In unrelated cases, two Chaffee County women were arrested November 9th on charges of illegal possession of drugs. In the first case, in late August Deputy Ben Adair stopped a sedan on US Hwy 50 in Salida for a minor traffic violation.  Inside were three people, two of whom exhibited symptoms of drug abuse.  Questioning […]

The sheriff and undersheriff The sheriff continues to participate in Salida Sunrise Rotary.  The sheriff also attended the Buena Vista Chamber’s annual members’ banquet at the Buena Vista Community Center. The undersheriff and County Clerk Joyce Reno sponsored a liquor servers’ training course held at the county fairgrounds.  Forty people attended. The sheriff assisted with […]