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World Kindness Day was Friday, Nov. 13, and inmates at the Buena Vista Correctional Complex celebrated with a neighborly gift to patients at UCHealth hospitals in northern Colorado.
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- Polis extends Safer at Home, closes bars
- Gold Rush Days postponed
- Mountain Mania Car Show cancels July 5 event
- Chamber cancels Buena Vista Fourth of July parade
- Governor discusses new Colorado guidelines: Restaurants to 50% capacity, day camps opened
- Seven Peaks canceled for 2020
- County eyes hotel, motel reopening later this month
- Colorado Mountain College student develops BV business map
- Collegiate Peaks Rodeo called off; 100th year to be celebrated in 2021
- Chaffee County prepares for reopening
- Rapids & Grass beer fest pulls tap
- Chaffee County responds to governor’s Safer at Home COVID-19
- Gov. Polis updates Coloradans on state response to COVID-19
- Use caution while shopping for groceries
- BLM implements Stage 2 Fire Restrictions
- FIBArk cancelled
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- USFS temporarily closes recreation, camping sites; enacts fire restrictions
- Gov. Polis extends emergency disaster declaration for 30 more days
- Quilters cancel meeting
- Colorado residency defined
- Chaffee closed to visitors
- Walden Music Society announces cancellation
- Campout for the Cause cancels 2020 festival near Buena Vista
- Colorado Legal Services offered online
- All Colorado Parks and Wildlife campgrounds closed until further notice
- Gov. Polis issues statewide ‘stay-at-home’ order
- Gov. Polis directs all of Colorado’s non-critical employers to reduce in-person workforce by 50 percent
- State health dept. amends social distancing public health order, 10 or less exemptions
- State law enforcement, public health officials urge Coloradans to follow state public health order
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Searchers continued to comb Clear Creek Reservoir Sunday looking for a boy who went missing after the canoe he and a friend were in capsized Saturday.
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The Colorado State Patrol recently opened a public opinion survey that will run through Nov. 24.
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Results from a new statewide driver survey by the Colorado Department of Transportation found that nearly all Colorado drivers engage in distracted driving and 17% admitted to not buckling up when driving short distances.
Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze issued stage 2 fire restrictions for unincorporated Chaffee County effective Monday morning.
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The Colorado Public Utilities Commission established changes to telephone bill surcharges in the state Oct. 1 as directed by a bill passed by the Colorado General Assembly earlier this year.
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The Bailey-Kent Funeral Home has temporarily lost its license to operate as a funeral establishment following an investigation into the business after a local family received the unconfirmed and undocumented remains of a cremated infant.
Mack Hill, 24, of Salida was arrested Thursday by local law enforcement in connection with a string of motor vehicle break-ins and thefts over the last several weeks.
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The Buena Vista Police Department took reports from six different properties over six consecutive days regarding the theft of signs from private property.
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The Buena Vista Police Department released the following report for June:
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Mack Hill, 24, of Salida was arrested Thursday by local law enforcement in connection with a string of motor vehicle break-ins and thefts over the last several weeks.
The Buena Vista Municipal Court heard the following cases in May:
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Those with a state-level marijuana possession conviction in their past may be eligible for a pardon in Colorado under a law that went into effect this month.
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Distracted driving has become one of the leading causes of vehicle crashes on Colorado roads. According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, distracted drivers were involved in 15,143 crashes on Colorado roads in 2019, resulting in 4,361 injuries and 28 fatalities. As people hit the road for fall foliage and winter activities, CDOT reminds drivers to drop the distraction and focus on the road ahead.
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Thor, the Buena Vista Police Department’s K9 officer, has received a vest of body armor thanks to a donation by a Castle Rock man.
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The Colorado Department of Transportation has launched a new campaign developed for Coloradans, by Coloradans, to curb marijuana-impaired driving across the state.
Christopher Lane, 47, of Buena Vista pled guilty to charges of Forgery earlier this month, for which he was sentenced to serve three years with the state Department of Corrections.
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Seldon Turnbull, of Buena Vista, charged with third degree arson and insurance fraud in the March 2017 fire that destroyed several structures at Piñon Court Cabins in Buena Vista, pleaded guilty to insurance fraud in 11th Judicial District Court.
Leadville resident Maria Day was sentenced to a total of 54 years in prison for multiple charges stemming from the 2015 murder of John Martinez.
The Park County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic disturbance call at approximately 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at a private residence in Fairplay.
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A Buena Vista man was arrested Monday on eight charges related to distribution and possession of controlled substances, theft and burglary, and unlawful weapons possession, Buena Vista Police chief Dean Morgan said.
