Way Back!

From the March 3, 1900 edition of the Silverton Standard: SEARCH CALLED OFF FOR SLIDE VICTIM.Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday thirty to forty men dug holes in the big snowslide near the Sampson mill in quest of the body of Louis Avi. The search was in vain and Wednesday evening work was suspended.

In Brief

The Silverton Standard and Miner Newspaper Newsstand Edition Price Increase The price of The Silverton Standard and Miner Newspaper PRINT EDITION that is found in the newspaper kiosks around town will go up to $1.00 (4 quarters) from the 50 cents it has been for decades.

San Juan County Commissioners Appoint Undersheriff Steve Lowrance to Interim Sheriff

This past Monday, March 2nd at 4:45 pm, the San Juan County Commissioners came out of an executive session after interviewing a fourth and final candidate to fill in for the remainder of the current elected San Juan County Sheriff Bruce Conrad’s term, which goes through December 2026.

Mountain Happenings

Ongoing• Move Yoga ScheduleTuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 pm Gym Hours: 5:30 am- 9pm, 7 days a week (closed during yoga class).Please reach out to move. silverton@gmail.com. if you would like to join the Silverton’s community gym space.

Green Grants program comes out of Silverton’s TEAM GOLD

Back in August of 2023, the Town of Silverton received the first of two rounds of award monies from the U.S. Department of Energy which resulted in Team Gold with the Goal of Less Dependency being the focus.

County Sheriffs Of Colorado Scholarship Program

Announcement By: San Juan County Sheriff’s Office Sheriff Conrad announced today that County Sheriffs of Colorado, Inc. (CSOC), the state Sheriffs Association, will award a $500 scholarship to a deserving San Juan County student next spring. CSOC established the scholarship program in 1978.

Winter finally arrived!

Old Man Winter finally came out of hibernation just in time to make February feel like February again.