Monthly Archives: June 2015

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued an arroyo and small stream flood advisory for North Central Grant County for today.  Radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms.  This could cause arroyo and small stream flooding in the advisory area.  Locations that are expected to experience flooding [...]

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: The Bayard City Council at its June 8 meeting approved a $36,261.68 work order for Engineers Inc. to begin engineering and design services for a 125,000-gallon water storage tank at the Bayard Wellfield.  The consent agenda consisting of various department reports and workshop and symposium attendance requests for city [...]

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: Fire managers with the Type 3 incident management team are transitioning management of the Guadalupe Fire to a type 4 incident management team from the Douglas Ranger District office of the Coronado National Forest. Effective Wednesday morning June 10th, the Douglas office team headed by Julio Robeson will take [...]

I-10 eastbound at mile post 29-30 just east of Lordsburg - the driving right lane is closed due to road maintenance. Please reduce speed and use extreme caution. Closure will approximately be lifted at 3pm.

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: Fire Activity for the Guadalupe Fire yesterday was minimal with three small sources of smoke detected during the aerial reconnaissance flight this morning. No growth of the fire occurred today but crews continued to monitor, patrol, and clean up fire line residue from the fire-fighting activities over the past [...]

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: The US Department of Agriculture announced that the nomination period for local Farm Service Agency county committees begins next Monday, June 15th.  To be eligible to serve on a FSA county committee, a person must participate or cooperate in an agency administered program, be eligible to vote in a [...]

Local Student Baylee Motes, a 6th Grade student at Cliff Elementary School has earned a position on the New Mexico State National Junior High rodeo team and will be traveling with fellow teammates to Des Moines, Iowa, June 21st through the 27th to compete at the 11th annual National Junior High Finals Rodeo in the [...]

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: The Guadalupe Wildfire, which was started by lightning on Tuesday morning and is burning approximately 30 miles east of Douglas in Hidalgo County has burned approximately 4200 acres.  A Type 3 Incident Management Team is in place at the Animas High School. A total of 201 fire personnel are [...]