The Salida-Poncha Springs community had rallied around Roberta Rodriguez, paying her rent and sending her on a vacation while she wasn’t able to get a job
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Posted inHealth
Home sweet parking lot: Some hospitals welcome RV living for patients, families and workers
At the hospital in Salida, doctors and nurses commuting from distant cities are more likely than patients to camp in the parking lot
Posted inOutdoors
Colorado surfers rally in Salida as local engineers adjust celebrated wave
2-ton sandbags helped tame a boat-flipping menace at city’s popular whitewater park — bringing back the vaunted Scout Wave after 8-week absence
Posted inOutdoors
A new restaurant now sits atop Monarch Pass. Here’s what else is different at the 11,000-foot roadside stop.
New owner Monarch ski resort has upgraded the high elevation outpost. Don’t worry, the 57-year-old tramway is still quietly spinning.
Posted inOutdoors
Salida lost its longtime carnival — and bags of poop were hurled at a man’s home because of it
A resident’s complaints about “dangerous” rides prompted carnies to pull up stakes. But ninjas came to the rescue.
Posted inCrime and Courts
Colorado jury acquits day care worker accused of child abuse after 5-year-old pulled down classmates’ pants
The Salida community rallied around the two child care workers charged in the case and county commissioners just approved a $133,000 grant so the center can reopen
Posted inEconomy
More than 80% of local governments have opted out of Colorado’s new paid family, medical leave
Many said they have similar or better programs in place for their workers. The deadline to opt out is March 31.
Posted inSun Investigation
Criminal charges against preschool teachers, closure of child care center tore a Colorado town apart
Parents, now scrambling to find alternative care after the abrupt closure of The Schoolhouse in Poncha Springs, are accusing authorities of overreacting to reports of a 5-year-old touching younger classmates
Posted inHousing
Western Slope voters overwhelmingly passed taxes on short-term rentals to fund affordable housing
Colorado’s Western Slope communities could generate about $40 million in new tax revenue from vacation rentals to support affordable housing
Posted inNews, Outdoors
“Impossible challenge”: Colorado father-son adventure racers are pushing the limits of Alzheimer’s
LEADVILLE — Adventure racing pioneer Mark Macy just got a new tattoo. There on his forearm, in big block letters: “IT’S ALL GOOD TRAINING.” “He’s said that a million times throughout my life,” says his son, Travis, one of Colorado’s most accomplished ultra athletes. “When he says it now, I tell him, ‘Well, Dad, I […]