I’ve got this sinking feeling

Shoshone County work crews dig up the weakened surface asphalt on Silver Valley Road.
Photo by CHANSE WATSON

A look at the “pothole” Smith ran over while driving on Silver Valley Road.
Photos by JOSH SMITH

An inside look of the sinkhole underneath the road.

| July 28, 2020 2:04 PM

County repairs sinkhole on Silver Valley Road

PINEHURST — It was a pretty standard morning for Silver Valley resident Josh Smith last Saturday. He described on his Facebook page that he was on his way to Pinehurst from Smelterville to get a cold Red Bull until he unintentionally discovered what essentially was a small cave forming under Silver Valley Road....

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