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Husband of Colorado Woman Found Dead After 3-Year Search Re-Arrested in Gilbert

Mother's Day · Salida

Husband of Colorado Woman Found Dead After 3-Year Search Re-Arrested in Gilbert

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PHOENIX — Barry Morphew, the husband of Suzanne Morphew, whose disappearance in 2020 triggered a yearslong search, was arrested Friday in Gilbert, Arizona, on a charge of first-degree murder. A Colorado grand jury issued the indictment nearly a year after Suzanne’s skeletal remains were discovered in a shallow grave during an unrelated search near Moffat, Colorado — roughly 40 miles from the… Source See the Story

Collegiate Peaks Stampede celebrates 104th rodeo

Animals · Buena Vista

Collegiate Peaks Stampede celebrates 104th rodeo

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Scores are in for the 104th Collegiate Peaks Stampede Rodeo, which once again brought competitors from around the west to the Rodeo Grounds in Buena Vista for two days of animal and human athletics.Read Article

Tractor-trailer catches fire west of Maysville

Buena Vista, Colorado · Buena Vista

Tractor-trailer catches fire west of Maysville

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No injuries were reported after an 18-wheel tractor-trailer caught fire around 8:30 p.m. June 16 near mile marker 209 on U.S. 50 near the chain station west of Maysville on Monarch Pass.Read Article

Watts pleads guilty to felony menacing, sentenced June 18

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Daniel Ryan Watts, 42, was sentenced June 18 following a plea agreement on charges filed in December regarding a November altercation with a former Salida resident.Buena Vista, Colorado · Buena Vista Read Article

Despite online harassment, No Kings rally and FIBArk both deemed successful events

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An updated FIBArk parade policy this year, which aimed to make the annual parade apolitical, led to a polarizing online dispute between No Kings Day protesters and the FIBArk board ahead of the two events June 14.Parade · Buena Vista Read Article

BVPD arrests two after executing search warrant

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The Buena Vista Police Department and the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant on June 18 that resulted in the arrests of Cameron Gordanier and Christina Hussey. According to a June 19 press release, BVPD officers had been…Buena Vista, Colorado · Buena Vista Read Article

Like a clown in a barrel: Rodeo icon celebrates 18 years with Stampede

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As rodeo bulls stamp and snort, bucking their riders as they burst into the arena, a bright red barrel stands in the middle of it all, bearing a crucial member of the safety team: the rodeo clown.Buena Vista, Colorado · Buena Vista Read Article

Town of BV releases watering schedule for summer 2025

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The Town of Buena Vista released its 2025 summer best watering practices on June 18, offering an outside watering schedule.Buena Vista, Colorado · Buena Vista Read Article

Commissioners approve LUC Glitch Bill process schedule

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Chaffee County commissioners reviewed and approved the schedule for the Land Use Code Glitch Bill amendment process during their June 17 meeting.Buena Vista, Colorado · Buena Vista Read Article

Elevated Voices sing along with community

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On June 14, the Elevated Voices Memory Choir performed a concert and sing-along at Grace Church. The choir performed a variety of songs from “Amazing Grace” to John Prine’s “Paradise.”Salida, Colorado · Salida Read Article

Berry hosts talk on Colorado Midland Railroad's High Line

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Buena Vista Heritage will host a lecture on the story of the Colorado Midland Railroad’s High Line, a testament to the sheer will and ingenuity of the late 19th century, on June 19, 2025.Buena Vista, Colorado · Buena Vista Read Article