Silver Consolidated Schools recently added “Wellness Rooms” to all Silver City school campuses thanks to the $6.5 million federal grant they received for mental health services. These dedicated spaces are to help provide a calm area for students to take a break, practice self-care and build skills to manage stress and emotions. The rooms are staffed with caring professionals trained to help students identify triggers and learn coping strategies so they can return to class empowered. The goal of the “Wellness Rooms” is to help students gain knowledge of their feelings, communicate wants and needs and name emotions so students can be successful in the classroom.
The New Mexico Higher Education Department recently announced that it has awarded student debt relief to the largest number of working health professionals in the program’s history through the state’s Health Loan Repayment Program. A total of 724 New Mexico health care professionals will receive $14.6 million in student debt relief as a condition of maintaining a three-year commitment to working in high-need communities across the state. The Health Loan Repayment program covers more than 25 health occupations and licenses in allied health, dental, medical and mental health fields. The program opens to applicants on March 15th each year. For more information on the program, visit the website.
The Silver City Public Library is offering a class to help teach participants the basic functionalities of a computer. Students will be taught how to use a mouse, keyboard, file and folder structure, email, document creation and editing and other basic tasks. The class will take place on August 30th from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and is free but prior registration is required. To register or for more information, contact the library.
The City of Deming, as part of the Pedestrian Safety Improvements Project, will have various closures and delays on Country Club Road and its intersections and roadways for the next 6 to 8 weeks. Effective August 28th, lane closures and delays will begin on Birch Street with construction signage ending on Dona Ana Street. There will be posted detour routes on Florida and Popular streets. For more information on road closures and delays, contact the City of Deming.
As a reminder, National Forest System Road 4031C, west of the San Francisco River from the intersection of Higgins Flat Road is still closed. The road closure is located in Township 6 South, Range 19 West, Section 14. The purpose of this order is to protect natural resources and prevent continued illegal fuelwood cutting within the Frisco Box Roadless area and to facilitate restoration of the area. The closure will remain in effect until December 31st.
