Here’s a look at some local news. The Silver City Town council passed an ordinance regarding beekeeping within the town limits. According to a piece in the Grant County Beat, the ordinance requires beekeepers in town to register with the town and post a notice on their property warning passersby bees are being kept on the property. No fee is [...]

Here’s a look at some local news: The Cobre Consolidated Schools Board of Education met on Monday and discussed various items including the status of ongoing maintenance of facilities. According to the Grant County Beat, Deputy Superintendent George Peru, reported the following: roof leaks are being repaired at Snell Middle School, Hurley, and Bayard Elementary; Cobre High is having [...]

Here’s a look at some local news: The U.S. Forest Service Gila National Forest has issued an update regarding the Apache Fire located on National Forest System Lands, Quemado Ranger District, in Catron County. The lightning caused fire was reported on Wednesday, September 4th. It is located on the southwest slope of Apache Mountain, at approximately 8,500 feet elevation. [...]

Here’s a look at some local news: The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions has partnered with the Deming-Luna County Chamber of Commerce and the City of Deming to present a free workshop for employers. The “Regional Employer Workshop” for employers in Deming and Luna County will feature discussions regarding New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions services, H-2A information, [...]

Here’s a look at some local news: The Grant Soil and Water Conservation District is partnering with The Nature Conservancy and the U.S. Forest Service to work on New Mexico forest restoration. The Grant SWCD was awarded a Collaborative Forest Restoration Program grant from the U.S Forest Service in the amount of $315,000. The grant required a 25 percent [...]

Here’s a look at some local news: Students from Silver City and Deming are among 65 New Mexico high schools that have formed teams to compete in the 2019-20 New Mexico Governor’s “STEM Challenge.” According to a release, the students will be competing against teams from over 30 other districts within the state. The STEM Challenge is comprised of [...]

Here’s some local news: In a release from Western New Mexico University, WNMU students, faculty and staff are grieving the loss of a Mustang student athlete. Freshman, Eddie Cruz, died in a drowning incident at Bill Evans Lake on Monday. Cruz was 18 years old and studied kinesiology at WNMU. The freshman was a wide receiver on the Mustang [...]