Silver City News
The Silver City Police Department has been responding to multiple vehicle burglaries and stolen motor vehicles this past month. Being that the incidents are not in specific areas, the police are urging the public to not only lock their vehicles but to also not leave anything of value in their vehicles, including keys. The police [...]
Western New Mexico University will be dedicating its recently installed sculpture of former faculty member Pam Kuthe on Monday August 28th, at 3:30 p.m. in front of the School of Nursing building. Mrs. Kuthe, who retired from WNMU in 2007, was a long-time Silver City nurse, a dedicated educator and a valued colleague. She was [...]
Mimbres Press of Western New Mexico University will hold a reading and book signing at historic Light Hall on the Silver City campus on Wednesday, September 6th starting at Light Hall Patio at 5:30 with appetizers and refreshments provided by Bear Mountain Lodge from recipes that will be featured in the upcoming Mimbres Press publication, [...]
Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society will be having a Film Series. Starting August 31st, Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society will be starting once again their FREE Thursday evening film series. The fall series runs for 12 weeks, through November 16th. For a complete listing of the movies go to historic fort Bayard dot org. The [...]
Wildlife law violation checkpoints start for hunting, fishing seasons. The Department of Game and Fish will conduct checkpoints throughout the state this hunting season to collect biological data and to detect wildlife law violations. As a result, the public may encounter minor delays. Department officers may be assisted by other law enforcement agencies such as [...]
We received a final update on the Turkey Fire. According to the US Forest Service, the Turkey Fire, which is 9 miles northeast of Cliff, has seen very little fire activity in a week and thus, the Type 3 Incident team will be turning back operational control of the fire to the local unit tomorrow [...]
The National Forest System Roads NFSR 282 and NSFR 878, which cover the entire length of Goose Lake Trail #238 and Dorsey Canyon Trail #239, have been closed due to the Turkey Fire. The purpose of the closure is to protect public health and safety from hazardous road and trail conditions stemming from fire suppression [...]
The Gila National Forest is asking all neighboring residents around the Reserve Ranger District to be cautious of the materials that are being thrown in the slash pits. Recently, staff have noticed an increase of trash, used tires, roofing and other construction materials being burned, which creates health and safety hazards and violates air quality [...]
During the recent Town of Silver City Council meeting, the Police Chief spoke of the new program he put together to help address the substance abuse and criminal activity issue in the city. The program has allowed more police to patrol the downtown area, Brewer Hill and The Big Ditch and allows officers to talk [...]
