primer
Rachel Holder, executive director of The Alliance, and Janine Stovall, a licensed victim advocate, presented information and led a discussion about domestic violence at the Salida City Council work session, Monday, Nov. 5....
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Ballot Watch: Just one more sleep until……Election Day!
Chaffee County Clerk and Recorder Lori Mitchell reported that through Nov. 4, a total of 7684...
Read MoreCollegiate Peaks Forum Series presents documentary about New England slave trade
The Collegiate Peaks Forum Series will present “Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North,” a documentary and discussion about the New England slave trade, from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, at the Congregational United...
Read MorePlanning Commission to weigh in on outfitting facility, rural property rights
After a packed and contentious Planning Commission meeting last Thursday that went until 11 p.m. , a big agenda item, consideration of Alison Brown’s outfitting facility limited impact review, was rescheduled. A special...
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Trout Unlimited weighs in on 1A
Dear Editor, Trout Unlimited (TU) is a national non-profit organization dedicated to conserving and restoring cold water fisheries and the rivers and streams where they live. Trout Unlimited, Colorado Trout Unlimited, and the...
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: county property overreach on rural landowners
Dear Editor, As a horse and landowner in Chaffee County I am very worried about actions our county officials are taking which could affect all county horse and livestock owners. The removal of our property rights as county...
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