Grant County officials recently gathered public input for an updated Community Wildfire Protection Plan, which found all 48 evaluated subdivisions at high fire risk. The plan outlines mitigation projects and would make communities eligible for grant funding once approved by the state. Many at-risk areas are in mountainous regions, with a strong emphasis on creating defensible space around homes to [...]

Pursuant to Village Code Sections 4-3B and 4-3C, the Mayor, Board of Trustees, and Fire Chief of the Village of Santa Clara have declared that current drought conditions warrant the implementation of Stage One Fire Restrictions. By order of the Fire Chief, the restrictions prohibit the building or maintaining of campfires and all forms of open burning. The use of [...]

Silver Consolidated Schools and Aldo Leopold Charter School have reached an agreement for Aldo Leopold to purchase the Jose Barrios Elementary School campus for $1,675,000. The project, supported by the New Mexico Finance Authority and other partners, will allow Aldo Leopold to open at the new site in Fall 2026 after necessary renovations and transition planning. Both organizations are dedicated [...]

Tree New Mexico, in partnership with several organizations, is hosting a Tree Giveaway, a project of the Center of Southwest Culture aimed at improving nutrition access in underserved, Indigenous, Mexicano, and Chicano communities across New Mexico. The program is open for registration to residents of Tyrone, Santa Clara, Bayard, Vanadium, Hanover, North Hurley, and Hurley. Participants will receive trees along [...]

Silver High School proudly recognized two alumni, Anthony Fierro (Class of 2018) and Oscar Lopez (Class of 2019), for their courage and service after they were formally commended by the Las Cruces Police Department and awarded the Life Saving Award for their actions during the events at Young Park. Both officers were recognized for their professionalism, initiative, and unwavering dedication, [...]

The first meeting of Silver City’s newly formed Reuse and Recycle Committee set a clear primary goal of reducing landfill costs by diverting waste. Created by Town Council resolution in February, the committee discussed broader objectives, including improving recycling efforts, exploring public or public-private programs, and addressing environmental impacts such as emissions and long-term waste management costs. The group plans [...]

Grant County, in partnership with local municipalities and state and federal land management agencies, is developing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) aimed at reducing the risk and impact of wildfires. The third and final public meeting on the plan is scheduled for Thursday, March 26, at 6 p.m. in the Grant County Administration Building Commissioners Chamber. The meeting will [...]