The Gila National Forest, Reserve Ranger District is preparing to burn slash piles on 418 acres at Rainy Mesa around July 8th, with the exact timing to be determined by weather, fuels conditions and resource availability. Burning slash piles will help remove fuel from the landscape and will allow the ingrowth of grasses for livestock [...]
To support Gila Regional Medical Center’s ongoing commitment to improve the health of the communities they serve, GRMC will be conducting a Community Health Needs Assessment Survey. Within the next week, community members will be contacted to complete a brief online survey to provide their thoughts, ideas and individual comments on a variety of health [...]
Santa Clara, Bayard and Hurley will be having a Mining District “Clean Up Battle” to see which town is the cleanest on Saturday, June 29th from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Dumpsters will be placed in each town and garbage bags will be provided for citizens to use. For each trash bag filled, participants will [...]
The Youth Substance Awareness and Prevention Coalition and the Grant County Community Health Council will be hosting a “Senior Health and Resource Fair” tomorrow, June 27th. This free event will provide Grant County seniors and families an opportunity to engage with agencies and resources available locally. This fair will take place from 11:00 a.m. to [...]
Congratulations to Hidalgo Medical Services employee Frances Groves who was selected as the June “Employee of the Month”. Frances was selected for her hard work and dedication to her patients and coworkers and for wearing many “hats” from her everyday MA tasks to managing VFC accounts at the school clinics to managing lab and medical [...]
The Silver City Youth Murals Program has been hard at work this summer to help beautify Grant County. Students from Aldo Leopold, Cobre High School, San Lorenzo Elementary and Youth Mural Program alumni have worked on touching up surfaces and creating murals at CP Anderson, Aldo Leopold Picnic Area and Vista, downtown Silver City and [...]
Silver Schools has been awarded $260,000 for the 2024-2025 school year through the Innovation Zone Grant. The funding will enable the school district to continue offering robust career and technical education (CTE) programs, personalized student supports and innovative learning opportunities that align with the academic competencies necessary for post-graduate success. Additionally, the grant will fund [...]
