The New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division announced that they will be awarding $1.7 million in Outdoor Equity Funds (OEF) in the Fiscal year 2024 to 16 counties in New Mexico that have programs that help get children outdoors. Grant County’s Earth Ways Inc., which is a community-tested way to get youth and teens to learn [...]
Aldo Leopold Charter School recently received a $15,000 grant from the Public Education Department that is aimed to help foster sustainable environments within educational institutions and provide students the knowledge and experience about the significance of locally grown food production. The school plans on using the grant to construct a protective perimeter fence to safeguard [...]
Congratulations to Peyton Waters and Ottorino Rosati who were selected as the Grant County Kiwanis Students of the Month. Peyton is a 7th grader at Cliff Middle School who was recognized for being an A and B honor roll student who is active in 4-H and FFA and for showing a strong work ethic. Ottorino [...]
Congratulations to the non-profit organization, High Desert Humane Society, who recently celebrated their 50th year anniversary. The non-profit organization was first incorporated in Grant County in 1973 and is mainly run by volunteers who have helped animals who are in need of care and shelter. The mission of the Humane Society is to promote and [...]
Purina Mills and the New Mexico Cattle Grower’s Association’s (NMCGA’s) Young Cattlemen’s Leadership Committee(YCLC) will be awarding two Purina Mills scholarships and two YCLC scholarships during the 2023 Joint Stockmen’s Convention in December. The two Purina Mills scholarships will be awarded to a New Mexico senior, sophomore, junior or college freshman who is a member [...]
Grant County is wanting to let the community know that they will begin construction on Truck Bypass Road starting Monday, September 18th for approximately 100 working days. Construction includes reconstructing of an existing culvert and roadway and drainage improvements. The road will be closed to thru traffic and reduced to residential traffic only and residents [...]
Pick-It Up-Toss No Mas is inviting the community to help celebrate “World Cleanup Day” with a community-wide cleanup day on Saturday, September 16th. This year, over 15 million people from all around the world are coming together to clean up their communities in over 190 different countries. Those interested in volunteering are to meet at [...]
