Heinrich Leads Effort to Repeal Cadillac Tax Before End of Year
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 10, 2015) - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) is leading the effort to fully repeal a provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) known as the "Cadillac Tax," which would tax...
View ArticleFree Well Water Testing
Sponsored by the Grant County Cooperative Extension Service, the New Mexico Department of Health, and the Water Resources Research Institute at NMSU. Private well owners in Grant County are invited to...
View ArticleMexican nationals caught near Cotton City with 2,774 pounds of marijuana
2,774 Pounds of Marijuana Allegedly Concealed in Defendants’ Vehicle ALBUQUERQUE – Jose Luis Castillo-Marchado, 31, and Luis Lopez-Felix, 33, both Mexican nationals illegally in the United States, made...
View ArticleGrant County Commissioners hear county officials' reports at work session 120815
By Mary Alice Murphy Grant County Commissioners heard from county officials at the Tuesday, Dec. 8, work session. Gila Regional Medical Center Chief Executive Office Brian Cunningham gave updates as of...
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Anne Alice Rodriguez, 71, of Santa Clara, NM
Anne Alice Rodriguez, 71, a resident of Santa Clara, NM entered eternal rest Wednesday, December 9, 2015. She was born on April 24, 1944 in Alamogordo, NM to Benjamin Franklin and Virgie Lee Masterson...
View ArticleSingle Socks Helps Feed The Hungry
Yesterday, I was working on our 2016 operational budget and realized that this new year is quickly approaching. And whenever we look to the future, we are faced with uncertainty. What will this new...
View ArticleGet in Your Safe Zone Before You Read These Offensive Words
If you had told this story 30 years ago, people would have told you this could never happen. But it is and we are to blame for raising a generation of kids who need 'safe zones' to protect them from...
View ArticleLady Stang Basketball at Home This Weekend
The first home RMAC games will take place this weekend for the Western New Mexico University women’s basketball team when they will battle Colorado State University-Pueblo on Friday and then Western...
View ArticleMustangs Host RMAC Foes This Weekend
Following a short one-game road trip, the Western New Mexico University men’s basketball team will be back home this weekend for their first RMAC home games of the season against Colorado State...
View ArticleASSET STEM Education™ receives grant to develop math teachers in underserved,...
PITTSBURGH—ASSET STEM Education™ (Achieving Student Success through Excellence in Teaching) is partnering with Freeport-McMoRan Foundation to develop elementary and middle school math educators across...
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Wind Advisory for Friday-Saturday, Dec. 11 and 12, 2015
Southern Gila Highlands/black Range-uplands Of The Bootheel-Eastern Black Range Foothills-Including The Cities Of...silver City...lake Roberts...kingston...Fort...
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Contrail at sunrise 121115
What a photo! A contrail taken by Ernest O. Stolpe, a Beat Reader, from his front porch on Friday, Dec. 11, 2105. Notice the orange at the bottom turning to purple when it hits cooler air, an then in...
View ArticleHoliday Visits for Long-Term Care Residents
Dear Editor: Holidays can be a challenging time for residents of long-term care facilities, and their families. Two questions are often asked: Can I bring my loved one home, or to a holiday...
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Grant County commission recognizes Cobre DARE graduates
In no particular order are Commissioners Brett Kasten and Ron Hall, D.A.R.E. Sgt. Frank Gomez, Deputies Bill Mize, Manny Maldonado, Cody Cooper and Regan Aguirre, Darren the Lion, D.A.R.E. graduates...
View ArticleCobre Healing Arts seeking donations for rug making
Cobre Healing Arts, sponsored by non-profit Golden Visions Center, is looking for donations of used bed sheets for rug making. Colored sheets with patterns work best. Any help would be appreciated by...
View ArticleMan cleaning yard discovers human skull in trash bag.
By Roger Lanse Grant County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a request officer call on Monday, Dec. 7, about 10:45 a.m. at the Rio de Arenas trailer park. When deputies arrived, a man told them that he...
View ArticleWalter Roth, 96, of Fort Bayard NM - pending
Walter Roth, 96, a Fort Bayard Medical Center resident entered eternal rest Friday, December 11, 2015. Arrangements are pending with Terrazas Funeral Chapels ~ 575-537-0777.
View ArticleUdall, Heinrich Announce Over $63 Million to Repair Eddy County Roads Damaged...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced more than $63.6 million for Eddy County for hazard mitigation and to repair roads damaged by severe storms and flooding caused...
View ArticleVisiones Collaborativas Celebrates USDA Funding for Economic Development
ALBUQUERQUE, NM, December 11, 2015 – USDA Rural Development State Director Terry Brunner was in Mora, New Mexico earlier today to present a certificate of obligation to Visiones Collaborativas, a...
View ArticleNMDOT Traffic Report for Week of December 13, 2015
White Sands Missile Range NotificationFor information regarding closures you may call WSMR at 678-1178 or 678-2222 for updates. Traffic updates are posted on the NMDOT traffic advisory web-site at...
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