Silverton

Rep. Scott Tipton says passing Good Samaritan bill should be priority

New regulations for cleanup not a priority

January 11, 2016

High-speed Internet comes to Silverton School

The Silverton School is now connected to fiber-optic high-speed Internet after years of trying to get it. The school tested…

December 21, 2015

Local News

Governor Hickenlooper’s office prepared to assist in Silverton Superfund negotiations

Silverton Superfund vote draws praise

November 26, 2015

Local News

Silverton, San Juan County officials will pursue Superfund

With few options, town will engage Environmental Protection Agency

November 23, 2015

Living

Secret Hideout: Silverton

Wired at The X Club

October 29, 2015

Business

Water treatment to begin

Leakage from mine network remains problem for Animas River

October 19, 2015

Business

$14 million spent on spill, EPA says

Internal document puts costs at $100,000 a day

October 19, 2015

Local News

Tipton casts doubt over Silverton Superfund

‘Could severely damage the town’s reputation’

October 15, 2015

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Heli-skiing plan hits delay

Review makes changes unlikely for upcoming season

October 1, 2015

Local News

Coalition calls for mining reforms after Gold King Mine spill

Water flows into a retention pond below the Gold King Mine north of Silverton. A coalition of tribes, local governments…

August 27, 2015

Local News

‘Insufficient’ planning cited in EPA investigation of Gold King Mine spill

Water flows out of the Gold King Mine last week north of Silverton. A blowout at the mine could have…

August 27, 2015

Local News

Bush defends self in Colorado

Candidate talks about ‘anchor baby’

August 27, 2015

Local News

What will it take to get Superfund status in Silverton?

Silverton opposes Superfund amid threat downstream

August 17, 2015

Local News

Plans to plug the Gold King Mine backfire

1,200 gallons of polluted water per minute still draining

August 7, 2015

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Silverton faces fight over heli-skiing

Commission asks feds for analysis

July 29, 2015

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Battle over heli-skiing plan divides Silverton

Commission asks feds for further analysis

July 27, 2015

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Silverton asks feds for diversified heli-skiing

Neighbors worry about closing public lands

July 17, 2015

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Silverton asks feds for diversified heli-skiing

Neighbors worry about closing public lands

July 16, 2015

DS - News

EPA to plug Silverton mine soon

Groundwater monitoring on the Animas is planned

July 1, 2015

Business

EPA to plug Silverton mine soon

Groundwater monitoring on the Animas planned

June 29, 2015

Business

Push for good Samaritan law revived

Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, left, and Steve Fearn, a consultant with the Animas River Stakeholders Group, look over drainage from…

June 22, 2015

Local News

Durango teen falls, dies near Silverton

The Silverton Standard & The Miner reports that a 19-year-old man from Durango died Saturday afternoon after tumbling into a…

June 22, 2015

Living

Wolfie’s twilight

Silverton watches and worries as mascot gets old

June 11, 2015

Local News

Boy Scouts rescued from ice near Ouray

The Ouray Mountain Rescue team rescued a group of 43 Boy Scouts and adults Wednesday from an ice field on…

June 10, 2015