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Winter Reminders

Winter Reminders

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Winter Reminders

News Staff
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Snow Route Don't forget, when the snow eventually arrives, plowing can affect your street parking! Check out the Snow Route map to determine which side of the street to park on (based on whether the date is an even- or odd-numbered day).

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Looking Back!

News Staff
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
20 Years Ago November 11, 2005 A San Juan County Sheriff’s Deputy shot and killed a man in self-defense Nov. 6 following a high-speed pursuit that began in Ridgway and ended near Cascade Creek alongside Highway 550.
Overview of Silverton from Kendall Mountain about 1894. The depot and related buildings on Tenth street are just out of view on the left San Juan County Historical Society photo

Overview of Silverton from Kendall Mountain about 1894. The depot and related buildings on Tenth street are just out of view on the left San Juan County Historical Society photo

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Way Back!

News Staff
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
130 Years Ago From the November 16, 1895 edition of the Silverton Standard: MINER PUBLISHED DESPITE A ‘STRIKE.’ Last week half of the force of the Miner struck but by heroic work the paper came out. Some people are very ungrateful.
(Left to right) Derek Green, Jim Harper, Dayna Kranker, Melina Marks, Gloria Kaasch-Buerger, Amie Gardiner, Bevin Harris, Tyler George, Ron Wakefield, John Zarkis. Photo by TOS

(Left to right) Derek Green, Jim Harper, Dayna Kranker, Melina Marks, Gloria Kaasch-Buerger, Amie Gardiner, Bevin Harris, Tyler George, Ron Wakefield, John Zarkis. Photo by TOS

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Outgoing Town Administrator Kaasch-Buerger’s Final Trustee Meeting Full of Thank Yous

Deanne Gallegos
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Monday night's Town of Silverton Trustee meeting, Gloria Kaasch-Buerger, the Town of Silverton’s Administrator since June 2021, opened up her last trustee meeting with her staff report and said, “Just wanted to thank the board for your direction and support and thank you staff for your dedication...

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In Brief

News Staff
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Bear With Us Here at The Silverton Standard and the Miner Newspaper We are putting THE back into the name!
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