Southwest Area
Incident Management Team
TEAM 4 – Andrew Mandel – INCIDENT COMMANDER
Increased fire...
Southwest Area
Incident Management Team
TEAM 4 – Andrew Mandel – INCIDENT COMMANDER
Increased fire...

"Be a man, son—be a man!"
As I reflect on the tradition of Father's Day, it dawned on me that...
USFS began defensive backfiring operations @ 10PM.
PNM has initiated a PSPS Power shut off at the...
June 22, at 10 am, 3845 North Swan Street – "The Commons"
Iris Nolasco will talk to us about The...
Preceptor Tau chapter of Beta Sigma Phi celebrated their opening day for the 2025-26 meeting year...
Discover birds of the Gila Wilderness. Reserve your spot. See flyer and information below

BY: Mason Mastroianni, Mick Mastroianni and Johnny Hart
I would like to provide an update on the Trout Fire. The fire is currently 5,234 acres and 0%...
ROAD CLOSURE:
CLOSURE- Silver City Pinos Altos Area
Closure, NM 15 northbound and southbound from...


NEW MEXICO JUNE 14 - Today, the Republican Party of New Mexico proudly joins Americans across the nation...
Upper Gila River Valley-Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River...
NO homes or other structures have been impacted by the fire.
I would like to provide an update on...
Trout Fire management being transferred to larger team as evacuations and closures remain in place
Acres:...

BY: Mason Mastroianni, Mick Mastroianni and Johnny Hart
Grant County issues evacuation order on west end of New Mexico Highway 35
Silver City, NM, June 13,...
[Editor's Note: With the help of a new reporter, the Beat is finally starting to catch up with...
FIRE RELIEF FUND
The Trout and Meadow Fires have already scorched 2,170 acres in Grant County—and the...
An obituary is not available at this time for Albert Benjamin Padilla. We welcome you to provide your...

Phillip Bill Herbert, 70, a resident of Bayard, NM entered eternal rest Tuesday, June 10, 2025 in...
Robert John Sandoval It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Robert John...
In Loving MemoryWith profound sadness, we announce the passing of Dylan Brice Holliday, a U.S. Navy...
Lee Anna (Hill) BuffingtonAnn Buffington, the daughter of the late Thomas Elgar and Effie Mae...
See below for full revision of Open Meetings Resolution
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