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Salida Daily Digest Monday, October 05, 2026

Ty's Take

Charles Dozois spent most of his life in this valley, which in a place this size means he was woven into the fabric so thoroughly most people didn't notice until he was gone. The Zig Zag Wanderers will play the Harley shop on Friday night and draw a crowd the way live music does here, loud and loose and full of people looking for something to do besides scroll their phones. And Sunrise Rotary is opening scholarship applications, the kind of quiet work that happens every year without fanfare, year after year, the town taking care of its own. This is what a small community actually runs on, most of the time, and most of the time it doesn't make the front page until someone dies or something loud enough happens to notice.

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The Mountain Mail

Obituary: Charles Frederick Dozois

Charlie Dozois, a former Salida resident who passed away at age 83 on September 8, 2026, in Loveland, Ohio, was remembered for his love of the American West and his pioneering mountain climbs in Colorado during the 1960s. After a long career as a chemical sales manager in the Midwest and East,...

Zig Zag Wanderers play loud and loose covers of country and rock songs

Salida's newest band, Zig Zag Wanderers, blends country and punk rock into a loud, high-energy sound that spans from classic rock to contemporary country artists. The four-piece group features Spencer Darr and Jon Terbush as frontmen alongside bassist Brian Carter and drummer Andrew Pluchinotta,...

Sunrise Rotary to accept scholarship applications starting Oct. 29

Salida Sunrise Rotary is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2027 winter and spring semesters, with the application period opening October 29 and closing December 1 at 5 p.m. Students must be permanent residents of Salida School District R-32-J with at least a 2.5 grade point average and...

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West Plains Daily Digest Sunday, October 18, 2026

Ty's Take You get a week like this and you see the machinery of the region working the way it's supposed to. New highway patrol troopers graduating means younger officers cycling into stations across these counties, which matters more than most folks realize when you'

Truth or Consequences Daily Digest Sunday, October 18, 2026

Ty's Take The airport water line question keeps coming back around, doesn't it? Every few years somebody floats the idea of running infrastructure out to Spaceport America, and every few years the math doesn't work or the money isn't there or both.

Silver City Daily Digest Sunday, October 18, 2026

Ty's Take The screwworm alert ought to get everybody's attention around here, because that's not some distant range problem—it's in our backyard and it hits both sides of what keeps this county alive. A rancher loses cattle to parasites while an

Salida Daily Digest Sunday, October 18, 2026

Ty's Take The housing authority holding rents steady at Jane's Place and The 505 next year is the kind of news that doesn't make headlines scream, but it matters more than most people realize. When you've got young families and service workers