Changed to Red Flag Alert: Fire Weather watch in effect Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018

fire weather watch 022718RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE

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State Police Checkpoints and Saturation Patrols in Counties across the State in March 2018

 Statewide - State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints; saturation patrols; and

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Walking tour in the Mimbres March 3

On Saturday, March 3, at the Mimbres Culture Heritage Site, Bill Hudson will give a walking tour at

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Village of Santa Clara to hold Grand Opening of library

WHO IS INVITED? RESIDENTS OF THE VILLAGE, ARENAS VALLEY & ALL INTERESTED PEOPLE.

WHEN? SUNDAY, MARCH 4,

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"Spirituality Without God" – March 4 at the UUFSC

On March 4 at 10 am, at the UUFSC, 3845 North Swan Street, Christine Robinson, retired Senior

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B.C. Comics for February 26, 2018

BY: Mason Mastroianni, Mick Mastroianni and Johnny Hart

Wizard of Id Comics for February 26, 2018

BY: Mick Mastroianni and Johnny Hart

From Goat to Glory

By Peter Burrows

I think the most amazing story of the Winter Olympics was the Gold Medal win by

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Silver City Council District 2 candidate forum takes place 02018

[Editor's Note: This was written by listening to recordings of the forum, which this author could not

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B.C. Comics for February 25, 2018

Wizard of Id Comics for February 25, 2018

BY: Mick Mastroianni and Johnny Hart

Grant County Assn. Educational Retirees to meet March 2

The Grant County Association of Educational Retirees will meet Friday, March 2 at 11:30 a.m. in

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Lisandro "Ali" Salinas Jr., 59, of Lordsburg, NM

lisandro salinas rsLisandro "Ali" Salinas Jr., 59, a lifelong resident of Lordsburg passed away Tuesday February 20,

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B.C. Comics for February 24, 2018

BY: Mason Mastroianni, Mick Mastroianni and Johnny Hart

Wizard of Id Comics for February 24, 2018

BY: Mick Mastroianni and Johnny Hart

Tri-City Police Department Blotters -- Feb. 19 - Feb. 22, 2018

Bayard Police Department

Tuesday, Feb. 20

Suspicious vehicle
1101 Tom Foy Blvd.
Male waiting for

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Grant County Sheriff’s Department Blotter – Feb. 19 - Feb. 22, 2018

Monday, Feb. 19

Welfare check
Highway 152 – Grant County
Caller advised she called CYFD for

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Silver City Police Department Blotter – Feb. 19 - Feb. 22, 2018

Monday, Feb. 19

Welfare check
1325 Pope Street
Male lying on the side of the road. Second caller

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Silver City MainStreet Receives Grant for Downtown Walking Tour

Silver City MainStreet received a grant from the New Mexico Tourism Department to develop a

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Pile Burning Planned for Wilderness Ranger District 2018

Mimbres, NM, February 23, 2018—The Wilderness Ranger District is planning to begin pile burn as

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Kevin Tillman named superintendent of the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

kevin tillmanKevin Tillman, chief ranger of Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area in Montana and Wyoming, has

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Leandro Maldonado Ortega, 81, of Silver City, NM – pending

Leandro Maldonado Ortega, 81, a resident of Silver City, NM entered eternal rest Friday, February 23,

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Udall Discusses NAFTA, Economic Issues at Border Industrial Association Meeting

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall met with the Border Industrial Association to

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Ranchers invited to meet in Quay County with NMSU livestock production experts

marcy ward rsNew Mexico State University's Marcy Ward, Extension Livestock Specialist in Extension Animal

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NMDOT Traffic Report February 25 to March 4

In all construction zones, motorists are asked to reduce speed, obey posted signs, and use extreme

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