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Fire Report 061518   Our goal here at Silver City Radio is to keep you, our listeners, up to date on the latest forest fire news. The Willow Fire that started on June 10th at 2:10 P.M, is currently burning on Willow Mountain and the headwaters of Willow Creek in the Whitewater-Baldy Fire scar of 2012 in heavy dead and [...]

Here’s some local news: Luna County will be holding four public meetings from June 26th through 28th regarding the Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan for 2020-2024. County staff will be available to answer questions and receive comments about future capital projects in Luna County. The meetings will be held in the basement conference room of the Luna County Courthouse, 700 [...]

Our goal here at Silver City Radio is to keep you, our listeners, up to date on the latest forest fire news. The Spurgeon Fire that started on Monday, June 11th near milepost 38 on US Hwy 180, north of Alma in the Glenwood Ranger District covered 80 acres, and utilized variety of resources that included fire engines, a Type [...]

Here’s a look at some local news: Joe Martinez, the field representative for Congressman Steve Pearce, presented four World War II veterans with an American flag and a certificate of appreciation for their service at the American Legion Post 18 this week. An American flag is usually given to a family member when a veteran passes away, but it [...]

Our goal here at Silver City Radio is to keep you, our listeners, up to date on the latest forest fire news. The Willow Fire that started on Sunday, is burning on lands 6 miles east of Mogollon in the Glenwood Ranger District Gila National Forest, and is covering 375 acres with a 0% containment. The fire has crossed [...]

Here’s a look at some local headlines: The Grant County Commission met in a combined work and regular session meeting yesterday with the expectation of deciding the future of Gila Regional Medical Center. The commission went into “executive session” and returned to regular session with the statement that they could not reach a decision at this time. Commissioner Brett [...]

Fire Report 061218: The Spurgeon Fire started yesterday afternoon and is located at Mile Post 38 on US Highway 180, North of Alma in the Glenwood Ranger District. The size of the fire at the time receiving this report (4:24 P.M.) is 25 acres. Engines are responding, grasses are burning, and there is 0% containment. The Willow Fire that [...]

Here's a look at today's news: Sixth Judicial District Attorney Francesca Estevez, took a plea deal of guilty to one count of reckless driving and two counts of disorderly conduct yesterday in Las Cruces, a day before her trial was set to begin. Judge Douglas Driggers, sentenced Estevez to a conditional discharge and one year of unsupervised probation. With [...]

Spurgeon Fire 06/11/2018 The Spurgeon Fire started today and is located at Mile Post 38 on US Highway 180, North of Alma in the Glenwood Ranger District. The size of the fire at the time of receiving this report (4:24 P.M.) is 25 acres. Engines are responding, grasses are burning, and there is 0% containment. Summary: The Spurgeon Fire, [...]

Here’s a look at today’s local news: The Deming-Luna County Economic Development Corporation was awarded a state grant last week in the amount of $5,000 through the state’s Local Economic Assistance and Development Support – or LEADS – program. The grant was among nearly $157,000 in LEADS grants to 16 communities across the state. The grant was created to [...]