Several lightning caused fires continue to burn in steep remote areas of Custer and Fremont County in the San Isabel National Forest -San Carlos and Salida Ranger District.

One of the three fires that apparently started by lightning between Aug. 31 and Sept.

Nearly 33 acres have burned in the Johnson Gulch fire with one acre consumed in the Holt fire and about .25 acres in the Middle Ridge fire.

A July 25 crash on U.S. 50 west of Salida left a 22-year-old man dead. The two-vehicle wreck involved a 1997 Subaru driven by Boz Brady, 22, of Coaldale and a 2005 Ford Expedition driven by Brent Jones, 33, of Hornbeck, La.

A July 25 crash on U.S. 50 west of Salida left a 22-year-old man dead. The two-vehicle wreck involved a 1997 Subaru driven by Boz Brady, 22, of Coaldale and a 2005 Ford Expedition driven by Brent Jones, 33, of Hornbeck, La.

If it has to do with history in Fremont County, there is a good chance Carol McNew is involved.

The Colorado State Patrol is currently investigating a two vehicle crash, on Saturday, that occurred on Colorado 50 near mile marker 226, approximately 4 miles east of Salida, Colorado.

The artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude were around town last week, answering questions about their proposed "Over the River" project.