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Region 9's new Commercial Loan Officer Ricardo Arrieta Photo by Region 9

Region 9's new Commercial Loan Officer Ricardo Arrieta Photo by Region 9

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Region 9 Economic Development Hires Commercial Loan Officer

News Staff
Thursday, January 15, 2026
The Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado (Region 9 EDD) welcomes Ricardo Arrieta as their new Commercial Loan Officer. Ricardo has loan experience through his work at the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and had a long tenure at Wells Fargo Bank in Durango.
Dr. David Brown, an internal medicine doctor, in front of the newly opened San Juan Clinic North La Plata County satellite office photo by DeAnne Gallegos

Dr. David Brown, an internal medicine doctor, in front of the newly opened San Juan Clinic North La Plata County satellite office photo by DeAnne Gallegos

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San Juan Clinic, Formerly Hi-Country Remote, Opens Second Location

Deanne Gallegos
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Silverton local doctors, Dr. David Brown and Dr. Yvonne Naughton, opened their medical clinic just a year ago, on the 6th of January 2025, inside the San Juan County Miner’s Hospital, located at 1315 Snowden St in Silverton.
Charla Andreatta shared a photo from 1998 when an RV went over the Red Mountain Pass ledge photo by Charla Andreatta

Charla Andreatta shared a photo from 1998 when an RV went over the Red Mountain Pass ledge photo by Charla Andreatta

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Charla Andreatta

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Thursday, January 15, 2026
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Wendy Polly and Lisa Risoli have partnered at The Osteria & Bottle Shop located in the VillaDalle Inn on 13th & Blair St, featuring dine in and take-out dishes photo by The Osteria

Wendy Polly and Lisa Risoli have partnered at The Osteria & Bottle Shop located in the VillaDalle Inn on 13th & Blair St, featuring dine in and take-out dishes photo by The Osteria

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Have a Birthday

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Thursday, January 15, 2026
Have a Birthday, anniversary, milestone, engagement, marriage or even a divorce to celebrate? Send us your Silverton Society news and photos to editor@thesilvertonstandard.com.

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Looking Back!

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Thursday, January 15, 2026
Charles Bradshaw, former railroad owner, dies at 83 He transformed the old D&RGW line into a major tourist railroad Charles Edwin Bradshaw Jr., the Florida citrus grower who bought the Durango-Silverton branch of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad in 1981 and restored into a major tourist...
Way Back!

Way Back!

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Way Back!

News Staff
Thursday, January 15, 2026
112 YEARS AGO From the January 10, 1914 edition of the Silverton Standard: MASS MEETING OF ORGANIZED LABOR CALLED FOR JAN. 11.There will be a mass meeting of organized labor and their friends at Miners’ Union Hall, Sunday evening, January 11, 1914, at 7 o’clock.

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In Brief

News Staff
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Bear With Us Here at THE Silverton Standard and the Miner Newspaper We are putting THE back into the name!
Town of SIlverton's Community Development Director Lucy Mulvihill shows off the letter from the Department of the Interior announcing Town of Silverton's CLG photo by DeAnne Gallegos

Town of SIlverton's Community Development Director Lucy Mulvihill shows off the letter from the Department of the Interior announcing Town of Silverton's CLG photo by DeAnne Gallegos

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Now what does that mean?

Deanne Gallegos
Thursday, January 15, 2026
There are currently sixty-nine towns and or counties in the State of Colorado listed as a Certified Local Governments, including the Town of Silverton as of December 23rd, 2025.
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