Silver City News
Last week, The Hidalgo County Commission voted to return to in-person voting in the Rodeo, New Mexico District. Rodeo voters were switched to mail only ballots a few years ago while the system underwent upgrades to print ballots at the polls. The new system will allow poll workers to look up voters on site and [...]
The Grant County Assessor's Office is currently conducting a county-wide reappraisal to update records and ensure fair and equitable reviews for all property owners. To maintain transparency and community safety, they are committed to keeping all residents informed about their department’s activities. Employees will be visiting properties, specifically in and around Bayard, to conduct official [...]
The Montana-based nonprofit organization, Wilderness Land Trust, recently announced its purchase of the 40-acre Spring Canyon private land located in the Gila Wilderness. The group will be working with the Gila National Forest to help transfer Spring Canyon to public ownership as part of the surrounding Gila Wilderness. The Spring Canyon property has been used [...]
The Silver City Youth Mural Program recently dedicated the new mural, “Once Upon a Time”, at the Western New Mexico University’s Child Development Center, which is part of the New Mexico Center of Excellence for Early Childhood Education program. The mural was designed by Aldo Leopold Charter School students and depicts a number of scenes [...]
Interested in exploring the Gila Wilderness? Gila Back Country Horsemen are looking for volunteers for their Gila National Forest and Gila Wilderness trail projects. Some of the projects include: Mckenna Park and Rawmeat Canyon, Little Whitewater Trail #214, West Fork Mogollon and Sawmill Wagon Road Trail #243, which will range from front-country to remote back-country [...]
Western New Mexico University’s new Outreach and Instruction Librarian Madeleine Nittmo has been helping students, faculty and staff to better understand the amount of resources available at the J. Cloyd Miller Library. Some of the new resources she is helping instruct are “Boundless”, which is a service that provides audio books and eBooks and “Alexander [...]
This summer, Gila Regional Medical Center transitioned to VetMed Group as their primary radiology provider as part of their ongoing efforts to improve patient care by ensuring more timely and efficient imaging results. VetMed Group, with its nearly decade-long history and a strong focus on serving American veterans through teleradiology and comprehensive medical services, has [...]
The Gila National Forest has announced that recent changes in leadership have been made to the local ranger district’s. The Glenwood Ranger District’s former District Ranger, Brain Stultz has been reappointed and is now the permanent Wilderness District Ranger. In addition to her duties as the Silver City Ranger District, Elizabeth Toney is currently the [...]
The Board of Governors of Deming Cesar Chavez Charter High School will be holding its monthly meeting this evening, August 13th. The agenda will include staff and student spotlights, committee reports, the Community School food distribution, HELP NM, transportation and maintenance. Also, the Director will present a monthly report and the board will enter an [...]
