A contractor has begun moving equipment into the Chloride Canyon area of the Black Range Ranger District west of Chloride, New Mexico. The route was damaged by flooding after the 2022 Black Fire and crews are now set to start reconstruction. Crews will work on repairing 12 miles of Forest Road 226 and 2 miles of the Black Hawk Gulch, [...]

Grant County had many infrastructure projects and improvements that took place in 2023, which are set to continue this year. Under direction of the Public Works Director, the third phase of a multi-year roadway and drainage improvement project on approximately 1,200 feet of roadway north of Chavez Lane on Little Walnut Road was completed. This includes the installation of new [...]

Over four hundred 4-H members from all over New Mexico recently attended the New Mexico 4-H Senior Leadership Retreat that took place this month. During the retreat, members had the opportunity to submit a state portfolio that is an overview of their entire 4-H career, representing leadership, citizenship, growth in their project areas as well as personal growth. Hidalgo County [...]

The Bootheel Foundation, which helps support education in New Mexico, will be awarding $40,000 in teacher grants to Silver City, Lordsburg and Cobre to help enhance learning experiences. Through a selection process, the foundation has identified deserving teachers and programs that demonstrate dedication to fostering creativity, critical thinking and student engagement. The grants are aimed to help empower teachers with [...]

As a reminder, The Diabetes Management and Prevention Program will be having their last January cooking class for adults with diabetes on January 31st. The class will give participants the opportunity to learn food safety, how to plan meals, read food labels, manage carbohydrates and how to cook meals in healthier ways. The class will take place from 11:00 a.m. [...]

There will be a public meeting held to discuss creating a “Senior Village” in Silver City to help seniors gain more access to supportive community services. A “Senior Village” is a community based, nonprofit, grassroots organization formed by a group of volunteers that are interested in helping seniors maintain independence, provide assistance with transportation and maintenance and help maintain quality [...]

Silver Consolidated Schools will be hosting a “Lunch Watch Party” for parents and guardians who are interested in participating in the schools Mental Health Family Support session, “Depression-You’re Not Alone”. Topics on why individuals have depression, how genetics play a role and some essential tools for treating depression will be discussed. The watch party will take place tomorrow, January 24th [...]

During the next Silver City Rotary Club meeting, the Coordinator of the Youth Substance Abuse and Prevention Coalition Program in Grant County will be giving a presentation on substance abuse and what precautions are being made to address it. The presentation will take place on January 23rd from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Western New Mexico Memorial Building [...]

Interested in learning more about native bees? The Gila Native Plant Society will be having a presentation on bees in the area and their favorite native plants this evening, January 19th. The presentation will give an overview of native bees, their life histories, plant preferences, nesting behaviors, as well as strategies that gardeners can use to create useful bee habitats. [...]