Silver City News
The Kiwanis Club of Silver City held their annual Fort Bayard Christmas gift project for the Alzheimer patients at Fort Bayard Medical Center. Members of the club along with Silver High Key Club students and parents shopped for 39 patients. The gifts were individually determined according to the wants and needs of each patient. [...]
The Freeport McMoRan Foundation has announced nearly $2.9 million through their Community Investment Fund to 41 projects in Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. According to a news release, “The Freeport-McMoRan Foundation works to create a funding process that supports applicants and encourages them to think about the impact that will come from an investment [...]
The NMDOT will be closing the gates to NM 159, the Bursum Road for the winter months as of yesterday. Winter weather conditions make the roadway impassable. The road is closed from milepost 12.3, just past Mogollon and the upper milepost 22.6 by Willow Creek Campground. Travelers are asked to use US 180 to [...]
The New Mexico Human Services Department has submitted a five-year renewal application for the state’s Medicaid program to the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services under the new Medicaid name Turquoise Care. According to a news release, “the state’s Medicaid 1115 demonstration waiver is set to expire on December 31, 2023, and the [...]
The Silver City Ranger District closed the Signal Peak Road also known as National Forest System Road 154 near the Aspen Park area today that will last through the winter season. Visitors wishing to visit the Lookout on Signal Peak may park so that they are not blocking the gate and proceed on foot. [...]
The Federal government is making free COVID-19 antigen tests available again to all U.S. residents. Each household can now order a total of four at-home COVID-19 tests that will be mailed directly to them for free. At-home antigen tests take 15 minutes to complete, offering users a convenient way to check whether they are [...]
Hidalgo Medical Services created a program that was initiated on April 1st this year that assisted many local seniors to date. The “Compassion for Seniors Program” according to Andrea Montoya, HMS Chief Support Officer, “aims to support the community of older adults living on limited incomes whose lives are improved through basic needs services.” [...]
