Local News Releases
These releases come from other sources than the Grant County Beat. This category will include events in and news releases from Grant, Catron, Hidalgo and Luna counties.
Drug Take Back Day April 22, 2023
- Category: Local News Releases Local News Releases
- Published: 14 April 2023 14 April 2023
On Saturday, April 22, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Drug Enforcement Administration will host its next National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. This event offers free and anonymous disposal of unneeded medications. Grant County will be participating in this event with a disposal site at the Cliff Fire Department located at; 621 NM HWY 211, GILA, NM 88038. We hope you will participate, and help us spread the word to your members and followers about this important community engagement event to help address the U.S. opioid epidemic and prescription drug misuse. You can also visit www.DEATakeBack.com to find the closest location near you.
Grant County Sheriff's Office blotter – Apr. 10 through Apr. 13, 2023
- Category: Local News Releases Local News Releases
- Published: 14 April 2023 14 April 2023
Monday, Apr. 10
Stolen motor vehicle
Chamisa Drive – Lower Mimbres
Caller advised someone stole his 1991 blue Nissan truck/last seen at 5 p.m. yesterday. Deputy advised will be clear from here/caller signed a stolen vehicle affidavit.
Welfare check
Highway 211 – Gila
Caller believes her 36-year-old daughter is being held against her will and being drugged/her daughter stopped calling her daily/this started when she met a male/caller did speak with her yesterday.
Criminal trespass warning
Chino Mines – Vanadium Gate
Caller thinks a named male is trespassing on the property. Deputy advised en route to Cobre Court/negative contact/will be stationary in the area/will be clear/negative contact.
Silver City Police Department blotter – Apr. 10 through Apr. 13, 2023
- Category: Local News Releases Local News Releases
- Published: 14 April 2023 14 April 2023
Monday, Apr. 10
Welfare check
1810 N. Swan Street
Caller advised a male near the gas pumps requested an ambulance. Request ambulance for a 59-year-old male who has trouble breathing/COPD is acting up.
Welfare check
N. Swan and E. 11th Street
Female lying on the sidewalk. Officer en route to SOS with female.
Grafitti
407 N. Hudson Street
Someone tagged their building.
An evening of words and images at Diana Ingalls Leyba Studio and Gallery
- Category: Local News Releases Local News Releases
- Published: 13 April 2023 13 April 2023
Join author Marty Eberhardt and artist Elli Sorensen for Mysteries of the Gila, a reading and art exhibit. In Marty Eberhardt’s second mystery in the Bea Rivers series, Bones in the Back Forty, an old skeleton is found in a Tucson botanical garden. Meet some quirky suspects in a little town in southwest New Mexico called Copperton. Marty will read passages that take place in the Gila region. Elli Sorensen offers a new series of images representing the flora, fauna, and landscapes of the Gila River ecosystem.
Marty and Elli are local residents, award-winners, and fast friends. The actual reading will take place from 5:15-5:45, followed by questions and book signings. Elli’s paintings will be on display and for sale throughout the evening. Light refreshments will be served. You can find out more about Marty at martyeberhardt.com and Elli at http://dianaingallsleybastudioandgallery.com/
Daisy by Mail, New Girl Scout program
- Category: Local News Releases Local News Releases
- Published: 13 April 2023 13 April 2023
Have you heard about Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest’s exciting new program? Daisy by Mail is a short-term, monthly, self-guided program for new Girl Scouts entering Kinder or First Grade in the fall of 2023. FREE for the first 50 girls with paid extended membership registration ($35). So, hurry and don't delay.
Rash of abandoned campfires discovered on Gila National Forest
- Category: Local News Releases Local News Releases
- Published: 13 April 2023 13 April 2023
Ensure campfires are cold to the touch with your bare hand before leaving
SILVER CITY, NM, April 13, 2023 – Recent warmer weather is drawing larger numbers of visitors to the Gila National Forest, as evidenced by the numerous abandoned, smoldering campfires across the forest that were extinguished last weekend by patrolling fire crews. Not only is it illegal to leave a campfire unattended, but unattended fire can easily escape, becoming wildfire.
When you are preparing to leave your campfire unattended, it is vital that you ensure it is completely cold before departure. First, drown the fire, ashes, and coals with water. Next, use a shovel to scrape all partially burned sticks and logs to remove all hot embers, and then stir water, ashes, coals, and soil to wet all contents. Feel the coals, embers, and any partially burned wood with your hands, feeling for heat under rocks and burned materials. Once everything, including the fire ring, is cool to the touch, the fire is safely out.
WNMU Great Race 2023 Events
- Category: Local News Releases Local News Releases
- Published: 13 April 2023 13 April 2023
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News from Grant County Community Foundation
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- Published: 13 April 2023 13 April 2023
Give Grandly 2023 — Saturday, May 6, 2023
We are gearing up for Give Grandly 2023, and it's going to be a great one this year. We have 63 confirmed nonprofits participating—more than any other year—and we can proudly say that we have raised sufficient match funds to guarantee each participating nonprofit who reaches at least $500 in donations an extra $500 in match funds. Thank you to all of the individuals and organizations who contributed to make that possible--you know who you are!
We have a brand new Give Grandly website, with all kinds of bells and whistles, and we can't wait to try it out. Online donations will open on April 22nd and close a month later, on May 22nd. You can donate on the Give Grandly website (www.givegrandly.org) or by filling out the hard-copy donation form and dropping it off at the Grant County Community Foundation offices at 1106 N Pope. Or you can turn up on the day: the Give Grandly in-person event on Saturday, May 6th from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at the downtown Makers Market.
On May 6, you can give in person to your favorite charities while enjoying the fun, frolics and philanthropy that our fabulous residents are famous for. We'll have music, food, drumming, radio interviews, tons of children's activities—and even activities for adults, including a beer garden—so don't miss out on all the fun. Drop down and find out from our wonderful nonprofit community what they will do with the funds you donate. Every year, they rely on our community's generous donations to keep he lights on, pay the staff, and do all the work that makes our community so vibrant and caring. You can find all the donor and event information you need at www.givegrandly.org!! Tell all your friends, and don't forget to use our social media tag, #givegrandly.