Sens. Udall, Heinrich, Bennet, Rep. Luján Introduce Gold King Mine Spill...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, and Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado, are introducing legislation to help the Navajo Nation and...
View ArticleGila NF Celebrates National Public Lands Day
SILVER CITY, NM; Sept. 22, 2015 – The public is invited to participate in National Public Lands Day (NPLD) activities with the Gila National Forest Saturday, Sept. 26. There will be a clean-up activity...
View ArticleLuna County is Holding its Biannual Toss No Mas Cleanup, Sept. 26
Luna County residents are again banding together to pick up after careless litterers in an effort to beautify the community. Keep Luna County Beautiful is holding its biannual Toss No Mas Cleanup at 8...
View ArticleCelebrate National Public Lands, Hunting and Fishing Day Saturday, Sept. 26
Santa Fe, NM – The NM State Parks Division and the NM Department of Game and Fish announce Free Fishing Day in recognition of National Public Lands, Hunting and Fishing Day. As a result, September 26th...
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Book Signing Event Scheduled for Writer-In-Residence’s New Novel
Left: J.J. Wilson. Silver City, NM – Fans of fiction and magical realism will have first dibs on a new novel by J.J. Wilson, Writer-in-Residence at Western New Mexico University, during a book signing...
View ArticleDespite concerns over underage drinking council approves Little Toad Creek...
By Roger Lanse Sam Costello, representing Little Toad Creek Pub downtown as its general manager, requested council to approve two public celebration permit applications for Little Toad Creek’s...
View ArticleWNMU Volleyball Sweeps NM Highlands
The road trip is off to a good start for the Western New Mexico University volleyball team as they opened their three-match road swing with a solid 3-0 (25-12, 25-20, 25-23) Rocky Mountain Athletic...
View ArticleChange of DATE for Coyote Tales exhibit reception
The Branigan is scheduling the opening reception for Ann McMahon's Coyote Tales exhibit to Friday, November 6 from 5pm to 7pm. This coincides with the Las Cruces First Friday Ramble downtown art walk....
View ArticleLocal man pilfers TV from hospital waiting room
By Roger Lanse While Ptl. Anthony Flores, a Silver City police officer, was standing by in the Gila Regional Medical Center’s emergency room on Sunday, Sept. 20, at about 8:30 p.m., waiting for a Grant...
View ArticleGrant County Community Investment Fund Guidance Session is mandated for...
The Grant County Community Investment Fund application window will be open from September 21–December 1. Beginning this year, all applicants MUST attend a Guidance Session in order to be eligible to...
View ArticleUdall, Heinrich Announce $23.2 Million in Grants for Taos, Artesia,...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced more than $23.2 million in grants to support air transportation infrastructure at the airports in Taos, Artesia and...
View ArticleDeming Businesses Join Celebratation of Manufacturing Sector
Manufacturers employ more than 28,000 New Mexicans in some of the private sector's best-paying and most stable jobs. To underscore the importance of manufacturing to the state's economy, three Deming...
View ArticleHeinrich Backs Energy Bill To Grow Clean Energy Economy, Reduce Carbon Pollution
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 23, 2015) - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, has cosponsored the American Energy Innovation Act of 2015,...
View ArticleArizona Game and Fish Commission Selects Commission Awards Recipients
SPRINGERVILLE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Game and Fish Commission has selected the recipients of its 2015 Commission Awards. The awards recognize Arizonans who have contributed significantly to the...
View ArticleGrant County Community Health Council hears updates and reports, announces...
By Mary Alice Murphy After calling the Grant County Community Health Council meeting to order on Monday. Sept. 21, and having each council member and audience participant introduce themselves,...
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Guillermo Lasbastida guest teaching at Western this week
He is also working on exchange student agreements between his university and WNMU By Mary Alice Murphy Guillermo Eduardo Labastida Blake came from Universidad de Occidente in Los Mochis, Sinaloa,...
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First NM-90 Bridge girders arrived Tuesday afternoon
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy and an anonymous photographer Tuesday afternoon, the first five girders for the replacement New Mexico 90/Hudson Street Bridge linking Silver City to points southward,...
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Items for auction at JW Art Gallery in Hurley
Saturday, Sept. 26, an auction of more than 100 pieces of art, some by artists, such as Tom Lea, Tom Holt, Carl Hawk, Joe Wade and others; Mata Ortiz pottery; chinaware; purple glass; and collectibles,...
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Mimbres Region Arts Council held its annual meeting Wednesday evening
A jazz trio, comprised of Byron Trammel, Michelle Parlee, and Peter Dahl-Bredine played before the MRAC annual meeting and after. New MRAC executive director, Kevin Lenkner, talks about the upcoming...
View ArticleUdall Encourages New Mexicans to Participate in Saturday's National...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall encouraged New Mexicans to participate in the 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this Saturday, September 26, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. MT, and to...
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