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2 weeks ago | 
themountainmail.com | Guinnevere Stropes
Salida School District R-32-J Board of Education met for a two hour meeting April 8 in Salida, where they held three discussions on items that were approved on second reading, including section I of the policy book’s changes, the operational wishlist, and teacher salary steps. Board President Joe Smith and Board Vice President Jodi Breckenridge-Petit were absent. Board member Matt Hobbs ran the meeting.
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2 weeks ago | 
themountainmail.com | Guinnevere Stropes
Salida School District R-32-J Board of Education held a tour of Horizons Exploratory Academy’s new home at 627 Oak St. April 8, prior to the regular meeting of the board. Board members Ben Hill, Mandy Paschall and Jenn Schuchman were present, as was Superintendent David Blackburn. The tour was led by Construction Superintendent Casey Wood with Diesslin Structures, Inc., and started on what has been the dirt lot on the Illinois Avenue side of the building.
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2 weeks ago | 
themountainmail.com | Guinnevere Stropes
Chaffee County commissioners held a regular meeting April 8 in Salida where they heard updates and discussed multiple grant opportunities and recommendations. To start the meeting, commissioners heard a public comment from Cheryl Hardy-Moore, vice president of Salida Aspen Concerts, who expressed concern to commissioners about being able to host a medal-winning pianist at Salida High School the weekend before school starts in August.
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2 weeks ago | 
themountainmail.com | Guinnevere Stropes
Chaffee County commissioners heard presentations and held discussions with several different county organization leaders during a work session April 7 in Salida. Supporters of one of the presenters, Places to Age, showed up in droves, filling nearly all available seating in commissioner chambers.
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2 weeks ago | 
themountainmail.com | Guinnevere Stropes
Salida School District R-32-J Board of Education will meet for a walk-through of the construction progress at Horizons Exploratory Academy’s new home on Oak Street, as well as a regular meeting, starting at 5:30 p.m. April 8. There are no discussion items listed on the agenda, and a number of policies are being altered or repealed on the consent agenda.
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2 weeks ago | 
themountainmail.com | Guinnevere Stropes
Chaffee County commissioners will meet for their second regular meeting of the month at 9 a.m. April 8 in Salida. During this meeting, commissioners are set to hear updates and have multiple discussions with various organizations. Updates will come from the Forest Health Council, which will include a report on the Community Wildfire Protection Plan, and Xcel Energy. Following those updates will be the initial review of the implementation of the Land Use Code, which went into effect Jan. 1.
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2 weeks ago | 
themountainmail.com | Guinnevere Stropes
Chaffee County commissioners will meet at 10 a.m. April 7 in Salida for a work session, which will include updates and discussions about various entities within the county. Starting the morning will be a discussion on Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center, led by President John Tucker. Following that discussion, commissioners will hear updates from Places to Age, the Southern Colorado Economic Development District, and the Chaffee County Assessor.
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2 weeks ago | 
chaffeecountytimes.com | Guinnevere Stropes
Chaffee County commissioners discussed the Chaffee County Community Foundation Common Ground grant process, a summary of recommendations from the citizens advisory committee and a funding proposal for public health during a regular meeting April 1 in Salida. Commissioners also approved the final plat development for Alpine West in Buena Vista. All items listed under the consent and hearing consent agendas were approved.
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3 weeks ago | 
themountainmail.com | Guinnevere Stropes
Stephen Gomez, 54, of Rosharon, Texas, died April 2 in a crash on U.S. 50 on Monarch Pass in Garfield. Colorado State Patrol received a call about the crash at about 8:37 p.m. April 2. Gomez was driving a semitruck flatbed trailer combination eastbound in Chaffee County. Gomez was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.
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3 weeks ago | 
themountainmail.com | Guinnevere Stropes
Timothy Joel Reed, 43, of Buena Vista was arrested March 5 on two charges of sexual assault against a child by a person in a position of trust, two charges of aggravated incest with a child younger than 10 years of age and sexual assault. A Colorado Open Records Act request, fulfilled April 1, showed that charges had been adjusted to one charge of aggravated incest, four charges of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust and a charge of tampering with physical evidence.
