Yearly Archives: 2014

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: WNMU held a public meeting Wednesday to discuss exterior lighting on campus.  The university plans to replace all of its exterior lighting with energy efficient LED fixtures.  The project will cost an estimated $200,000, but could save the university $12,000 to $13,000 annually.  One of the concerns voiced by [...]

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: A crop-dusting pilot based out of Texas went down in his single engine plane near Columbus yesterday morning.  According to the report, the pilot was working a field east of Columbus, 30 miles south of Deming.  The investigation revealed that the door to release the pesticide would not open [...]

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: The Hurley Police officer who was wounded in a motorcycle accident at the end of July is recovering from his head injury, according to Hurley Police Chief Pete Ordonez.  Officer White was airlifted to El Paso on July 23rd due to the severity of his injuries, and had been [...]

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: Eight post offices in Grant County have been affected as the US Post Office seeks to cut its budget.  The reduction of hours is expected to affect Hachita, Buckhorn, Cliff, Mule Creek, and Hanover, while Post offices in Gila, Mimbres and Faywood have already experienced cuts.  Most rural post [...]

The following is a release from the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish:   The New Mexico State Game Commission recently purchased more than 1,000 acres of riparian habitat along the Mimbres River in southwestern New Mexico.  The $585,000 purchase will allow the Department of Game and Fish to manage the property and its [...]

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: The Office of the Medical Examiner recently rule the March 24th death of 23 year-old Cassy Farrington as a homicide.  According to the OMIs report, the only substance in Farrington’s body when she was found facedown in her overflowing bathtub was caffeine.  The report also states that her face [...]

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: The search continues today for Maria Grijalva, who was reported missing on Sunday when a neighbor said she went for a swim in the swollen Mimbres River and had not returned.  Although the New Mexico State Police Department pulled out of the investigation, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, along [...]

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: The PNM Good Neighbor Fund will host an assistance fair this Saturday to help all PNM customers.  Income-qualified residents can receive assistance from the Good Neighbor Fund through help with bills, free home energy checkups, free energy-saving light bulbs and low-flow showerheads, and walk-through home assessments.  To apply for [...]

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: The New Mexico State Police dive team and the New Mexico Border Patrol dive team are searching the Mimbres River between Mimbres and Deming for the body of Maria Grijalva, who was reported missing on Sunday evening. A neighbor called around 7 pm Sunday to inform officers that Grijalva [...]