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Daniel James Pesch, 37, who faces multiple charges in regards to alleged threats made against a member of the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office will wait three weeks before charges will be filed by the District Attorney’s office.
A Park County Sheriff’s deputy and a 46-year old man were seriously injured when a car struck the deputy’s patrol vehicle head on Thursday. The deputy’s injuries were not life threatening and the incident is being investigated as intentional.
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Chaffee County Search & Rescue-North conducted three missions last weekend to assist hikers who had injured themselves hiking in the Sawatch Range.
Two women were rescued Aug. 21 after veering off the Independence Pass stretch of Colo. 82 the night before.
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has been requested by the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office to investigate an allegation of obscenity involving an adult at The Pony Patch at Doolittle Ranch in the county, Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze reported.
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Chaffee County Search & Rescue-North conducted three missions last weekend to assist hikers who had injured themselves hiking in the Sawatch Range.
Two women were rescued Aug. 21 after veering off the Independence Pass stretch of Colo. 82 the night before.
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has been requested by the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office to investigate an allegation of obscenity involving an adult at The Pony Patch at Doolittle Ranch in the county, Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze reported.
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The Grizzly Fire burning in Glenwood Canyon led the Colorado Department of Transportation to close I-70 just east of Glenwood Springs last week, rerouting traffic on the major interstate down U.S. Highways 24, 285, and 50.
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A two-vehicle head on crash that resulted in serious injuries closed U.S. Highway 24 on Trout Creek Pass for 3 hours Saturday afternoon.
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The Buena Vista Police department released the following report:
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Last month, Morgan became the face of the department, however, when he took the oath of office as the chief of the police department, following in the footsteps of the man who hired him to the force.
A recreational vehicle caught fire from an overheated engine about 5 p.m. Wednesday and shut down Cottonwood Pass for about five hours, Chaffee County Fire Protection District Chief Robert Bertram said.
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The Friends of Chaffee County Fire Protection District are hosting a fundraiser to equip the district with a side-by-side all-terrain vehicle that district fire chief Robert Bertram said would allow crews to more easily access fires in some of the difficult terrain of the high country.
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A structure fire that started in a shed north of Buena Vista Friday was aggravated by strong winds, but fire crews were able to get the blaze under control before the home was destroyed.
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The body of a Nathrop man who had been missing for 5 days after going hiking alone in the area of the Three Apostles was found last Wednesday, Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze reported.
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Tidwell retires this month from the Buena Vista Police Department where he spent the last 24 years as chief.
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70 drivers cited for unrestrained children
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Chaffee County Search and Rescue North, with assistance from CCSAR-South, REACH air medical services and Western Mountain Rescue, is searching for a missing Nathrop hiker in the area around the Three Apostles in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness Area.
CCSAR-N was dispatched Saturday to search for Terry Pann, 60, who was believed to have been hiking alone in the vicinity of the Three Apostles, having taken off from the Lake Ann trailhead near the ghost town of Winfield.
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An offer has been entered in the case against Phuong Nguyen, who was arrested May 27, following an alleged attempt to drive off a 1,000 foot cliff with her 5-year-old daughter in the car.
The driver of a cement truck that overturned at the intersection of U.S. Highways 24 and 285 midday Wednesday received minor scrapes and bruises from the incident, Colorado State Patrol said.
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Chief Tidwell will hit the door for the last official time in style, according to a post on the Buena Vista Police, Colorado Facebook page.
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The town of Buena Vista is throwing a retirement party for police chief Jimmy Tidwell this Saturday from 3-5 p.m. at the BV Community Center after 34 years of service with BVPD.
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A court appearance has been rescheduled to September for Dale Enck, an attorney from Buena Vista who was arrested earlier this year after being charged with stealing thousands of dollars from a person for whom he had power of attorney.
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Summer plans may be different this year with many large gatherings canceled, however, law enforcement will still be on the lookout for motorists who choose to drive impaired.
To keep our roads safe, the Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and local law enforcement agencies will conduct the Summer Strikeout heightened DUI enforcement period from July 17-27.
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Buena Vista Correctional Complex is experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19 according to recent data reported by Colorado Department of Corrections and Chaffee County Public Health.
Chaffee County Public Health reported 36 inmates at Buena Vista Correctional Complex tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the county’s numbers up to 124 cases in the last week.
Diane Patten, who in March pleaded guilty to two counts of vehicular homicide in the July 2, 2019, deaths of Travis Allen and Linda York, will receive a sentence of 8 years in the Department of Corrections.
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The Buena Vista Police Department reported the following for April 2020:
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The state prison agency announced Tuesday that a staff member and an inmate at the Buena Vista Correctional Complex have tested positive for COVID-19.
