New Mexico Department of Health Reports Nearly 8,000 Emergency Department Visits Annually Due to Asthma

May is Asthma Awareness Month

SANTA FE, NM –  The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reports

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Albuquerque’s 2019 National Senior Games Presented by Humana Breaks Participation Record

13,712 Registrations Exceeds 2017 Numbers by 30 Percent

ALBUQUERQUE – The 2019 National Senior

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Tour of the Gila Stage 5 Photos

Photos by Paul Michaud

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Tri-City Police Department Blotters – April 29 and May 3 - May 5, 2019

Bayard Police Department

Monday, Apr. 29

Welfare check
Walnut Street
Caller advised that a female

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Grant County Sheriff’s Office Blotter – April 29 and May 3 - 5, 2019

Monday. Apr. 29

Stolen motor vehicle
Black Mountain Road – Cliff
Caller advised his 1997 Ford truck

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Silver City Police Department Blotter – May 3 - May 5, 2019

Friday, May 3

Suspicious vehicle
W. Market Street
Caller advised her ex-boyfriend is parked outside

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Montoya climbs to Gila Monster stage victory; Piccoli wins Tour of the Gila GC

montoyaColombian Cristhian Montoya Giraldo (Team Medellín) proved his reign over the King of the

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Chapman reclaims jersey, wins Tour of the Gila GC and Gila Monster stage

chapmanAustralian Brodie Chapman (Team TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank) climbed her way to general

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Wizard of Id Comic for May 6, 2019

wizmay06

BY: Mick Mastroianni and Johnny Hart

B.C. Comic for May 6, 2019

bcmay06

BY: Mason Mastroianni, Mick Mastroianni, and Johnny Hart

Tour of the Gila Stage 4 Photos

Photos by Paul Michaud

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Republican Party of Grant County wins elephant contest

img 9366Helen and Leif Nordell, who transported the elephant and represented the Republican Party of Grant

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Police Shooting Involving Angel Fire Police Department

Angel Fire, NM - On May 5, 2019 New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau was called to

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SW Women's Fiber Arts Collective has Pop-Up Gallery in the Spring Walkabout

A fiber art Pop-Up gallery with members from the SW Women's Fiber Arts Collective will be part of

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Dygert Owen and Young win Stage 4

Dygert Owen robs lead from Chapman, has 1-second lead on GC after Tour of the Gila Stage 4 crit

(Silver

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Wizard of Id Comic for May 5, 2019

wizmay05

BY: Mick Mastroianni and Johnny Hart

B.C. Comic for May 5, 2019

bcmay05

BY: Mason Mastroianni, Mick Mastroianni, and Johnny Hart

Tour of the Gila Stage 3 photos

Photos by Paul Michaud 

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Perdue Announces Top Sites for ERS and NIFA Relocations

(Washington, D.C., May 3, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the

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Wildland Fallen Firefighter Memorial Unveiled at Smokey Bear Historical Park in Capitan, NM

Capitan, NM – The New Mexico Wildland Fallen Firefighter Memorial is now available for public

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Promote Your Business Online Workshop

Silver City MainStreet in cooperation with the Small Business Development Center at WNMU is

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Friends of the Silver City Library’s May 2019 Book Sale

The Silver City Friends of the Library (FOL) is holding its May Book Sale on Saturday, May 11,

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Tour of the Gila Stage 2 photos

Photos by Paul Michaud 

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Wizard of Id Comic for May 4, 2019

wizmay04

BY: Mick Mastroianni and Johnny Hart

B.C. Comic for May 4, 2019

bcmay04

BY: Mason Mastroianni, Mick Mastroianni, and Johnny Hart

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