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Silverton Locals George and Deborah Roberts dress up for the Halloween Trick Treat Photo by Melissa Childs

Silverton Locals George and Deborah Roberts dress up for the Halloween Trick Treat Photo by Melissa Childs

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Halloween in Silverton

Deanne Gallegos
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Silverton had the most active Halloween in decades! The DSNGRR train ran an extra week therefore many of the businesses and restaurants were still open while the Trick or Treaters started early in the afternoon and roamed the neighborhoods and store fronts for treats.
Carved pumpkin at the Coffee Bear was apart of the carving contest. Photo by Melissa Childs

Carved pumpkin at the Coffee Bear was apart of the carving contest. Photo by Melissa Childs

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was full of SPIRIT

News Staff
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Emily Gapsch, Katrina Tennis and CC Sheldon were all admiring each other’s “manes”
Way Back!

Way Back!

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Way Back!

News Staff
Thursday, November 6, 2025
120 years ago From the November 4, 1905 edition of the Silverton Standard: NO MORE FREE RIDE FOR THE NEWSPAPER. The Silverton Standard force will now have to ride the blind baggage or hit the trail to Gladstone. Bill Kinney, who not only owns the S.G.& N.
The National Belle on the Silverton R.R

The National Belle on the Silverton R.R

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The National Belle on the Silverton R.R

News Staff
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Northern portion of Red Mountain Town showing the Silverton Railroad depot at the center in 1890. Locomotive No. 100 is on turning wye, left of the depot, and a single box car is being loaded or unloaded on the main line to the right of the depot, with wagon alongside.

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Looking Back!

News Staff
Thursday, November 6, 2025
10 Years Ago November 4, 2010 San Juan County Commissioner Ernie Kuhlman was re-elect-ed to another 4-year term on Tuesday, Nov. 2, defeating Bob Boeder by a margin of 265-209.

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In Brief

News Staff
Thursday, November 6, 2025
T Bear With Us Here at The Silverton Standard and the Miner Newspaper We are putting THE back into the name!
The Silverton Powerhouse has been used for multiple purposes over the years but now serves as a local community artist collective. Photo By Silverton Powerhouse

The Silverton Powerhouse has been used for multiple purposes over the years but now serves as a local community artist collective. Photo By Silverton Powerhouse

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The Silverton Powerhouse Collective

Brady Snow
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Aplace as remote as Silverton, Colorado, doesn’t seem like it would be graced by the touch of the arts. Nestled deep in the San Juan Mountains, far from major creative hubs, it’s a place shaped more by survival than expression.

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Mountain Happenings

News Staff
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Ongoing • Move Yoga Schedule Tuesdays 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.
For the past 45 years, the San Juan County Historical Society has maintained Hillside Cemetery, cleaning headstones and restoring deteriorating grave sites. Photo by Ziyi Xu, Rocky Mountain PBS

For the past 45 years, the San Juan County Historical Society has maintained Hillside Cemetery, cleaning headstones and restoring deteriorating grave sites. Photo by Ziyi Xu, Rocky Mountain PBS

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Exploring Hillside cemetery, a living record of Silverton

Authored By Zui Xu Journalist With Rocky Mountain
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
(This article was originally published 10/18/25 on rmpbs. org and is being rerun in the Silverton Standard with permission) North of Silverton, on a slope overlooking the town, lies Hillside Cemetery. About 3,000 graves mark the hillside, some with names, others blank.
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