The Department of Corrections, headquartered in Colorado Springs, stated in a news release that “a full prevalence testing program will be implemented at the facility beginning tomorrow.”
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First responders were called to the Central Colorado Regional Airport Tuesday afternoon.
The Chaffee County Communications Center received information that a plane was on fire at the Buena Vista Airport at 1:47 p.m., according to a press release issued by Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze.
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Jason Luther Willis, 42, was arrested north of Buena Vista Saturday following a slow-speed chase on a low-powered scooter, Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze reported Sunday.
Willis has attempted to elude officers on several occasions, Spezze wrote in an email. As deputies attempted to contact him Saturday, Willis fled on a “low-power scooter.”
Two men and a woman who allegedly took a vehicle at gunpoint in Chaffee County in April are now in Denver facing a federal charge of carjacking.
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Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze reported Sunday that a female prisoner being housed within the county detention center has tested positive for COVID-19.
Before admittance to the detention facility, COVID protocol was followed and she was checked for any symptoms of coronavirus. She showed no symptoms, Spezze said.
She is currently in segregation, separated from the rest of the jail population.
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The Buena Vista Police Department’s four-legged officer, Thor, will get some added protection in the coming weeks thanks to a donation from a Massachusetts-based non-profit.
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Walter and Jolene Ahrens sighted a stolen car on their way out of Johnson Village Friday morning.
The jury trial of Seldon Turnbull will likely be reset due to COVID-19 precautions regarding jury trials in the state.
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With COVID-19 restrictions increasing the amount of time people spend at home, domestic violence and sexual abuse prevention organizations have worried that the frequency of local incidents would dramatically increase.
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Jimmy Tidwell will retire from his post as the chief of the Buena Vista Police Department at the end of next month and will be succeeded by Sgt. Dean Morgan, exactly 34 years and one day after Tidwell started his career in law enforcement at BVPD.
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A dispute with the Buena Vista Sanitation District that began more than five years ago has worked its way through numerous courts and the latest development occurred last week.
Fire investigators determined a house fire Thursday near Buena Vista, which claimed the lives of Megan Reed, 31, and her son Michael Werner, was unintentional and probably started in the kitchen area.
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The Buena Vista Police Department reported the following incidents:
Phuong Nu Hoang Dong Nguyen, 28, of Nathrop was charged with criminal attempt first degree murder, a Class 2 felony in an vehicle incident Wednesday night.
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Unincorporated Chaffee County remains under Stage 2 fire bans imposed by Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze in April.
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A peaceful gathering of about 200 people in Columbine Park Friday evening in solidarity with demonstrators across the country protesting police brutality against black Americans was met with overwhelmingly positive support from passersby.
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DENVER – A judge has ruled in favor of a Salida commercial outfitter which was sued by the estate of a man who died during recreational rappelling in 2017 in Lake County.
Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang issued a judgment in favor of Wilderness Expeditions Inc., on grounds that the man had signed a form releasing the company from liability.
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One suspect has been arrested and another is still at large in connection with a Buena Vista burglary of several firearms in November last year.
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A 2006 Ford Freestyle was traveling southbound on 285 when it ran off the left side of the roadway and began to overturn. Neither occupant of the vehicle were wearing seat belts.
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The Chaffee County Communications Center received a call of a missing 4-year-old girl May 29 who had wandered away from a residence in the Four Elk Subdivision.
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Phuong Nu Hoang Dong Nguyen, 28, of Nathrop was charged with criminal attempt first degree murder, a Class 2 felony in an vehicle incident Wednesday night.
Eleventh Judicial District Chief Judge Patrick Murphy issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for Hunter Hyde.
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The Heat Is On high-visibility enforcement period kicks off on Friday, May 22, and ends on Tuesday, May 26.
During the 2019 Memorial Day weekend DUI enforcement period, law enforcement agencies arrested 323 impaired motorists. Last May alone, there were 16 impairment-related fatalities on Colorado’s roads.
The legal blood-alcohol content limit in Colorado is 0.05 percent for driving while ability impaired and 0.08 percent for driving under the influence. First-time DUI offenders can be punished with up to one year in jail, license suspension and thousands of dollars in fines.
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A grass fire that was quickly contained on the west side of U.S. 24 south of Buena Vista Monday morning is believed to have been caused by a discarded cigarette butt, Chaffee County Fire Protection District chief Robert Bertram said.
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A stolen Volkswagen Jetta led several police agencies on a high-speed chase through five counties Thursday night, hitting 100 mph through Buena Vista before crashing on Wilkerson Pass.
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Colorado State Patrol is investigating a rollover crash on Trout Creek Pass yesterday afternoon that caused serious injuries to the driver and closed Highway 24 for approximately 45 minutes.
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