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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 [...]

The beginning of a new academic year is set to bring changes and growth to the Western New Mexico University campus in Deming. WNMU Deming will see changes this fall, as in addition to the Mimbres Learning Center, which will house the university’s health science programs. The Smith Center will be the site of courses [...]

The Town of Hurley approved resolution No.5-2024/2025 during their recent regular meeting. The resolution ratifies the agreement between Hurley and the Southwest New Mexico Council of Governments, which is done yearly by the town. The organization will help Hurley with the Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan, colonias funding and other funding sources. The council also approved [...]

The Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society has announced the addition of their “Junior Historian Program” that includes a Junior Historian activity book. By completing an Artifact Scavenger Hunt while visiting the Fort Bayard Museum, participating students will be able to collect stamps in their book while viewing artifacts, which will entitle them to earning signed [...]

The Gila National Forest has announced that the Ridge Fire Trail closure has been lifted. Extreme caution is recommended when traveling through the recently burned areas. Standing dead trees that have been weakened by fire could fall at any time. Also, rocks and logs once held in place by surface vegetation may loosen and roll [...]

Silver City’s Pick It Up-Toss No Mas would like to thank all the volunteers that came out and made their July Community Cleanup event such a great success. There were 19 individuals and 4 teams that volunteered their time and efforts to help clean up Grant County. Over 1,180 pounds of trash and debris were [...]

During the meeting held by the Village of Santa Clara on July 11th, the council approved resolution 2024-18 adopting the Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan (ICIP). The ICIP will be presented to the legislature for funding focusing on five top issues including parks, equipment, water system, the bike path and broadband. In the past year funding [...]

The USDA Forest Service has initiated a 60-day objection period for the final environmental impact statement and draft record of decision for the Gila National Forest revised land management plan, as well as the Southwest Regional Forester’s Species of Conservation Concern list for the Gila National Forest. The revised land management plan, known as the [...]