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Here’s a look at some local news: Students from Silver City and Deming are among 65 New Mexico high schools that have formed teams to compete in the 2019-20 New Mexico Governor’s “STEM Challenge.” According to a release, the students will be competing against teams from over 30 other districts within the state. The STEM Challenge is comprised of [...]

Here’s some local news: In a release from Western New Mexico University, WNMU students, faculty and staff are grieving the loss of a Mustang student athlete. Freshman, Eddie Cruz, died in a drowning incident at Bill Evans Lake on Monday. Cruz was 18 years old and studied kinesiology at WNMU. The freshman was a wide receiver on the Mustang [...]

Here’s a look at some local news: Grant County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that deputies were on the scene of Bill Evans Lake yesterday in reference to a drowning. According to the Grant County Beat, in a news release from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 2:56 pm, Grant County Regional Dispatch Authority received the first of multiple [...]

Here’s a look at some local news: PNM, ranks number one across the country for awareness of assistance programs that help low income customers pay their electric bills, according to the latest J.D. Power 2019 Electric Utility Business Customer Satisfaction Study for similar midsize electric companies. According to a release from PNM, the entire 2019 Electric Utility Residential Customer [...]

Here’s a look at some local news: Hidalgo Medical Services (HMS) was awarded the Silver Quality Leader Award from Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) on August 19th, in recognition of ranking among the top 20% of health centers nationally for clinical quality. HMS's Silver Quality Leader Award follows their recent, Advancing Health Information Technology for Quality Award from [...]

Here’s a look at some local news: Local Silver City CPA, Thomas Laws, was arrested by the FBI on Monday and booked into the Dona Ana County Detention Center. According to the Grant County Beat, Laws was charged with counts of wire fraud, moving money taken by fraud, and aggravated identity theft. His initial court appearance in U.S. District [...]

Here’s a look at today’s local news: The Grant and Quay Soil and Water Conservation Districts recently awarded sponsorships to three Grant County 4-H members who attended a week-long State 4-H Conference in Las Cruces. The students, Randi White, Kolby Taylor and Justin Billings, comprised of the team that won first place in the Land Judging Contest this year. [...]

Here’s a look at some local news: Eight members of the Gaffney-Oglesby Marine Corps League Detachment 1328 attended the New Mexico Department of Veterans Services 11th Annual Honor Guard Conference last week in Albuquerque. The group was awarded 1st Place for the “Large Group Flag Folding-Firing Party” category. The members that competed included: John Pace; Frank Donohue; Don Spann; [...]