About Us

Established in 2019

The Valley Beat is a weekly online news site, with a new edition published every Monday starting on the 29th. Each issue will focus on the news, events, local governments, and people that call this Valley, home. The format of each issue will be pages devoted to the Town of Silvercliff, the Town of Westcliffe, Custer County, Clubs, weather, a weekly calendar of happenings, upcoming meetings, and maybe a few surprises mixed in between.

Our Mission

Our pledge is to deliver a "meaty" issue each Monday, so you can plan your week ahead. Tracy's personal mission is to write everything fair, balanced, and editorial free. To deliver news that matters to the residents of the Wet Mountain Valley, rain, snow, or shine. Unless there are circumstances that forces us to wait a few days, i.e blackouts, and outages.

Our Family

Tracy Ballard
Editor/Reporter

Tracy has lived in the Wet Mountain Valley and called it home since November of 1999. She wrote for the Wet Mountain Tribune for almost two years and she learned what it takes to deliver thought-provoking and informative news items and features.

Ted Ballard

​Tech Support

Madeline Ballard
Photographer/Tech Support

Madeline, who goes by Mattie in non-formal engagements, has lived in the Valley all her life. She goes to Custer County High School, and is an upcoming Junior. She has a passion for her community and loves to help out. Along with her on the job knowledge of technology, she has also had two years of classes at the school. For any suggestions, and issues on the website, please contact her by text or by email.