News

Exclusive Subscriber Content

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

Exclusive Subscriber Content

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.

Exclusive Subscriber Content

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. • Free...
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

Exclusive Subscriber Content

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.
November Ballots Have One San Juan County Measure on Them

November Ballots Have One San Juan County Measure on Them

Exclusive Subscriber Content

November Ballots Have One San Juan County Measure on Them

Deanne Gallegos
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
November ballots have hit the mailboxes with two State of Colorado Ballot Measures, Proposition LL and Proposition MM, and one local measure for San Juan County, “San Juan County Ballot Question 1A”.
Library Corner

Library Corner

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Library Corner

Submitted By Silverton Library
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
As the weather cools and the days grow shorter, it’s the perfect time to cozy up with a good book, pop in for a visit, and check out what’s happening at your Silverton Public Library!
Photo by DeAnne Gallegos Ken Safranski celebrated his 75th Birthday the same evening as the clinic party, along with his wife Karla.

Photo by DeAnne Gallegos Ken Safranski celebrated his 75th Birthday the same evening as the clinic party, along with his wife Karla.

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Silverton Clinic

News Staff
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
The Silverton Clinic appreciation party was well attended, and many longtime locals showed up to express their gratitude to Dr. Bob and Terry Brokering following the recent permanent closure of the Silverton Clinic.

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Halloween in Silverton is Full of Ghostly Events

Deanne Gallegos
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Silverton’s Halloween won’t be quite as “ghostly” this year — except in the best possible ways, with plenty of lively and spooky happenings around town. Number one is that October 31st falls on a Friday night!
Subscribe to