Silverton CO

For many Silverton residents, the grocery store is indispensable. Without it, locals must drive over mountain passes — more than an hour north to Montrose or south to Durango — to shop at big retailers such as Walmart, where bulk shopping and lower prices are the main attractions.

The sheriff's office launched an investigation, looking into whether or not the man suspected of harassing the bears will face charges. Some are also calling on the local government to better educate the public on being "bear aware."

The Silverton board of trustees has been grappling with how to handle its wetlands amid a desperate need for housing since 2022. After pausing construction while they figure it out, they’re at it again.

Jonathan P. Thompson of the Land Desk started looking into the history of ski areas in southwest Colorado. He was reminded of how much different developing a ski area was 60 years ago and also of how many little ski hills have been lost to history.

San Miguel Power sees community-sized solar grids as a way for small mountain towns to keep the lights burning through storms and avalanches.

Small communities, including some in southwest Colorado, are trying to take advantage of massive federal funding now available for broadband expansion deal with multiple hurdles. Resistance from major providers is just one of them.

The "Spanish Flu" killed 10% of Silverton's population.

Shots alone aren’t enough to prevent spread because of porous geographic boundaries and waning vaccine effectiveness against the highly contagious delta variant.

One of the victims, Adam Palmer, was a newly elected Town of Eagle trustee. Andy Jessen co-founded Bonfire Brewing in Eagle. Seth Bossung managed projects…

Last week, on the fifth anniversary of the Gold King Mine Spill, we learned that little has been done at the congressional level to clean up abandoned…