
Citizens report smoke
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 09 May 2023 09 May 2023
By Roger Lanse
According to Silver City Fire Department Chief Milo Lambert, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at about 11:45 a.m., the department rolled one brush truck a few feet to the edge of the ditch on the south side of the Public Safety Building and "hosed down" a hot fire in some cottonwood duff. "That cottonwood cotton is like gas," Lambert said. "We already had a truck on scene before we knew a fire had started next door. We had it completely out in about 30 minutes."
It seems the cause of the fire was someone smoking, Lambert told the Beat. No damage to structures or injuries were reported.
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[Editor's Note: Other than a slight difference in the map, I don't know what the difference is with the Red Flag Warning that was updated this morning earlier.]
Upper Gila River Valley-Southern Gila Highlands/Black Range-
Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands of the Bootheel-
Uplands of the Bootheel-Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-
Eastern Black Range Foothills-Sierra County Lakes-
Northern Dona Ana County-Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley-
Central Tularosa Basin-Southern Tularosa Basin-
Including the cities of Cliff, Buckhorn, Gila Hot Springs,
Mule Creek, Silver City, Lake Roberts, Kingston, Fort Bayard,
Mimbres, Hurley, Faywood, Grant County Airport, Lordsburg,
Red Rock, Virden, Antelope Wells, Animas, Hachita, Cloverdale,
Deming, Columbus, Hillsboro, Winston, Truth Or Consequences,
Give Grandly deemed success on Saturday 050623
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 08 May 2023 08 May 2023
Donors may continue to donate to their favorite nonprofit organizations
Photos and article by Mary Alice Murphy
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The Give Grandly banner over the entrance to MainStreet Plaza
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Joan Bacon of the Grant County Chapter of Back Country Horsemen of America burns a brand into a slice of wood.
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At the Chiricahua Apache Nation Foundation booth, from left Joe Saenz, Bill Bradford, and Anthony Stewart drum.
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At the Mimbres Region Arts Council table, Theo Cramm, 9, gets a clay print of his hand cut out by Meliani Diaz-Urbina for the Youth Mural Project
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Folks go from booth to booth donating and chatting with representatives of nonprofits
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Some of the 63 vendor booths were on the other side of the plaza
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MainStreet Pocket Park had more booths to visit.
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Grant County Community Foundation also accepted donations and kept tally of everyone else's totals. Seated from left are Board Member Shelby Hallmark, Coordinator Mick Smith holding daughter Ollie Ann Dean Arenivar, and standing: Foundation Director Bernadette Smyth, Mick's sister Alli Henegan, and Ollie's father Carlos Arenivar
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BikeWorks Founder and Director Dave Baker watches as Alexis Ratcliff uses pedal power to make her own smoothie
In early donations prior to the Give Grandly event when all the nonprofits set up tables and booths at the MainStreet Plaza in downtown Silver City, the funds totaled about $50,000. After Saturday's event, the total rose to about $160,000. But the overall goal is to surpass last year's total of $230,000. If you have not yet donated, visit the list below and go to Give Grandly's website to make your contribution.
Sixty-three nonprofits and their multitude of causes, including animal welfare, arts and culture, community wellbeing, domestic violence, historic preservation, education and youth engagement, border programs, environmental, and food security, benefit from your donations. This is the largest fund-raising event for many of the groups. Be as generous as you can.
This is the complete list of nonprofits that continue to accept donations through May 26, 2023 at https://www.givegrandly.org/ or personally to the groups.
Body of deceased found by hiker identified and murder charges issued
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 08 May 2023 08 May 2023
Body of deceased found by hiker on the early afternoon of May 3, 2023 has been identified. The Grant County Sheriff's Office received a call from the US Forest Service in regards to a deceased body found in the area of Highway 15 mile marker 18. Sheriff's Detectives responded to the area conducting an ongoing investigation. With the assistance of El Paso Sector Evidence Collection Team, the deceased found was positively identified as the missing person Adrian Torres. Adrian Torres was reported missing on April 30, 2023 after not returning home that night. The Grant County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest on Luis Vega, 38, and charged him with an Open Count of Murder and one charge of Tampering with Evidence. He is currently being held at the Grant County Detention Center awaiting to be arraigned. Family of decedent has been notified and this is still an ongoing investigation.
If you have any information please contact the Grant County Sheriff's Office at 575-574-0100 or Central Dispatch at 575-388-8840.
Silver City Councilman Lucian Farmer's last meeting
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 08 May 2023 08 May 2023
Crime Victims Rights Week – left to right , Mayor Ken Ladner, . Albert Placencio, Maya Chavarria
Farmer Appreciation – front row Councilor Guadalupe Cano Back row - Town Clerk Alfred Sedillo, Town Attorney Jim Reynolds, Chief of Police Freddie Portillo, Councilor Lucian Farmer, Mayor Ken Ladner, Assistant Town Manager James Marshall, Councilor Nicholas Prince, Councilor Joe Ray.Photos and article by Lynn Janes
Silver City held a work session April 25, 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 for the work session.
This work session would address the names each council member had for the committee to start the process of deciding what they would be looking for in a new town manager. Alex Brown, town manager, will retire in November of 2024.
Medevac lifts off from Cobre HS
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 08 May 2023 08 May 2023
By Roger Lanse
The Beat received information from a local citizen that a medevac helicopter lifted off from the Cobre High School parking lot the morning of Monday, May 8, 2023. The Beat contacted the Bayard Police Department, the Cobre School Administration, and the Grant County Sheriff’s officer, all stating they did not respond to that incident or had no knowledge of it.
EMS told the Beat that the chopper was air-lifting a patient to another facility and the CHS parking lot zone was the one closest to the medical event.