Silver City Watershed Keepers celebrates World Water Day 2023

The Silver City Watershed Keepers will be celebrating World Water Day this month with a panel

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Human Services Department announces end of federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program extra benefits

516,537 New Mexicans will go back to receiving regular SNAP benefits starting in March 2023

SANTA

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Ropes and Ladder Training Tower Reconstruction Begins This Spring 

training tower pavfr img 1598 copy$61,000 Project Funded Entirely Through Donations, Will Boost County’s Emergency Response

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Gilbert Sanchez Flores, Jr. (Flako), 35, of Silver City, NM

 Gilbert Sanchez Flores, Jr. (Flako), 35, of Silver City passed away Saturday, February 25, 2023. 

“Flako”

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Sonja Johnson, 61, a resident of Silver City, NM - pending

Sonja Johnson, 61, a resident of Silver City, NM, entered eternal rest Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at

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Dean D. Hayes, 81, a resident of Lancaster, CA and previously of Silver City, NM

hayesDean D. Hayes, 81, a resident of Lancaster, CA., prior resident of Silver City, NM for nearly 25

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Gardening Classes with Janna at Future Forge Makerspace

garden3223Are you looking for some pointers on your garden this Spring?

It's coming up fast! Join us for

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Public-Private Partnership Act Unanimously Passes House

Bill to help expand rural broadband & improve New Mexico roads now moves to the Senate

Santa Fe, NM

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Bill to prevent felons from gaining access to firearms passes first committee

Santa Fe – Today the House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee passed HB 306, a measure that

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Upper Gila Valley Arroyos Watershed District Meeting March 13, 2023

The board meeting of the Upper Gila Valley Arroyos Watershed District will be held Monday, March 13,

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Grant Soil and Water Conservation District Special Meeting March 8, 2023

A special board meeting of the Grant Soil and Water Conservation District will be held Wednesday, March 8,

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Pancho Villa State Park celebrates Camp Furlong Day!

Las Cruces, NM – The State Parks Division of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department

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Democrats Stall Doctor Retention Bill, Senate Republican Leader Responds

SANTA FE – Today, Democrats on the Senate Tax, Business, and Transportation Committee tabled

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Agriculture producers encouraged to apply to the Regional Farm to Food Bank Program

Feeding the community can grow agricultural businesses

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LAS CRUCES,

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Gila National Forest, Quemado Ranger District to burn Baca slash pit

Weather and fire conditions permitting

QUEMADO, NM, March 2, 2023 – The Gila National Forest,

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Gila National Forest, Quemado Ranger District seeks volunteer campground hosts

Benefits include beautiful location with free hookups

QUEMADO, NM, March 2, 2023 – The Gila

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Quorum of Grant County commissioners may attend open house for Parks and Rec Comprehensive plan March 8, 2023

QUORUM NOTICE 
A quorum of the Grant County Board of Commissioners may be in attendance at the Open

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Quorum of Grant County commissioners may attend GRMC executive sessions March 7 ,and March 21, 2023

QUORUM NOTICE
A quorum of the Grant County Board of Commissioners may be in attendance during the

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Revised: Grant County Commission to hold regular meeting March 9, 2023

LEGAL NOTICE
REGULAR MEETING – March 9, 2023
The Grant County Board of Commissioners will convene

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Grant County Commission to hold work session March 7, 2023

LEGAL NOTICE
WORK SESSION MEETING – March 7, 2023
The Grant County Board of Commissioners will convene

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Please keep in touch with elderly relatives and neighbors

A front-page article the Beat posted today made me write this article.

As the only daughter of a

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Elderly woman found deceased in frigid home.

By Roger Lanse

Rita Martinez, 84, was found deceased by Silver City Police Department officers,

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We Must Not Forget the Past

Puffin, the famed children's book publisher, enjoys a reputation as one of the premier publishers of

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Dilbert Comic for March 2, 2023

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DILBERT © 2023 Scott Adams, Inc. Used By permission of ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION. All rights

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Wizard of Id Comic for March 2, 2023

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BY: Mick Mastroianni and Johnny Hart

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