[Editor's Note: This is the fourth and final of a series of articles of a long Grant County special meeting on April 23, 2024. It will continue the budget hearing]
Article by Mary Alice Murphy
The next presentation in the budget hearing on April 23, 2024 came from Treasurer Patrick Cohn.
He requested an increase of $1,500 for office supplies, which included $1,000 for a pallet of paper and $500 for the rise of costs for supplies.
Cohn also requested an additional $500 for an increase for the office's Cummings cash counting machine maintenance.
SILVER CITY, NM, June 9, 2024 – The lightning-caused Trip and Antone fires were reported west of Mangas Mountain on the Quemado Ranger District, Gila National Forest on June 7, 2024. Both fires were located within a 1/4 mile of each other and have since burned together and are being managed as the Antone fire. The Antone fire is currently 671 acres and is burning in primarily ponderosa pine and minimal mixed conifer. Observed fire behavior has been low intensity surface fire with moderate rates of spread.
Currently, the Antone fire is being managed with a confine and contain strategy, using direct and indirect suppression and point protection tactics. This strategy is subject to change based on changing conditions. As always, the safety of our firefighters and community is our top priority. Management objectives include the continuation of restoration work in the Slaughter Mesa area to improve habitat and reduce fuel loads.
By Roger Lanse
The U.S. Forest Service is the incident command agency of the Whitetail Fire, an approximate100 acre blaze, on USFS land, southwest of White Signal, according to Maribeth Pecotte, USFS Public Information Officer. The fire is lightning-caused and started Friday morning, June 7, 2024.
Saturday, Jun 8, Pecotte noted three engines and a hot-shot crew are working to establish a perimeter around the burn site. Aided by air tankers dropping retardant, forward progress of the fire has been stopped and resources are 'anchored in,' meaning crews were able to locate their resources in a single location from which to tackle the fire.
Courtesy photo and video (video below)
Article by Roger Lanse
According to Tyrone Volunteer Fire Department Chief Mike Cox, two lightning-caused fires were ignited in the White Signal area on Friday, June 7, 2024. One, of about 100 acres, the Whitetail Fire, was on U.S. Forest Service land, and that agency assumed command responsibility.
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
Sunday afternoon , June 2, 2024, in the Grant County Veterans Memorial Business and Conference Center parking lot, RW Specialties of Bayard hosted an "Anything But a Car" show to highlight various sorts of ATVs and motorcycles. Raffle ticket purchasers also had a shot at winning items such as four new tires for their vehicle.
Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-Northern Dona Ana County-
Including the cities of Hatch, Radium Springs, Deming, Garfield,
and Columbus
103 PM MDT Thu Jun 6 2024
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...high temperatures of 104 to 107
* WHERE...Northern Dona Ana County and Southwest Desert/Mimbres
Basin.