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Thursday, July 24, 2025
Movie Night and Raffle CCome out for a movie night and raffle benefitting: COMPAÑEROS: Four Corners Immigrant Resource Center & The Silverton Public Library. Building our English and Spanish resources and Spanish collection.

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Mountain Happenings

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Thursday, July 17, 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.
Map of the area where the first Hardrock 100 fatality happened this year just three hours into the race on Friday July 11th.

Map of the area where the first Hardrock 100 fatality happened this year just three hours into the race on Friday July 11th.

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Hardrock 100 Fatality on Little Giant Basin Trail

Deanne Gallegos
Thursday, July 17, 2025
The summer season is in full swing, and that brings hordes of visitors to our town and backcountry, which causes things like local restaurants to run out of food, especially after the Hardrock 100 Endurance Run.
Mayor Dayna Kranker and Trustee Lindsey Halvorson making friends at the early morning 5K Fun Run at the Colorado Municipal League Conference in Breckenridge. Photo credit Dayna Kranker

Mayor Dayna Kranker and Trustee Lindsey Halvorson making friends at the early morning 5K Fun Run at the Colorado Municipal League Conference in Breckenridge. Photo credit Dayna Kranker

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Mayor and Trustees Attend the Annual CML Conference

Deanne Gallegos
Thursday, July 17, 2025
At the end of June, Mayor Dayna Kranker, Pro-Tem Mayor Jim Harper, and Town Trustee Lindsey Halvorson attended the annual Colorado Municipal League annual conference in Breckenridge.

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7.14.25Regular Meeting Recap

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Thursday, July 17, 2025
4. Consent Agenda; a) Payroll; b) Meeting Minutes; c) Accounts Payable; d) May Financials; e) May Sales Tax, f) Letter of Support for the Southwest Colorado Council of Governments; g) SPECIAL EVENT NOTICE: 9.
SMR team hikes into Ice Lakes Basin for the Search and Rescue call. Photo credit SMR Team

SMR team hikes into Ice Lakes Basin for the Search and Rescue call. Photo credit SMR Team

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Another Injured Hiker on Ice Lakes Trail

Deanne Gallegos
Thursday, July 17, 2025
During the Hardrock 100 search and rescue call this past Friday, July 11th, another call came in for a broken ankle at Ice Lakes at 10:52 am while the Silverton Medical Rescue team was up on the Little Giant trail search and rescue call.
Jim Donovan, Emergency Manager for San Juan County, presented to the Town of Silverton Trustees Monday night they voted 7-0 to enact Stage 1 Fire Restrictions. Photo credit DeAnne Gallegos

Jim Donovan, Emergency Manager for San Juan County, presented to the Town of Silverton Trustees Monday night they voted 7-0 to enact Stage 1 Fire Restrictions. Photo credit DeAnne Gallegos

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Stage 1 Fire Restrictions Are Now in Place

Deanne Gallegos
Thursday, July 17, 2025
The Town of Silverton, San Juan County, and the US Forest Service in the high mountain regions are now in Stage 1 Fire Restriction as of Tuesday, July 15th, 2025.
Molas lake park, June 28, 1925

Molas lake park, June 28, 1925

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Molas lake park, June 28, 1925

News Staff
Thursday, July 17, 2025
135 Years Ago From the July 5, 1890 edition of the Silverton Standard: THE KILLING OF ISAAC YOHO. On Friday about two o’clock as Sol.

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Looking Back!

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Thursday, July 17, 2025
25 Years Ago June 29, 2000 In 62 of 63 Colorado counties, callers in times of emergency can simply call that universal number of distress, 911.
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