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Lucas Anderson and Kelly Weakley with the Silverton Medical Rescue Team. Photo by DeAnne Gallegos

Lucas Anderson and Kelly Weakley with the Silverton Medical Rescue Team. Photo by DeAnne Gallegos

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Silverton Medical Rescue Team Delivers Baby in Ambulance

Deanne Gallegos
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Last month, on August 6th, around 11 pm that Wednesday night, the Silverton Medical Rescue Team received a 911 call from a family coming off the Ice Lakes Trail who were parked at the intersection of the South Mineral Campground dirt road and Highway 550.

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Mountain Happenings

News Staff
Wednesday, September 3, 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.

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CDOT TRAVEL ALERT | US 550 SCHEDULED CLOSURE

News Staff
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Beginning next Tuesday (9/2/25), travelers will encounter 5-hour full road closures on US 550 Red Mountain Pass, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, from September 2 to 18, to allow for electrical power line work. San Miguel Power Association will require the closures, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Stoner Mesa Fire area closure size reduced

Stoner Mesa Fire area closure size reduced

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Stoner Mesa Fire area closure size reduced

News Staff
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Colorado Game Unit 71 hunters could be impacted by the Stoner Mesa Fire closure on the San Juan NF Dolores, Colo., Aug.
Photo by Katherine Quintana The Rendezvous Circa 1880 restaurant is now open for dinners starting at 6 pm. Located on the side of the blue building on 13th & Greene by Katherine Quintana

Photo by Katherine Quintana The Rendezvous Circa 1880 restaurant is now open for dinners starting at 6 pm. Located on the side of the blue building on 13th & Greene by Katherine Quintana

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SILVERTON SOCIETY

News Staff
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
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. Luis Rivera, Dave, and Shane Romero are out scouting for this hunting season.
Library Corner

Library Corner

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Library Corner

Misti Anderson,
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Hello friends, and happy September! As we welcome the fall season and watch Silverton’s stunning leaves begin to turn, I hope you’ll take a moment to slow down, breathe in the crisp mountain air, and enjoy the beauty all around us.

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Looking Back!

News Staff
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
25 Years Ago September 9, 2000 On Sep. 6 at 8:30 a.m., High Country Helicopter pilot Paul Herzberg was beginning his first flight, carrying sacks of rocks to fill in a mine portal directly above his pickup site, located two miles north of Gladstone.
Way Back!

Way Back!

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Way Back!

News Staff
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
140 Years Ago From September 5, 1885 edition of the (Silverton) Democrat-Herald: NEARLY 130 PROSTITUTES IN TOWN. It’s not a credit to the town, but a fact nevertheless, that nearly 130 prostitutes find a living here.
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