Cailey McDermott

Salida High School junior Eben Mayton, right, charges the Basalt goalie but is met by a defender during the home match Aug. 29. Sophomore Muez Richmond, who scored a hat trick in the Spartans' 5-1 victory, is in the background at left.

Poncha Springs trustees tour the Hutchinson Homestead and Learning Center before their regular meeting Aug. 27. From left are Adrian Quintana, Katie Davis, Ben Scanga, Leann Olson, Andrea Earley Coen

Jane Levene owner of Jefferson Farms walks among her female paco-vicuña in Salida Aug. 20. “As we move toward them they will move away; they are pretty much a noncontact animal. But we don’t want them to be afraid of us,"she said. (Photo by Cailey McDermott)

During a special meeting Sept. 4 the Poncha Springs Board of Trustees voted unanimously to seek a 1 percent sales tax increase on the November ballot.

Homecoming week for the Salida High School Spartans kicks off Sept. 9, but the Booster Club would like people to know it’s not just for students, but for the entire

Salida native Theresa Cortese, 70, taught in Salida for 30 years and substituted for another 10.

After 44 years in law enforcement, more than 13 of those in Chaffee County, Sheriff John Spezze announced his retirement Sept. 10, effective immediately.

With winter approaching, Monarch Mountain officials are focusing on stabilization of the No Name Basin expansion and are halting forward progress.

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Jerry Grannell of Poncha Springs talks to librarian Tanya Stewart inside Salida Regional Library's new bookmobile at the Embracing Aging Expo Sept. 13 at Chaffee County Fairgrounds. Stewart said people