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By Lynn Janes
The Cobre Consolidated School Board held a regular meeting on July 14, 2025. Board members in attendance included Gabriella Begay, Gilbert Guadiana(online), David Terrazas (online), Emmarie Heredia and Angelina Hardin. Interim Superintendent Randal Piper also attended online.
The board approved the agenda.
Public input none currently.
Action items
Kaeley Weimerskirch, Vice President RBC Capital Markets, LLC, had attended online to answer any questions about the resolution approving a lease purchase arrangement and a certificate purchase agreement. The council approved both actions.
By Lynn Janes
The Silver City Town Council held a regular meeting July 8, 2025. Attendance to the meeting included Mayor Ken Ladner, Mayor Pro Tem Guadalupe Cano, Nicholas Prince, Rudy Bencomo and Stan Snider.
Council comments
Cano said she had attended the policy committee meeting for the New Mexico Municipal League. This meeting sets the legislative priorities for the following year session. This year they had been the same as normal. One priority has been making sure more funding has been put into the water trust board. They also will be hoping that some changes will be made to the IPRA (Inspection Public Records Act). People from other states and countries have been requesting sensitive video. Police departments across the state have been having a lot of problems with this. They want to make them accessible to residents only.
By Lynn Janes
The Village of Santa Clara held a regular meeting July 3, 2025. Mayor Arnold Lopez called the meeting to order. Trustees, Peter Erickson, Olga Amador and Ralph Trujillo attended. Mayor Pro Tem Albert Esparza did not attend.
The council approved the agenda with some changes in order, past meeting minutes and department head reports.
Mayor's report
Lopez said the streets have started to look really good with all the projects they had done. The group that had did the projects in town will be attending the next meeting to provide a report. The YCC (youth conservation corps) kids had come and helped with the project and did an excellent job. "We are super happy." Lopez said he had received a lot of positive comments.
By Mary Alice Murphy
Before the ceremony began, while residents gathered under a large tent, and dignitaries came to the venue at the Silver City Henry V. "La Burra" Morales Recreation Center, Western New Mexico University's acclaimed Mariachi de Plata serenaded the hundreds of attendees.
[Editor's Note: Please visit https://www.grantcountybeat.com/news/news-articles/silver-citys-new-recreation-center-ribbon-cutting-held-july-17-2025 ]
Southwest New Mexico Council of Governments Executive Director Priscilla Lucero organized the event, and served as mistress of ceremonies.
Goose Fire Update
Saturday July 26, 2025
Reported date: July 9,2025 Containment: 30% Cause: Lightning/Natural Size: 3401 acres
Personnel: 115 Fuels: Timber, Brush Strategy: Full Suppression
Fire behavior: Minimal, Smoldering, Creeping
Operations: Yesterday, crews made good progress on the Goose Fire, as they addressed the remaining areas of suppression repair along Goose Lake Trail #238, Sheep Corral Trail #231, and the 282 and 4083V Forest Service roads. Firefighters also continued securing the fire perimeter and extinguishing any hot spots. A helicopter aided suppression efforts with water bucket drops throughout the day. Firing operations were conducted overnight to secure additional containment areas. Today, rehab work will continue in the same areas as yesterday with crews and heavy equipment, and a helicopter will be available for bucket drops if needed.
Reseeding efforts in the Gila National Forest, Grant County, aim to jumpstart regrowth, stabilize soils and support wildlife and watershed recovery.
SILVER CITY, N.M. - In the wake of the Trout Fire in Grant County, the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) and the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) swiftly reseeded burned areas in collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to restore over 1,200 acres of key habitat near the Bear Canyon Lake Wildlife Management Area through targeted reseeding efforts. The state agencies' quick reaction was crucial because the rapid response bypassed the potentially lengthy federal approval process that could have jeopardized seeding efforts due to impending monsoon rains.
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