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Pursuant to Village Code Sections 4-3B and 4-3C, the Mayor, Board of Trustees, and Fire Chief of the Village of Santa Clara have declared that current drought conditions warrant the implementation of Stage One Fire Restrictions. By order of the Fire Chief, the restrictions prohibit the building or maintaining of campfires and all forms of [...]

Silver Consolidated Schools and Aldo Leopold Charter School have reached an agreement for Aldo Leopold to purchase the Jose Barrios Elementary School campus for $1,675,000. The project, supported by the New Mexico Finance Authority and other partners, will allow Aldo Leopold to open at the new site in Fall 2026 after necessary renovations and transition [...]

Tree New Mexico, in partnership with several organizations, is hosting a Tree Giveaway, a project of the Center of Southwest Culture aimed at improving nutrition access in underserved, Indigenous, Mexicano, and Chicano communities across New Mexico. The program is open for registration to residents of Tyrone, Santa Clara, Bayard, Vanadium, Hanover, North Hurley, and Hurley. [...]

Silver High School proudly recognized two alumni, Anthony Fierro (Class of 2018) and Oscar Lopez (Class of 2019), for their courage and service after they were formally commended by the Las Cruces Police Department and awarded the Life Saving Award for their actions during the events at Young Park. Both officers were recognized for their [...]

The first meeting of Silver City’s newly formed Reuse and Recycle Committee set a clear primary goal of reducing landfill costs by diverting waste. Created by Town Council resolution in February, the committee discussed broader objectives, including improving recycling efforts, exploring public or public-private programs, and addressing environmental impacts such as emissions and long-term waste [...]

Grant County, in partnership with local municipalities and state and federal land management agencies, is developing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) aimed at reducing the risk and impact of wildfires. The third and final public meeting on the plan is scheduled for Thursday, March 26, at 6 p.m. in the Grant County Administration Building [...]

The Town of Silver City will implement Stage One fire restrictions beginning Wednesday, March 25th due to severe drought conditions, unseasonably warm and windy weather, and widespread bark beetle infestations that have weakened trees across the region. Officials said the restrictions are being enacted earlier than usual to reduce wildfire risk and align with measures [...]