The Gila Resources Information Project and the UNM INSPIRES program, collaborating with Gila Tech LLC and Aldo Leopold Charter School, have been installing Purple Air sensors to monitor particulate air quality in Grant County. The Grant County AirWISE project will provide real-time air quality measurements to our community. So far, they have installed samplers at [...]
Come out and celebrate “Love Your Library Day” this Saturday, April 20th at the Silver City Public Library. Literacy Link Leamos will be sponsoring this event and will have story time, door prizes, snacks, bubbles, a fire truck and much more. These events will be held throughout the day starting at 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 [...]
Aldo Leopold Charter School’s 9th grade Cultural Geography class recently visited the Chino Mine to learn about the history of mining in Grant County and the role the industry plays in today's economy. Students had the opportunity to learn on-site safety training, view the mine operations area and went on a pit and mill tour. [...]
Lordsburg will be having a Town Hall Meeting tomorrow, April 18th from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Lordsburg-Hidalgo County Chamber of Commerce to discuss “Social Issues”. Guest speakers will be discussing city projects, crime, economic development, code enforcement, animal control and more. The public is encouraged to attend. In Grant County News: Meet [...]
During the recent Town of Hurley’s Special Meeting, a variety of issues and updates were discussed concerning the legislative session. Representative Luis Terrazas let council members know that they had a successful budget for obtaining funding in the amount of $83 million for Grant County and would provide $250,000 to Hurley for their recreation center. [...]
Silver Consolidated Schools will be having an “Informative Session” with presenter Mark Valenzuela tomorrow, April 16th at 6:00 p.m. at Cliff High Schools Main Gym. Mr. Valenzuela, who is the Silver Consolidated Schools District Advisor, will be presenting the most current and up-to-date information on the district’s fiscal finances and facilities. The Cliff community, parents [...]
Come join Silver City’s Pick It Up-Toss No Mas for their “Gila Earth Day” community cleanup tomorrow, April 13th. Those interested in volunteering are to meet at the Grant County Community Foundation parking lot at 9:00 a.m. Trash bags, gloves, snacks and free t-shirts to new volunteers will be provided. After the cleanup, all trash [...]
Meridian Contracting, Inc., is now in its final stages of completing The New Mexico 26 Bridge Rehabilitation project. Although the project is near its completion, reduced speed limits will remain in place due to the replacement of a rubber strip on the bridge joint. A flagging operation will be in effect during this process to [...]
