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The Gila National Forest, Black Range Ranger District is preparing to implement a prescribed fire in the 3,321-acre Area 74, Unit 3 prescribed fire project between April 28th and May 10th. The Area 74, Unit 3 project is located approximately 3 miles west of Poverty Creek and west of the Continental Divide Trail therefore, public [...]

Congratulations to Western New Mexico University Golf Coach Kent Beatty who earned the “Coach of the Year” award for his 26 years of hard work and dedication as a coach. Since being named head coach in 1997, both the men and women's golf teams are regular participants in the postseason, an accomplishment that has been [...]

A total of $1 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds will be distributed among eight New Mexico colleges and universities as part of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s Food Initiative. The money will go toward initiatives that demonstrate innovation, including the creation of sustainable on-campus food systems that include growing fresh produce on campus and [...]

The Silver High School Golf Team recently competed in the RISD 2 Day Invitational that took place last week, where they brought home the championship. The team, led by top players Jake Alcorta, Uriah Gonzales and Allen Mehling were able to show off their skills earning the first place championship trophy. Jake Alcorta also took [...]

The Gila Resources Information Project and the UNM INSPIRES program, collaborating with Gila Tech LLC and Aldo Leopold Charter School, have been installing Purple Air sensors to monitor particulate air quality in Grant County. The Grant County AirWISE project will provide real-time air quality measurements to our community. So far, they have installed samplers at [...]

Come out and celebrate “Love Your Library Day” this Saturday, April 20th at the Silver City Public Library. Literacy Link Leamos will be sponsoring this event and will have story time, door prizes, snacks, bubbles, a fire truck and much more. These events will be held throughout the day starting at 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 [...]

Aldo Leopold Charter School’s 9th grade Cultural Geography class recently visited the Chino Mine to learn about the history of mining in Grant County and the role the industry plays in today's economy. Students had the opportunity to learn on-site safety training, view the mine operations area and went on a pit and mill tour. [...]

Lordsburg will be having a Town Hall Meeting tomorrow, April 18th from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Lordsburg-Hidalgo County Chamber of Commerce to discuss “Social Issues”. Guest speakers will be discussing city projects, crime, economic development, code enforcement, animal control and more. The public is encouraged to attend.  In Grant County News: Meet [...]

During the recent Town of Hurley’s Special Meeting, a variety of issues and updates were discussed concerning the legislative session. Representative Luis Terrazas let council members know that they had a successful budget for obtaining funding in the amount of $83 million for Grant County and would provide $250,000 to Hurley for their recreation center. [...]