Nancy Silla walks through a field earlier this month in Monarch. Silla’s father used to work in the mine that was located north of Sheridan until it closed when Nancy was 3 years old.Nancy Silla walks through a field earlier this month in Monarch. Silla’s father used to work in the mine that was located north of Sheridan until it closed when Nancy was 3 years old.

Memories of old mining town still vivid to some

Editor’s note: This is the second in a weeklong series of articles on the local and regional energy sector titled “Big Bang: The boom and bust energy industry.” “When we go to Monarch, I can still tell you where people lived and where their houses were,” said Nancy Silla, a Sheridan resident who grew up Read More

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