Heart of the Rockies Radio News

08/12/2025

08/11/2025

08/11/2025

Welcome to our Chamber Membership, Cooper Woodworks!🎉

Cooper Woodworks brings high-quality, personalized interior carpentry services to Salida and the surrounding area. Specializing in everything from floors, cabinets, doors, tongue-and-groove siding, shiplap, trim, crown molding, and closets to full-scale remodeling projects of any size, their team delivers exceptional craftsmanship tailored to each client's unique vision.

Give Cooper Woodworks a call to schedule a consultation!

08/11/2025

All High School Sports Are Officially Underway in Colorado...

AURORA - All fall sports are officially underway today, with the first practices for cross country, field hockey, flag football, gymnastics, boys soccer, softball, spirit, boys tennis, unified bowling and girls volleyball starting. Practices for boys golf and football started last Monday.

08/11/2025

New Podcast Alert!
Living in Salida with Monica McCarthy - Season 2 - Episode 10 is here!

Listen Here: https://redcircle.com/shows/84300d4d-6637-43bb-9d00-392e17893e01/ep/417c652b-35b2-4f51-8160-36a038f673e3

This week Monica talks with Andrew Bascue, Chief Welcome Home Office with Porchlight Builders. Porchlight Builders is based in Salida, CO and crafts high-end custom homes for Chaffee County. If you have interest in living in Salida or you're eyeing this area as a potential place to build your dream home; this episode is for you.

Check out Monica's Youtube page:
https://www.youtube.com/

08/11/2025

Flows on the Arkansas River have leveled off from Voluntary Flow Management Program.

Currently:

Pine Creek / Numbers is running 581 Cubic Feet Per Second.

Browns Canyon is at 636 CFS

And the Royal Gorge is 667 CFS

The Beach restaurant at River Runners opens this Wednesday. Come check it out through September 1.

Raft now through September. Book online at whitewater.net or call 719-395-2466.

On behalf of River Runners, enjoy the river and be safe

Flows on the Arkansas River have leveled off from Voluntary Flow Management Program. Currently: Pine Creek / Numbers is running 581 Cubic Feet Per Second.

08/11/2025

Four specially trained dogs have been brought to Crestone to assist in the investigation into the 2016 disappearance of Kristal Reisinger. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation and the Saguache County Sheriff’s Office are conducting a targeted search in a specific area connected to the case.

Reisinger was last seen on July 13, 2016 in the Crestone area. She was 29 years old at the time.

Authorities are urging anyone with information to call the dedicated tip line at 720-741-7410.

Four specially trained dogs have been brought to Crestone to assist in the investigation into the 2016 disappearance of Kristal Reisinger. The Colorado Bureau o

08/11/2025

Cory “Salty” Riggs has entered the race for the Salida City Council Ward 3 seat. Riggs currently serves on the Planning Commission and is a former board member of the Chaffee Housing Authority. She has also advocated at the Colorado State Legislature on affordable housing issues.

In her announcement, Riggs said, “Salida voters demand results, not excuses. My record includes wins like the short-term rental tax, the lodging tax reallocation for housing and childcare, and Proposition 123.”

This year’s municipal election will see voters choose one City Council member from each ward and elect a new mayor. Justin Critelli and Tracy Kachadourin have both declared their mayoral candidacies.

Election packets for the 2025 Salida municipal election are available at the Touber Building. To qualify for the ballot, candidates must meet residency and voter registration requirements and collect at least 25 valid signatures.

Cory “Salty” Riggs has entered the race for the Salida City Council Ward 3 seat. Riggs currently serves on the Planning Commission and is a former board mem

08/11/2025

Join HRRMC for a public community forum with President John Tucker on Wednesday, Sept. 10 from 4-5 p.m. in the Café Conference Room on HRRMC’s main campus, located at 1000 Rush Drive in Salida.

During this community forum, Mr. Tucker will cover a wide variety of hospital and clinic topics directly related to HRRMC’s:

- Organizational growth,

- Construction and expansion projects,

- Technological advances,

- Governmental policy updates and its effects on our rural organization,

- Provider and service updates, and more.

Community members can RSVP via a link on our website at hrrmc.com/events and click on this event on the calendar date, or on our flyer by scanning the QR code. A Zoom option is also available, but needs to be indicated on the RSVP form and will be sent out to individuals at a later date.

Mr.

Join HRRMC for a public community forum with President John Tucker on Wednesday, Sept. 10 from 4-5 p.m. in the Café Conference Room on HRRMC’s main campus, l

08/11/2025

The City of Salida is proud to announce that it has been officially certified as a Bronze Member of the Colorado Green Business Network (CGBN), a program of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). This recognition honors organizations across the state that demonstrate a strong commitment to sustainability by integrating environmentally responsible practices into their daily operations.

The CGBN is a free and voluntary program that encourages, supports, and rewards businesses and organizations that strive toward greater operational sustainability. Members are recognized at Bronze, Silver, or Gold levels based on their achievements in areas such as energy efficiency, waste reduction, water conservation, and sustainable transportation.

The City of Salida earned Bronze-level certification by implementing a variety of sustainability-focused initiatives like our Climate Action Plan and Energy Action Plan.

The City of Salida is proud to announce that it has been officially certified as a Bronze Member of the Colorado Green Business Network (CGBN), a program of the

08/11/2025

Governor Jared Polis has issued a disaster emergency declaration for the Oak Fire burning just west of Pagosa Springs, north of Highway 160. The declaration comes after the Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office requested state assistance, citing that the fire’s rapid spread had exceeded local firefighting capacity.

As of last night, the Oak Fire had burned 150 acres, with mandatory evacuations in place.

Meanwhile, the Lee Fire—burning in Rio Blanco and Garfield counties—has grown to over 113,000 acres, making it the sixth-largest wildfire in Colorado history. It began on August 2 and has damaged or destroyed several structures, though no fatalities have been reported.

Governor Jared Polis has issued a disaster emergency declaration for the Oak Fire burning just west of Pagosa Springs, north of Highway 160. The declaration com

08/11/2025

Isolated thunderstorms are possible each afternoon and evening this week. Most of these storms will be weak and short-lived, producing lightning and gusty winds but only brief rainfall.

Salida and Buena Vista will see a high of 83 with a low of 49.

The San Luis Valley can expect a high of 79, a low of 47.

Leadville and Fairplay look for a high of 67 with a low of 39.

Isolated thunderstorms are possible each afternoon and evening this week. Most of these storms will be weak and short-lived, producing lightning and gusty win