Community first: The foundation for a sustainable future

Greetings Silverton, It’s been more than four months since the election and I am proud of the progress the Town of Silverton Staff and Board of Trustees are making.

County Road 2 needs more dust control

Editor; Has any Town or County official been out on County Road 2 this summer? If not, you have been lucky. You don’t need to worry about COVID-19, there are much greater respiratory hazards there. Once upon a time, this road was treated each summer with Magnesium Chloride to mitigate the dust.

The bears are back

The lack of moisture this summer means fewer natural food sources for our local bear population, and bear activity in town is on the rise. In fact, one Silvertonian recently found an unwelcome ursine visitor snacking in his kitchen mid-day!