
Fire Weather Watch 0403-040423
Fire Weather Watch in effect for Monday into Tuesday across the Borderland.. ..An approaching upper level storm system will bring strong winds to the region Monday and Tuesday. Southwest winds will be 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph late Monday morning and into the afternoon then expect west winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph on Tuesday. These strong winds will combine with min RH's between 5 to 15% to foster critical fire weather conditions. The strong winds will continue into the early evening hours Tuesday, before dropping off a little after sunset.
122 PM MDT Sat Apr 1 2023
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 055, 056, 110, 111, 112, AND 113...
Iconic Kneeling Nun no longer standing
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 01 April 2023 01 April 2023
By Steve Townley, interim reporter
Soocial media is ablaze with rumors regarding the Kneeling Nun's recent disappearance.
Where did she go? Did someone steal her? Did she fall down?
While some people claim it naturally slipped into the landscape. Other people reported loud explosions in the area. No one we spoke with at the Chino Mine had the clearance or authority to comment publicly. No one from the NM Mine Safety and Health Administration was available for comment.
Silver City presents two proclamations
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 31 March 2023 31 March 2023
Mayor Ken Ladner presents a proclamation honoring Martyn Pearson and Alex Olsen to Jack Brennan.
Mayor Ken Ladner and Councilor Guadalupe Cano present a proclamation to Loren Nelson and Barbara Nelson for bringing Imagination Library to Silver City and Grant County and to most of the rest of New Mexico.Photos and article by Lynn Janes
Silver City held a work session March 28, 2023. The meeting started with Mayor Ken Ladner calling the meeting to order and leading the Pledge of Allegiance and salute to the New Mexico state flag. Council members attending the meeting included Lucian Farmer, Jose Ray, Nicholas Prince, and Guadalupe Cano.
The council approved the agenda with the removal of the discussion about the letter received by the Silver City Fire Department.
This work session would discuss the recruitment of the town manager and staff that would be retiring in the next few years. Alex Brown, town manager will retire in November of 2024.
Man arrested after throwing rocks
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 31 March 2023 31 March 2023
By Roger Lanse
Silver City Police Department officers were dispatched to 307 E. College Avenue on Tuesday, Mar. 28, 2023, in reference to a disturbance call. The caller advised a Grant County Regional Dispatch Authority dispatcher that Jason Abeyta was stealing items, throwing rocks, and on caller's property having an active CTW for caller's property.
Officers, according to an SCPD incident report, made contact with Jason Abeyta, 40, homeless of Silver City, at the intersection of College Avenue and Corbin Street. Abeyta denied being on the victim's property or throwing rocks at the victim. Abeyta stated he did pick up a rock but only placed it on a green light spot, and stated the property belongs to him. The officer noted Abeyta was rambling and did not make sense when talking with him.
The report said officers were shown video footage by the victim which showed Abeyta on the victim's property and throwing rocks, which the victim described as being about three-inches in diameter, at the victim, hitting him on his right shin.
GRMC Governing Board holds regular meeting 032323
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 30 March 2023 30 March 2023
GRMC Cardiologist Dr. Norman Ratliff, center, is recognized for his 10 years of service to the hospital. From left are Governing Board member Chris Ponce, CFO Patrick Banks, Chair Alicia Edwards, Governing Board member Harry Browne, Ratliff, Interim CEO Margie Molitar, and Governing Board members Eloy Medina and Billy Billings.
Photo and article by Mary Alice Murphy
Governing Board Chair Alicia Edwards, at the beginning of the monthly Gila Regional Medical Center board meeting on March 23, 2023, introduced HealthTech Regional Chief Clinical Officer Carolyn St. Charles, who would later give the HealthTech update in place of Regional Vice President Scott Manis.
Edwards also introduced the new GRMC Interim Chief Nursing Officer Cynthia Lewis, who said she looks forward to working in the community and in the progression of changes at the hospital.
Silver City Recreational Center contract awarded
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 29 March 2023 29 March 2023
By Lynn Janes
Silver City held a regular meeting March 14, 2023. The meeting started with Mayor Ken Ladner calling the meeting to order. He led the Pledge of Allegiance and salute to the New Mexico state flag. Council members attending the meeting included Lucian Farmer, Jose Ray, Nicholas Prince, and Guadalupe Cano.
The council approved the agenda with the exception of tabling an amendment to the cannabis ordinance that Cano said would not be ready to vote on.
Ceremonies none currently.
Proclamations none currently.
Council comments
Cano said a couple of years ago they had engraved name tags and she thought it would be nice for them to have them again. Alex Brown, town manager said he would look into it.