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Here’s a look at today’s headlines: Western New Mexico University on Saturday hosted the regional Science Olympiad.  Of those that competed, 8 high school teams will advance to State, and 7 middle school teams will advance.  The advancing team from Silver High School ranked 6th, and the advancing team from La Plata Middle School came [...]

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: Western New Mexico University will celebrate 124 years with a special Founder’s Day Celebration next Friday.  The day marks the university’s inception by the New Mexico State Legislature on February 11th, 1893.  Originally known as the New Mexico Normal School WNMU received it’s current name in 1963 after being [...]

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: Absentee Voting for the March 7, 2017 Regular Municipal Election for the Town of Silver City will begin on January 31, 2017 and will end March 7, 2017. Voters in Council District 1 and 3 that wish to vote by Absentee may request an application by calling the Town [...]

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: The Silver City Arts and Cultural District recently announced that Silver City is seeing an increase in visitor numbers.  According to Executive Director Callie Kennington, The statistics come from comparing the fourth quarter of 2015 to the second quarter of 2016, and show a 14.9% increase in the use [...]

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: The Gila National Forest wishes to notify the public of the re-opening of four campgrounds on the Wilderness Ranger District.  A large section of the access road had been washed out and is now reopened, restoring access to Woody’s Corral, TJ’s Corrall, Scorpion campgrounds, and the West Fork Trail [...]

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: A candidate forum was held on Thursday for the four candidates vying for seats on the Cobre Consolidated Schools Board of Education.  Incumbent Frank Gomez is running unopposed for position 1, Gilbert Guadiana and Eloy Medina are running for the position 2 seat, and Gabriel Holguin is running unopposed [...]

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: The New Mexico Department of Transportation reopened the roadway to the Gila Cliff Dwellings earlier this afternoon.  NM 15 had been closed from mile post 42 to 43 due to debris after the area was covered by running water.  The debris has been cleared, and the roadway is now [...]

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: An Arizona man recently plead guilty in federal court in Las Cruces to cocaine trafficking charges arising from the seizure of over 150 pounds of cocaine at the New Mexico Port of Entry near Lordsburg on September 9th, 2016.  Jesus Quiroz of Tucson is charged with possession with intent [...]

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: This past weekend, Lena and Carolyn Holguin were involved in a very serious car accident out-of-state.  Carolyn suffered severe injuries, and Lena moderate injuries.  Carolyn is hospitalized in Oklahoma City undergoing many surgeries.  John Sterle and Frank Donahue, representing veterans in the area, have set up a GoFundMe account [...]