Monthly Archives: June 2023

The Silver Consolidated Schools Board of Education voted unanimously this past week at the board meeting to approve a policy that will place armed guards at all Silver schools during the next school year. This decision came after the parent surveys, past community meetings and other communication with constituents all were overwhelmingly in favor of [...]

Western New Mexico University Student, Itzela Darkenwald has created “Choose to Reuse”, a recycling program that WNMU students can use to dispose of items they no longer want. Ms. Darkenwald thought of the idea when she saw students getting rid of items that were still in good condition but no longer wanted. She decided to [...]

The Rico fire started approximately 1.5 miles northwest of Pinos Altos on BLM land, on the west side of Bear Creek on Tuesday afternoon around 3:30 P.M. The cause is still unknown.  The fire has grown to over 400 acres.   170 fire personnel have been assigned to the fire. Fuels involved are light logging slash, [...]

Rico Fire Update – June 21, 2023 Location: ¼ mile NW of Pinos Altos, NM  Size:  250 acres                                                                         Containment:  0%  Personnel:  142   Start Date:  June 20, 2023  Cause:  Under investigation  Fuels:  Slash, timber and brush Evacuations:  In progress   SILVER CITY, NM, June 21, 2023 – Yesterday afternoon, fire crews responded to a new wildfire ignition located approximately one-quarter mile northwest of Pinos Altos. The [...]

We have a morning update on the fire near Pinos Altos being called the Rico Fire. Overnight the fire acreage increased to over 250 acres and there was low fire behavior. Currently there are 142 total personnel assigned to the fire. Pinos Altos townsite and surrounding homes are still under an evacuation notice. The Grant [...]

The Upper Gila Watershed Alliance recently received funding from the New Mexico Environment Department River Stewardship Program to restore Adair Spring, a tributary of the San Francisco River in the Quemado District of the Gila National Forest. The restoration project's objective is to help surface water quality and improve the spring and wetland habitat in [...]