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Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
The bright sunny Saturday, May 23, 2026, with a slight breeze to cool the air, opened with the first 2026 Blues Festival performances at 10 a.m. Gough Park filled early with those seeing the shade of the trees. The music brought out people to dance near the gazebo, where the performers set up to fill the air with the sound of blues. The festival continued on Sunday, May 24.
A large car show filled a good portion of Pope Street. Food vendors lined up along between the park and the nearby parking lot.
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Fire area closure shrinks ahead of Memorial Day Weekend
Silver City, NM, May 22, 2026 — As a result of successful firefighting actions, containment on the Hummingbird Fire has increased to 87%. The fire is mapped at 5,716 acres with no additional growth reported. The size of the fire has been reduced by four acres due to more accurate mapping. The Hummingbird fire is located 15 miles east of Glenwood, NM in the Gila Wilderness.
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By Lynn Janes
The town of Bayard held a regular meeting April 23, 2026. Attendance included Mayor John L. Ojinaga, Mayor Pro Tem Eloy Gonzales, Eloy Medina, , Gilbert Ortiz and Charles Gray. Martha Salas, city clerk, also attended.
The council approved the agenda.
Proclamations
The city of Bayard proclaimed the week of April 20, 2026, to be Cobre High School cheer week and the week of April 20, 2026, Cobre High School power lifting week. They had both placed in the state championships. The teams and their coaches had attended to receive the proclamations.
Public input none currently.
The council approved the consent agenda that included minutes from two meetings, accounts payable and department head reports.
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By Lynn Janes
On April 23, 2026, the commission held a regular meeting at the city annex building. Alex Brown, chairman, called the meeting to order.
New business
Raymond De la Vega, Stantec, had an update for the commission. They have submitted phase two of the project to the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), and they will be reviewing the documents. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) had contacted them and given approval to do geotechnical testing and some of the property may be under Santa Clara which would help. De la Vega said they have been working on the Hanover water station and have been waiting to hear back from three companies that could provide the interface to be able to charge customers for the water at the station. The company will need to be able to interface with Santa Clara and their software. Stantec wants to have everything ready to go so as soon as funding has been received so they can start construction. He cautioned that now they have to wait on NMED and that may take time. Pricilla Lucero, Southwest New Mexico Council of Governments director, said if he didn't hear back from them within a few weeks they should contact them to try to have it move forward.
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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 April 23, 2026, along with a budget workshop before. 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
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National weather Service in El Paso has sent out an approx. 7-minute video recording of their expectations for the upcoming summer season. The outlook favors a wet and prolonged monsoon.
Here is the link: https://youtu.be/JEdnc0XA4nA . The pdf is also attached.
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