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Joel Zucker Memorial Scholarship Announces Record Amount

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Joel Zucker Memorial Scholarship Announces Record Amount

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Thursday, July 9, 2026

The Joel Zucker Memorial Scholarship is proud to announce that 16 students will each receive $4000 (total $64,000) this year.

Summer Sounds continues this friday with Los Mocochetes

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Summer Sounds continues this friday with Los Mocochetes

Silverton Creative

Thursday, July 9, 2026

The 9th Annual Silverton Summer Sounds Music Series continues this Friday, July 10, with another unforgettable evening of free live music, mountain air, food, and community in Memorial Park.Held the second Friday of each month through September (remaining dates: 7/10, 8/14, and 9/11), with a...

CDOT Project Announcement US 550 Red Mountain Pass road work to begin July 20

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CDOT Project Announcement US 550 Red Mountain Pass road work to begin July 20

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Thursday, July 9, 2026

The Colorado Department of Transportation and contracting partner Rock & Co. are scheduled to begin road and tunnel repairs on US Highway 550 Red Mountain Pass beginning July 20.

Hardrock 100's Ludo from France enjoyed the Blue Ribbon Run photo by DeAnne Gallegos

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Blue Ribbon Run Sees Record Crowd on the Fourth of July

Dr. Yvonne Naughton Silverton Wild Non-profit

Thursday, July 9, 2026

Silverton kicked off Independence Day in the best way possible this year, with the Blue Ribbon Run 5K and 10K drawing its biggest crowd yet.

San Juan County Election Judges tallying results of the June 2026 Primary Election photo by Alex Lanis

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No Free Passes on the Frontier: Why San Juan County Election Judges Out-Train Everyone Else

Charles Alex Lanis San Juan County Deputy Clerk

Thursday, July 9, 2026

There is a common assumption that running an election in a small community is a pretty casual affair. It makes sense on the surface; fewer voters should mean a simpler process.

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Looking Back!

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Thursday, July 9, 2026

16 Years Ago July 8, 2010A large family gathering at the Kendall Mountain Recreation Area turned tragic on Friday evening, July 2, when a 2-year-old boy from Farmington was swept away in the Animas River and drowned.Sheriff Sue Kurtz identified the victim as Roman Martinez.21 Years Ago July 8,...

Way Back!

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Way Back!

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Thursday, July 9, 2026

From the July 10, 1880 edition of the Leadville Weekly Democrat: A CHURCH COMING TO SILVERTON.Silverton is to have a church building.

Rescue workers involved in cleanup of the March 17, 1906 avalanche at the Shenandoah Mine on King Solomon Mountain, bringing corpses down from that disaster by way of Cunningham Gulch

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How the Hardrock 100 Brought Graduate-Level Endurance to a Mining Town

Kendra Hooper San Juan County Historical Society

Thursday, July 9, 2026

For over thirty years now, the town of Silverton has barely had a chance to shut its eyes from the revelry of the 4th of July before waking to welcome some of the most elite athletes in the world for the Hardrock 100 Endurance Run.

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In Brief

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Thursday, July 9, 2026

The Silverton Brass Band Sunday Concerts In July, the Silverton Brass Band will begin its weekly 6 pm Sunday concerts.

Silverton Brass Band celebrates it's 50th year photo by Ray Dileo

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Silverton’s 4th of July Holiday Was a Success Despite No Fireworks Show

Deanne Gallegos

Thursday, July 9, 2026

The 4th of July in Silverton was successful despite the wildfire burning just over the mountain near Ouray and the local cancellation of the fireworks show.

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