La Plata Middle School students Kaitlynn Orosco and Regan Parra were both recognized as Kiwanis “Students of the Month '' for the months of November and December. Kaitlynn was recognized for her stewardship, kindness and compassion. Regan was selected due to him always going above and beyond and for always being respectful and kind towards others. Congratulations to both students.  [...]

Looking for a way to recycle your Christmas tree? The Commons in Silver City will be taking trees this Saturday, January 6th from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. They will be shredding the trees to assist the “New Earth Project” make living soil. For more information, visit The Commons Facebook page.  Congratulations to the Silver High School Fighting Colts Boys [...]

The American Legion Bataan Post 4 in Deming will be having a “Flag Retirement” ceremony on Wednesday, January 3rd from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. The ceremony will be to retire flags that are no longer serviceable and will take place at 619 West Spruce Street in Deming.  The Preceptor Tau Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi in Grant County assisted [...]

Happy New Year's Day! In many countries the New Year begins on January 1st. However, this wasn’t always the case. In fact, for centuries, other dates marked the start of the calendar, including March 25th and December 25th. So how did January 1 become New Year’s Day? The earliest known record of a New Year festival dates from about 2000 [...]

The Commons in Silver City will be having a free “Friday Night Dinner” this evening, December 29th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. They will be having Old Fashioned Goulash along with music, fun and more. All community members are welcome to attend.  The Animas Public School District (APS) has received $40,000 as part of The New Mexico Outdoor Recreation [...]

The Grant County Administrative Offices is letting community members know that they will be closed tomorrow, December 29th and January 1st for the New Year Holiday. Those with questions or concerns pertaining to roads and law enforcement are to call Grant County Regional Dispatch at 575-388-8840. During the Gila Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees meeting, three GRMC employees received [...]

The New Mexico Department of Tourism’s Clean and Beautiful Grant program recently donated $30,520 in funds to help beautify the Town of Silver City. The awarded funds are set to be used for litter clean-up, waste reduction, youth training initiatives and landscaping in the Big Ditch area as well as at the Waterworks Building on Little Walnut Road. The funds [...]

The Silver City MainStreet Project has partnered up with First American Bank in Silver City to continue the “Downtown Gift Certificate Program”.  The program helps bring shoppers and dollars into over 130 Downtown Silver City businesses and is one of the best ways to support locally owned businesses. For every dollar spent at a local business, 67 cents or more [...]

Merry Christmas to all of our listeners!  As we take time to celebrate this day with our families and friends, let us remember how Christmas first came to be. Christmas as a holiday most likely began sometime around the 4th century when Pope Julius the 1st selected December 25th as the official date when Christians would celebrate the birth of [...]