The Gila National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations at the Sheridan slash disposal site off Sheridan Ridge Road, also known as Catron County Road 54, between August 3 and September 30, weather and fire conditions permitting. The prescribed slash pile burns are intended to reduce overgrown vegetation and help protect local communities, infrastructure, and natural resources from wildfires. Smoke [...]

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Education from terminating the School-Based Mental Health Services Grant, preserving funding for programs at Silver Consolidated Schools while a lawsuit filed by 15 states, including New Mexico, moves forward. The temporary restraining order, which remains in effect through Aug. 24, protects a multiyear $5 million grant that Silver Schools has [...]

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 [...]