Way Back!

45 years ago June 8, 1978 Sheriff’s blotter: Sunday, June 4, 1978 — At 6:50 p.m. received word from John Hightower that something was wrong at the Standard Metals Mine. Standard Metals Manager Jerry Ott told the Standard on Wednesday that the Sunnyside Mine would be shut down for a minimum of two months “and that is being very optimistic,” according to Ott. Co...