9+ hour, 58+ min ago  (691+ words) Cattle grazing on the Frenchman's Creek Ranch property (Courtesy Image) A historic 447-acre ranch north of Buena Vista has been entered into a conservation easement with Central Colorado Conservancy, the Salida-based land trust announced April 22. The conservation easement on Frenchman's…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (506+ words) Savannah, Jay, Mack, Nicki, Harmony; the staff at Mountain Oasis Bar and Grill. Mountain Oasis Bar and Grill opened in February on U. S. 24, offering locals a refuge that recalls a quieter time in Buena Vista. Owner Nicki Hill moved to Buena…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (126+ words) The Chaffee County Times Alliance survivor advocate Jordan Pollack models a jean jacket during the Chocolate Lover's Fantasy denim fashion show. The event is the signature annual fundraiser for the non-profit and was hosted at Mount Princeton Hot Springs on…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (533+ words) Sam Bailey (right) of Amazon explains the company's plan for a delivery station on Railroad Street. After discussing a proposed annexation into Buena Vista for over 2. 5 hours at their meeting April 14, Buena Vista Trustees voted to continue the public hearing…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (569+ words) Laurel Mc Hargue and LV Ditchkus present Aberlyn Leon of Buena Vista with the Central Colorado Writers' annual Youth Writing Contest's top award for the Senior Division for her short story "El Gran Secreto Malo en Las Dunas." Laurel Mc…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago  (754+ words) A group of Chaffee County girls got to meet and ski with Olympic skier Mikaela Schiffrin April 11 as part of a partnership between the Chaffee nonprofit Elevate Her and the Share Winter Foundation. Both of these organizations share the goal…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (330+ words) The Buena Vista High School soccer team remained unbeaten last week with a 2-1 win over their rivals the Salida Spartans April 14." With the win their record is now 9-0-1. "I would say it wasn't our prettiest game of soccer," said head…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (812+ words) Colorado Parks and Wildlife released five gray wolves onto public land in Grand County, Colorado on Monday, December 18, 2023. Pictured is wolf 2302-OR. A male gray wolf felt a pinching sensation in his "upper left hind leg and shortly after the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (817+ words) Built in the 1930s and seemingly destined for demolition after decades of disuse, the Mc Ginnis Gym reopened Thursday following a two-year restoration campaign by the Watershed. Watershed Inc. directors Katy Welter, John O'Brien and Rick Bieterman look at plans inside…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (804+ words) Chaffee County Search and Rescue North look out over the Arkansas River Valley floor from high atop Mount Princeton Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Colorado Department of Natural Resources announced in a March 25 press release that an interagency agreement…...