Public Safety & Justice Archives

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press announces Launch of Colorado Local Legal Initative

by Jan Wondra | Jan 22, 2020 | Chaffee County, Fremont County, Government, Media, News, Public Safety & Justice | 0

The Colorado Press Association announced early Wednesday morning that Colorado has been selected...

Sen. Gardner’s Profiles in Courage Moment

by Community Contributor | Jan 21, 2020 | Government, Guest Opinion, Opinion, Politics, Public Safety & Justice | 0

Our junior United States Senator, Cory Gardner (R), remains quiet about his position on the...

CCT Takes Another Run at Chalk Creek Canyon Broadband Grant

by Jan Wondra | Jan 21, 2020 | Chaffee County, Government, Land Use, News, Public Safety & Justice, Recreation & The Outdoors | 0

Officials at Colorado Central Telecom (CCT) are hoping that the third time will be the charm. In...

Chaffee Commissioners Schedule Public Hearing on Seven Peaks Music Festival

by Jan Wondra | Jan 20, 2020 | Buena Vista, Chaffee County, Land Use, News, Public Safety & Justice, Recreation & The Outdoors | 0

The final public hearing on the schedule for the January 21 meeting of the Chaffee Board of County...

Colorado Legislative Judicial Branch Committee Considers Suppression of Criminal Case Records

by Jan Wondra | Jan 16, 2020 | Chaffee County, Government, Media, News, Public Safety & Justice | 0

The Colorado Judicial Branch Committee will meet in closed session on Friday, Jan. 17 to consider...

Salida School District Awarded SAFER Grant

by Taylor Sumners | Jan 14, 2020 | Chaffee County, Community, News, Public Safety & Justice, Salida, Schools | 0

A press release from the Salida School District announced early this morning that Salida School...

Envision Forest Health Council finalizes Chaffee County Wildfire Protection Plan Draft

by Jan Wondra | Jan 11, 2020 | Buena Vista, Chaffee County, Conservation, Environment, Fremont County, Government, News, Poncha Springs, Public Safety & Justice, Recreation & The Outdoors, Salida | 0

The latest meeting of the Envision Forest Health Council this past Wednesday yielded big results. After months of work, the highly-engaged group finalized the draft plan for what is being called the Next Gen CWPP, which stands for Community Wildfire Protection Plan. That draft document sets out some big 2020 goals and identifies treatment areas and sub-teams for efforts designed to protect Chaffee and Fremont counties from wildfire incidents.