Dec 31, 2024 · A Southern Kitchen, 215 F St., will offer Salidans something they “can’t get anywhere else,” owner Eric Gilmore said. The restaurant held a soft opening Dec. 20-22, when it served its staple Southern cuisine menu items to around 80 people by donation.

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Chaffee County Commissioners will meet for a work session at 9 a.m. Feb. 10 in Salida, where they will hear updates from seven departments, and hold an orientation for new commissioners with Randi Snead of the Department of Local Affairs.

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Chaffee County Commissioners will meet for a work session at 9 a.m. Feb. 10 in Salida, where they will hear updates from seven departments, and hold an orientation for new commissioners with Randi Snead of the Department of Local Affairs.

Salida lost a beloved resident, Mary Ellen Murphy, who passed away gracefully at home on January 12, 2025, weeks shy of her 92nd birthday. She moved to Salida in 1959 with her husband, Bill Murphy, to acquire KVRH, the local AM radio station,…

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Jan 27, 2025 · The Salida High School boys’ wrestling team all showed improvement at the Custer County Bobcat Invitational Jan. 24-25 in Westcliffe, assistant coach Ben Sanchez said. “Every single wrestler wrestled a little bit better than they have in the past.” The team took second place, only 4 points ...

Jan 5, 2025 · Vantilburg has climbed 51 of the 58 fourteeners in Colorado. His favorite, he said, was Sneffles. “The view is amazing from Sneffles.” Vantilburg also loves reading and enjoys the genres of science fiction, historical fiction and detective novels.

Jan 8, 2025 · Nathaniel “Nate” Joel Purcell, 42, of Grand Junction passed away Dec. 22, 2024. He was born June 11, 1982, in Salida to Russell and Lynn Purcell.