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- Category: Weather
Attached is a Situational Awareness Briefing for next week's heat:
Lowland high temperatures of 103° to 107°FHeat advisories likely; Extreme Heat Warning possibleLittle to no chance for precipitation.
Visit the PDF below for the full information.
- Category: Front Page News
June 21, 2026
Suppression Repair Progresses on Bear Fire
Map Below
Acres: 7,769 acres Start Date: June 9, 2026
Location: 18 miles southeast of Quemado, NM Personnel: 209
Containment: 97% Cause: Lightning
Summary: Containment on the Bear Fire increased to 97% on Friday. Firefighters continue suppression repair work while securing the fire perimeter through the hot, dry, windy weather.
Prep and repair work has been completed around the Mangas Lookout and communications site. Using heavy equipment, crews are repairing fire line, chipping slash, and restoring access roads.
The Gila Las Cruces Type 3 Incident Management Team is reducing resources as containment increases and repair work reaches completion.
- Category: Weather
Upper Gila River Valley-Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands of the Bootheel-Eastern Black Range Foothills-Sierra County Lakes-Otero Mesa-WestCentral Tularosa Basin/White Sands-East Central TularosaBasin/Alamogordo-Southeast Tularosa Basin-Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Salt Basin-Southern Hudspeth Highlands-Including the cities of Tularosa, Winston, Spaceport, Buckhorn, Sierra Blanca, Hachita, Gila Hot Springs, Salt Flat, Chaparral, Faywood, Grant County Airport, Derry, Hillsboro, White Sands
National Park, Antelope Wells, Animas, Cornudas, Crow Flats, Mule Creek, Hueco Tanks, Dell City, Lordsburg, Loma Linda, Hurley, Cliff, Virden, Truth Or Consequences, Holloman AFB, Orogrande, White Sands Range Headquarters, Alamogordo, and Red Rock
1101 AM MDT Sun Jun 21 2026
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.HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON Tuesday TO 9 PM MDT Wednesday...
* WHAT...Temperatures of 104 to 108 expected.
- Category: Front Page News
Santa Clara ready for grand opening of bike park
By Lynn Janes
(Writers note: this article was written using the minutes provided by the Village of Santa Clara)
The Village of Santa Clara held a regular meeting May 28, 2026. Mayor Arnold Lopez called the meeting to order. Mayor Pro Tem Albert Esparza, trustees, Peter Erickson, Olga Amador and Ralph Trujillo attended.
The council approved the agenda and past meeting minutes.
Mayor's report
Lopez said they had two ICIP (Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan) workshops and explained the changes from the previous year. They had also done a walk through to the new bike park project. It will be completed and will have a grand opening June 26, 2026. Music in the park will start June 12, 2026.
- Category: Front Page News
By Lynn Janes
The Silver City Town Council held a regular meeting June 9, 2026. Attendance to the meeting included Mayor Simon Wheaton-Smith, Nicholas Prince, Stan Snider, Victor Nanez and Angela Salaiz.
The council approved the agenda.
Ceremonies
The employee of the month had been submitted by Ken Dayer, director Silver City Public Library. Lorraine Runnels had done an outstanding job with dedication and has been an exceptional worker. She has a positive attitude and commitment that has made a significant impact. Dayer said they had been undergoing a renovation project and as part of the planning process Lorraine had worked with him to ensure minimal impact on the public and staffing during the process. She had picked up this responsibility and still continued her normal job responsibilities.
Proclamations
- Category: Front Page News
Due to Increased Containment, Set Status Lifted for Residences Near Bear Fire
Acres: 7,769 acres
Start Date: June 9, 2026
Location: 18 miles southeast of Quemado, NM
Personnel: 298
Containment: 91%
Cause: Lightning
Map below [Editor's Note: I am trying to make it smaller, so it will show up. Thanks for your patience! I gave up, so if you want to see the map, please choose the download arrow and you should be able to download it and view it.]
Summary: Containment on the Bear Fire increased to 91% on Thursday.
A small portion of the fire perimeter on the east flank remains uncontained. Control lines are in place along the fire's edge, and forward progress has been stopped, though some heat remains in this area. Private property located immediately to the fire's east is no longer in imminent danger. Following the recommendation from the Gila Las Cruces Type 3 Incident Management Team, Catron County Emergency Management lifted SET status for residences within zones 2, 3 and 4 as of Thursday, June 18, at 4:45 p.m.
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