Congratulations to the Silver High School Boys and Girls Track and Field teams who recently took First Place at the District Competition in Deming this past weekend. Silver High School was able to beat three other high schools to take home the championship. Also, a group of individual students from both teams placed in the top tier, qualifying them to [...]

Registration for the Silver City Public Library’s Summer Reading Program is now open. The program will start on June 1st with the Gila Centennial celebration at Gough Park and will continue until July 27th with games, movies, glow in the dark paint, Legos, journal making, an end of summer foam party and so much more. Participants will also be able [...]

Interested in learning golf? The Cobre High School Junior Golf Club will be hosting a free “Golf Clinic” tomorrow, May 11th. The clinic will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Cobre Golf Park, located at 1078 Royal Street in Bayard. All ages are welcome, including adults. Golf clubs will be available.  The New Mexico Department of [...]

Luna County 4-H Shooting Sports youths recently competed in Raton, where they were able to showcase their talent and sportsmanship. The Rifle team, which includes Monte Offutt, Joshua Wilkinson, Audrey Donaldson and Issac Gamboa were able to clinch second place, with Monte earning an individual fourth place certificate. Also, both Luna county archery teams were able to make their mark [...]

Western New Mexico University recently held their spring graduation where 535 students earned degrees or certificates. WNMU awarded 106 Associate Degrees, 163 Bachelor’s Degrees, 148 Master’s Degrees and 67 Graduate Certificates. Additionally, 67 Baccalaureate students graduated with honors, earning a 3.5 GPA or higher including Itzela Darkenwald, Trent Jones and Stephen Lindsey who were entered into the “Student Hall of [...]

Silver Consolidated Schools has announced Jody D. Alexander as the new principal of Silver High School. Ms. Alexander has over two decades of experience in education, including serving as the Principal at Navajo Middle School, where she was instrumental in the many improvements in student engagement and academic outcomes. Throughout her career, Ms. Alexander has demonstrated a profound commitment to [...]

In support of Mental Health Month, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is reminding New Mexicans of the services they provide. 988 offers support to those dealing with family or relationship issues, anxiety about money, alcohol or drug use, self-harm, grief and more. If you feel overwhelmed by life or emotions and do not know where to turn, 988 will [...]