SALIDA, Colo. — Progress takes time. Time to build, get better, and grow. Derek Scott learned that in a graffiti-covered skate park in Salida. "If anything gets me emotional it’s this place," said ...

“A thriving community such as Salida needs a thriving fire department to protect our firefighters and community members. Our current facility does not meet the standards that our firefighters deserve ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... I was downriver when my husband, Ben, stuck his first trout on the Arkansas River. We’d hired a guide, Liam, from The Next Eddy, 129 W. First St., to take us ...

SALIDA, Colo., March 10, 2025—The City of Salida in Southwest Colorado is pleased to celebrate the grand opening of its new Fire Station. Neenan Archistruction, a fully integrated design-build firm ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... So you’ve packed the RV with road trip essentials and your kids’ favorite snacks for the drive. Where to? Well, if you really want to wow the little ones, ...

SALIDA, Colorado — One of the all-time great whitewater events in the United States is celebrating 75 years of competition and fun. “It is it is the oldest whitewater festival in the entire country,” ...

SALIDA, Colo. — Ken Brandon, an artist in Salida, created Box of Bubbles, a space that he calls an artist resource center. The idea behind Box of Bubbles is to help artists achieve their vision by ...

SALIDA, Colo. — Salida, Colorado, is in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, however, Mike Harvey says it's the perfect place to open a surf shop. "Seven-thousand feet above sea level and I think it’s ...

25 years ago, Tony Madone Jr. had already enjoyed a successful career as a farmer in both Colorado and Idaho. But the lifelong farmer, who says he has a gift for farming, had the thought that too many ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife on Thursday lifted a closure of the Arkansas River north of Salida following a month-long closure to remove a diversion dam that posed a risk to rafters and kayakers for ...