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Public Information Meeting NM 159 vehicle length restrictions study & analysis, Mogollon

The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) is leading the NM 159 Vehicle Length
Restrictions Study and Analysis. With the study, an analysis was conducted to see how
different types of vehicles navigate a portion of NM 159 (MP 3.0 to 9.5). Based on the analysis,
recommendations were made with the aim of improving safety for all vehicles traveling through.

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Ted Presler to speak at Rotary Meeting

PreslerTTed Presler will be the Rotary speaker on October 3, 2023. Presler’s topic will be: “Southwest Word Fiesta Updates and Information.”  Presler was an early member of the Festival of the Written Word (now Southwest Word Fiesta), served as co-chair in 2020-2021, and continues to be an active member. The Fiesta was created to celebrate authors who live and work in the Southwest, and will be held at the Murray Hotel, 7-8 p.m. with John Burnett, retired correspondent for NPR as the keynote speaker.

The Rotary meeting will be held at the Silver Bowling Center, Ten Pin Lounge at 2020 Memory Lane, Silver City from 12-1 p.m. The meeting is free and open to the public. If you desire lunch, order from the menu in the cafeteria and it will be delivered to your table.

Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Rotary is the world’s oldest and largest service organization, with more than 1.2 million members in more than168 countries. Since its founding in 1923, the Silver City Rotary Club has provided support and service to numerous non-profit organizations and civic causes in Silver City and Grant County as well as supporting and participating in humanitarian projects sponsored by Rotary International.

For further information or to request information about Rotary or about membership in the local club, email info@silvercityrotary.org .          
 

SC Public Library Hosts Presentations - NM Office of the Attorney General

Silver City Public Library Hosts Presentations
by the New Mexico Office of the Attorney General
 
The Silver City Public Library will host two special public presentations by the New Mexico Office of the Attorney General. On Thursday, October 5, an expert will speak about youth internet safety, and on Friday, October 6, a member of the southern New Mexico Human Trafficking Task Force will speak about the issue of human trafficking
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The Las Cruces office of the New Mexico Attorney General will offer an informative presentation on Cyber Safety on Thursday, October 5, 4:00pm via Zoom, also viewable at the Silver City Public Library in the large meeting room. The presentation is geared towards parents, grandparents, and other caregivers of children and teens; but is informative for anyone. Attendees will learn how to help kids stay safe online and avoid exploitation. “While preparing for this event, the Attorney General’s office informed me that a common online threat is the exploitation of children and teens for nude photos. We are glad to be able to host their expert, who will help adults know how to recognize internet safety problems,” explained Lillian Galloway, programming and outreach librarian. The Zoom registration link is https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kc--vqT8uEte0RvNKSU14Wuym1fFN0fwu  . Community members can join virtually, or stop by the library to view the presentation on a large screen.

The New Mexico Office of the Attorney General will also give a presentation on Human Trafficking on Friday, October 6, 3:00pm at the Silver City Public Library. A member of the Human Trafficking Task Force for southern New Mexico will present facts about human trafficking, what community members should know, and what efforts are made to combat trafficking. Community members can also attend virtually. Register for the Zoom event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqfuqupzorH9NIxOetHlBgC6_GNJVILWWi

For more information call the library at (575) 538-3672 or email programs@silvercitypubliclibrary.org . The Silver City Public Library is located at 515 W. College Avenue and online at  silvercitypubliclibrary.org.

Whiskey Creek Zócalo - October Events

October Events

Friday, October 6
Gila River Band
Fund Raiser!
$10 donation at the door.
Doors: 7:00pm / Music: 7:30pm
Benefit Dance – All proceeds to benefit Robert Sunday Bencomo
Whiskey Creek Zócalo 
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \ wczocalo@gmail.com  / 575-388-1266

Saturday, October 7
Print Fiesta After-Party with Heather Trost & Her Band
Folk Rock
Doors: 7:00pm / Music: 7:30pm
$10/cover 
Heather Moulder, a Print Fiesta guest artist, & musician – whose skill set includes ‘graphic design, printmaking and tune twanger’ will open the night, after which Heather Trost & Her Band will take the stage. Trost has an impressive body of work, notably in collaboration with husband Jeremy Barnes (Neutral Milk Hotel) on their own record label Living Music Duplication, and their Eastern European folk-influenced band A Hawk And A Hacksaw, where she sings, plays violin, autoharp, and more. Trost has recorded with dozens of artists, including Josephine Foster, Thor and Friends, Claire Cronin, and Swans.
Whiskey Creek Zócalo 
11786 HWY 180 East. Arenas Valley, NM \  wczocalo@gmail.com  / 575-388-1266
Tickets & Info: https://www.whiskeycreekzocalo.com /

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Tri-City police department blotters – Sept. 22 through Sept. 24, 2023

Bayard Police Department

Saturday, Sept. 23

Larceny
Coffey Street
Someone stole a Fedex package from caller's front porch.

Injuring/tampering with motor vehicle
Bayard Post Office
Caller advised some kids threw a rock at her vehicle as she was passing/they left running toward the tracks.

Sunday, Sept. 24

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Grant County Sheriff's Office blotter – Sept. 22 through Sept. 24, 2023

Friday, Sept. 22

Unattended death
Mariposa Lane – Upper Mimbres
Caller advised her partner died between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m./he was sick/but it was expected. He was not on hospice. He got up to do a breathing treatment and then passed. Deputy advised to call out OMI.

Weapons fired
Pine Street – Santa Clara
Advised her neighbors are shooting at her dogs. XCPD officer advised out at a Bard Street address/it was a BB gun/none of the animals were hurt/it was assumed they were shot/everything is okay.

Welfare check
Highway 180 – Rio de Arenas Snappy
Male walking west in the middle of the road. Deputy made contact with male who was out of the street.

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Silver City Police Department blotter – Sept. 22 through Sept. 24, 2023

Friday, Sept. 22

Unwanted subject
3420 E. Highway 180
Man being disruptive and bothering women/he is at the front of the building. Officer advised out with Henry Lopez who was issued an indefinite CTW for the property.

Graffiti
1956 E. Highway 180
Manager reporting disturbing grafitti along the back side of the store including guns and gun clips.

Welfare check
Kimberly Drive
Advised her husband has Alzheimer's and took off walking toward Pine Street. Officers ATL. Caller stated husband is back home and okay.

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Silver City Police Department blotter – Sept. 18 through Sept. 21, 2023

Monday, Sept. 18

Burglary
909 N. Hudson Street
Officer tried three different people with negative contact.

Welfare check
W. 12th and Santa Rita streets
Male in the middle of the road not moving for traffic/was reported to caller at Silver Schools by a bus driver.

Disturbance
Santa Rita Street
Across the street a slender male in his 20s is sitting on the sidewalk talking loudly and causing a disturbance. Officer out with the male/who refused medical attention/clear/everything is okay.

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