Meridian Contracting, Inc., is now in its final stages of completing The New Mexico 26 Bridge Rehabilitation project. Although the project is near its completion, reduced speed limits will remain in place due to the replacement of a rubber strip on the bridge joint. A flagging operation will be in effect during this process to help ensure safe traffic flow. [...]

Members of the Beta Sigma Phi Preceptor Tau Chapter recently donated backpacks to Silver Consolidated Schools in support of the “Weekend Backpack Program”. The backpacks were filled with nonperishable food items and will be distributed by the school’s Nutrition Program throughout the week to students in need.  As a reminder, The New Mexico State Game Commission will be hosting a [...]

Deming Public Schools is asking for the community’s input at the “Public Input "meeting they will be having on April 11th at 4:30 p.m. The school will be discussing the Financial Forecast for Fiscal year 2024 and will have a “Question and Answer” session. The meeting will take place at the Emmett Shockley Administration Building. The public is encouraged to [...]

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Cruces District Office is seeking public input for the draft Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument Environmental Impact Statement and Resource Management Plan. The plan would provide BLM land use and resource management direction for the Monument for the next 20 years and would improve conservation guidance for projection of objects of scientific and [...]

Grant County Community Health Council partner, Frank Merritt, will be discussing “The Keys to a Happy, Healthy, Long Life in Silver City” to help contribute to the overall health and wellness of seniors in Grant County. The content of his presentation is based on the recent assessment of senior health needs in Grant County, recent national research on what individuals [...]

Aldo Leopold Charter School 9th grade students visited the Macho Springs Wind Farm in Hatch to learn more about sustainability issues within the energy sector of the economy. Students had the opportunity to experience the lifecycle of energy including energy generation to transmission and consumption, the American electric grid and the basics of wind power. They also learned about career [...]

Do you like “Bird Watching”? The Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument will be having a “Gila Bird Walk” tomorrow, April 4th at 9:00 a.m. Grab your binoculars and join them on a walk through the wild Gila to search for birds. Those planning on attending are advised to wear comfortable shoes as there will be walking around on trails and [...]