Area youth from Lordsburg, Mimbres, Gila and Silver City are helping create a large-scale outdoor mural through an Outdoor Equity Grant from the New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division. The Lordsburg mural, which will be dedicated July 31, is the first of two grant-funded murals, with a second planned for City of Rocks State Park. Together, the projects will highlight connections [...]

The Victorian-style gazebo at the center of Gough Park, a longtime gathering place for community events, celebrations and performances, marked its 50th anniversary earlier this month. To commemorate the milestone, the Silver City Museum unveiled a micro-exhibit highlighting the gazebo’s history and its creation for the nation’s Bicentennial in 1976. Built with grant funding, town support and community donations, the [...]

Level 4 nursing students from Western New Mexico University have partnered with Gila Regional Medical Center through the Strive for 5 Initiative, a clinical collaboration designed to improve patient safety and healthcare outcomes. The program focuses on medication accuracy, falls prevention, infection control, effective hand-off communication and patient-centered rounding, giving students hands-on experience implementing evidence-based practices under the guidance of [...]

The Silver City Town Council will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, July 28, at 6 p.m. at the Grant County Administration Center. Council members are scheduled to consider appointments to the Local Labor Management Relations Board, including the annual appointment of a labor union representative as required by town ordinance. The agenda also includes consideration of Resolution 2026-24 to [...]

The Cobre Consolidated Schools Board of Education is planning a town hall to gather public input before adopting a new electronic device policy required under a 2025 state mandate. The district is considering two New Mexico School Boards Association policy options, both of which now include required digital citizenship instruction on topics such as screen time and social media risks. [...]

The Gila Community Foundation has completed the spring 2026 Southline Community Investment Program grant cycle, awarding $47,000 to organizations serving Grant, Hidalgo and Luna counties. More than 40 nonprofits, government agencies, and community organizations requested more than $321,000 in funding for community projects. Grant County award recipients include the Gila Native Plant Society, St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Fort Bayard [...]

The Gila National Forest has temporarily closed the Ben Lilly and Willow Creek campgrounds until October 16 or until the order is lifted, due to hazardous monsoonal flooding conditions. The closure is intended to protect public health and safety, and visitors are urged to obey all barricades and posted signs. For more information and updates, visit the Gila National Forest's [...]