Silver City Police Department Blotter – Jan. 11 - Jan. 14, 2016
Monday, Jan. 11 Larceny 1956 E. Highway 180 Caller advised that someone broke into their propane cage last night. Intoxicated persons 2501 E. Highway 180 Caller advised that a male is passed out on...
View ArticleSilver City Food Co-op’s January Community Forum will be Held in February
Start the New Year with a fresh entrepreneurial adventure! The January Community Forum will discuss how to start your own food business and will be held on Thursday, February 11, 2016, from 12 noon to...
View ArticleNMDOT Traffic Report for week of January 17, 2016
White Sands Missile Range Notification For 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...
View ArticleLeggett Starkweather Project to Begin on Reserve Ranger District
RESERVE, NM; Jan. 15, 2016 – For Immediate Release – Contractors plan to begin work on the Leggett Starkweather fuels reduction project on the Reserve Ranger District Monday, Jan. 18. Thinning will...
View ArticleDeming man pleads guilty to damaging archaeological site
By Roger Lanse Michael Quarrel, 81, of Deming, pleaded guilty in federal court in Las Cruces on Friday, Jan. 15, to violating the Archaeological Resource Protection Act. Quarrel admitted to removing...
View ArticleCongressman Pearce’s Statement to Obama’s Latest Freeze on Coal Industry
Washington, DC (January 15, 2016) Congressman Steve Pearce (NM-02) issued the following statement after the Obama administration announced major changes to the federal coal program and froze new coal...
View ArticleNM Delegation Presses for Disaster Assistance for Farmers and Ranchers...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representatives Steve Pearce, Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham asked U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to...
View ArticleLake Alice and Lake Maloya Open to Ice Fishing at Sugarite Canyon State Park
RATON, NM – Both lakes at Sugarite Canyon State Park opened recently to ice fishing, ice skating and other activities. Recent cold weather has increased the lakes’ ice depths in excess of the minimum...
View ArticleCommunity Meeting to Discuss Cameron Creek
SILVER CITY, NM – The Silver City Ranger District invites the public to a community meeting to discuss the upcoming Cameron Creek Prescribed Fire. The meeting will be at the Grant County Administration...
View ArticleIRS Free File Launched Today
PHOENIX - - The Internal Revenue Service and Free File Alliance today announced the launch of Free File with many changes and updates for 2016, including more free state tax return options and easier...
View ArticleBayard Public Library Event, January 23, 2016
The MakerState Initiative will be having a 3D Scanning and Printing Introduction at the Bayard Public Library on Saturday, January 23rd at 11:00 A.M. The first 20 people to sign up will come away with...
View ArticleMustangs Tough Defense Not Enough Against Rangers
Utilizing bench points and points off turnovers, the Western New Mexico University men's basketball team stayed right with Regis University when the Rangers were able to break away late for the 62-54...
View ArticleBig Night By Regis U's Purdy Downs Lady Stangs
The Western New Mexico University women's basketball team forced 24 turnovers and held an edge on points in the paint, but it wouldn't be enough as Regis University, powered by 25 points from Bay'lee...
View ArticleHeinrich Statement On Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 16, 2016) - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement in recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which is celebrated on Monday, January 18,...
View ArticleISC Regional Water Plan meeting held Wednesday to hear updates and discuss draft
By Mary Alice Murphy Joanne Hilton, hydrologist for the plan, and Rosemary Romero, facilitator, came to Silver City to hold the latest meeting on the Regional Water Plan, funded by the Interstate...
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NM-90/Hudson Street Bridge shows little activity 011616
The anonymous photographer took photos of the NM-90 Bridge on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, and said little was going on around noon. "A few spectators on the north end," he said. "I have pictures taken at...
View ArticleAdolfo Gaytan Arellano - pending
Adolfo Gaytan Arellano Died: Jan 12, 2016 Visitation: 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM, Tue., Jan. 19, 2016 Location: Bright Funeral Home Chapel Funeral Mass: 10:00 AM Wed., Jan. 20, 2016 Location: Saint Vincent...
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Mustangs Get The Win!
It looked like Chadron State College was set to send the Western New Mexico University men’s basketball team to another tough loss. When all of a sudden, missed free throws and big shots had the...
View ArticleLady Stangs Can't Complete Comeback Against Chadron State
Trailing by 13 at the break, the Western New Mexico University women’s basketball team found their groove in the third quarter outscoring the Eagles by 10. Although the rally brought the Lady Mustangs...
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