Learn about Salida's history with past Mountain Mail articles, including history of illuminated signs, a Ruby Mountain rescue ...

Salida Racing, Salida’s high school mountain bike team, designed their 2026-2027 team shirts in memory and honor of Kaden ...

Last week, the Salida Police Department notified Flock Safety that the city would be canceling their contract with them for all six Flock Automated License Plate Readers within city limits. The ...

Dear Editor: I would like to commend Marty Rush for his recent article on the sad state of affairs in the Middle East (Aug. 6 Mountain Mail). While most of us know that organized religions underlie ...

Y & K Construction’s women’s softball team won their four-team league for the sixth year in a row, with a 7-1 record for the regular season. This year’s team had 13 players, with a significant ...

Over the years, well-meaning religious people have wondered, with reasonable curiosity, how I could be a farmer and an atheist. To their reckoning, farmers work closely with the earth and nature where ...

The Salida School District Board of Education discussed AI usage, cyberattacks affecting staff members and a memorandum of understanding with the county, among other new developments to kick off the ...

Snowcaps Theatre’s youth-run production of “Disney’s Descendants: The Musical” was a tremendous success, and we are grateful to the sponsors whose generosity made it possible. Their support provided ...

Chaffee County Public Health announced the next free 16-week National Diabetes Prevention Program classes will start Aug. 25 in Buena Vista and Aug. 27 in Salida.

The Chaffee County Patriots will host a town hall on “Threats to the Constitutional Republic” at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 13 at American Legion Post No. 55, 338 N. Railroad St.

Tensions about water management are high on the Colorado River, even as water levels in reservoirs like Lake Mead drop to record lows and the West faces severe drought conditions.

Chaffee County commissioners directed staff to revoke the certificate of occupancy for Monarch Mountain Lodge during their Aug. 10 special meeting; notice was delivered to the owners Aug. 11.