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 trails. These trail projects will [...]

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 Street”, a streaming service that [...]

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 become a trusted partner of [...]

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 Acting District Ranger for 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 executive session to discuss pending [...]

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 in phlebotomy and Certified Nursing [...]

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 intent to adopt ordinance [...]

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 certificates and a badge designating [...]

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 out. For more up to [...]