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Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
The several-day annual Southwest Print Fiesta took place in Silver City, NM from October. 9-12, with various demonstrations , print makers selling their products, classes on print making, and getting to know the processes and the results.
The print market took place in the Main Street Plaza, where booths were set up to give information, on organizations, sell prints, as well as provide food for hungry shoppers and print makers. The feature every year is the Steamroller print process, with Janey Katz at the wheel.
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Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
[Editor's Note: Saturday, October. 10, 2026, was an exceptionally busy day. This photographer covered four of the five or more events. As a result, she didn't get names on everyone at the Fiber Arts Sale, but many are repeats that you have seen in prior Fiber Arts Sale events.]
The Fiber Arts Sale took place at the Murray Hotel Ballroom on a busy Saturday morning, Oct. 10 and and again on Sunday, Oct. 11.
Most of the artists were local artists, with a few from out-of-town, including the group in Las Cruces that supports the weavers in Mexico. Several posters explained their work and a table full of items for sale featured their work.
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Alert, I 25 at mile marker 174 the Rio Puerco river is running at high volumes. The NMDOT will continue to monitor conditions. Use extreme caution.
When the roadway is flooded do not cross and seek an alternate route. Turn around, don't drown.
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Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
The Southwest Regional Art Museum and Cultural Center held a pop-up museum in the old Post Office on Broadway over two weekends, October. 10 and 11 and October. 17 and 18, 2026.
The building has been chosen to house the future art museum. Money is being and has been collected to purchase the building and do renovations and additions to bring the museum to fruition. The pop-up museums show the potential of the building and its location across the side street from the Silver City Museum.
A large collection of artwork has already been donated to the museum, and this pop-up event showed some of it.
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Silver Schools presented schedule for bond projects
By Lynn Janes
The Silver City Consolidated Schools held a work session and regular meeting September 28, 2026. Ashley Montenegro, Michelle Diaz, Patrick Cohn, Mike McMillan (came after the work session) and Kimberly Klement attended. Superintendent William Hawkins also attended.
Work session
Time Dolezal, Capital AE Bond Project, had a presentation on the projects schedule. He asked Hawkins if he had anything to say before he started and Hawkins said he would jump in on parts of the conversation and thanked Capital AE for helping them steer through the projects. The projects have a lot of moving parts and documentation to the state.
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$3.45 million investment in Luna Co.
DEMING, N.M. — A multi-phase pavement preservation project on Interstate 10 will begin on Monday, Oct. 26, between Deming East exit 85 and exit 116 (NM 549).
Dismuke Construction Co. will begin a $1.2 million crack-sealing project at Exit 85 and work east toward Exit 116. Lane closures and reduced speed limits will be in place. Work will take place seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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