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WNMU held the 57th running of the Great Race 042024
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- Published: 23 April 2024 23 April 2024
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
Western New Mexico University held its 57th running of the Great Race on Saturday, April 20, 2024.
The Alumni and Friends cart took off first for a ceremonial race around the race course. Then the competing teams including Advantage, Chi Alpha, Pour Decisions, Terranator and One Love took their turns taking off.
SC Dog Ordinance Conversation Continues
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- Published: 23 April 2024 23 April 2024
By Lynn Janes
The Silver City Town Council held a regular meeting April 9, 2024. Attendance to the meeting included Mayor Pro Tem Guadalupe Cano, Councilors Rudy Bencomo, Nicholas Prince, and Stan Snider. Mayor Ken Ladner joined the meeting by phone.
Council comments
Bencomo wished Ladner a speedy recovery.
Freeport-McMoRan Reports First-Quarter 2024 Results
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- Published: 23 April 2024 23 April 2024
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Grant County Commission held special meeting 032624
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- Published: 22 April 2024 22 April 2024
Photo and article by Mary Alice Murphy
The first thing District 1 Commissioner and Chair Chris Ponce said at the beginning of the March 26, 2024 special meeting was: "I really appreciate all the staff involved in this meeting for coming in today. I know the rest of the staff is on a two-hour delay [Editor's Note: A delay because it snowed.]. I thank you for that, as well as the public."
With no public input, the commissioners went into executive session to discuss with the attorney on the phone the collective bargaining contract.
Tour of the Gila Celebrates 37th Edition with a Stacked Field
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- Published: 22 April 2024 22 April 2024
Bicycle racers from across the Western Hemisphere and beyond look toward the iconic North American UCI race in southwest New Mexico
By Rebecca Reza, RadioTour
Silver City, NM — The high-altitude mountains of Southern New Mexico are set once again for an explosive week of road racing. The Tour of the Gila celebrates its 37th edition with five days of competitive cycling in and around the mining town of Silver City, starting on Wednesday, April 24, and running through the traditional Gila Monster finale on Sunday, April 28, 2024.
Stage 1
Silver Schools votes to reject bids.
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- Published: 21 April 2024 21 April 2024
By Lynn Janes
The Silver City Consolidated Schools held a special meeting, on April 9, 2024. Members in attendance Ashley Montenegro, Michelle Diaz (phone), Patrick Cohn, Mike McMillan, and Kimberly Klement. Superintendent William Hawkins also attended.
The board convened a special meeting to accept or reject the RFPs (request for proposal) on athletic uniforms for Silver Consolidated Schools.
World War II casualty PFC Richard G. Pitsor Reinterment
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- Published: 21 April 2024 21 April 2024
[Editor's Note: For more information on this event at Fort Bayard National Cemetery, please visit: https://www.grantcountybeat.com/news/obituaries/83721-pfc-richard-g-pitsor-18-of-ft-bayard-nm ]
World War II prisoner of war PFC Richard G. Pitsor, who died after the Bataan Death March, is scheduled to arrive at the El Paso Airport April 24 at 11:44 a.m. Patriot Guard and American Legion Riders expect to be providing a motorcycle escort to Silver City when Baca's Funeral Home provides transport that afternoon. Transport is expected to leave the airport between 1:00 and 1:30 p.m.
GRMC held Board of Trustees meeting 032024, part 3
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- Published: 20 April 2024 20 April 2024
[Editor's Note: This is the final article on the Gila Regional Board of Trustees meeting on March 20, 2024. It begins with the chief nursing officer report.]
By Mary Alice Murphy
The second report from Gila Regional Medical Center administration to the Board of Trustees at the March 20, 2024 meeting came from Chief Nursing Officer Ron Green.
Green said this year Nursing is bringing back the annual nursing staff skills fair, with about 20 educational stations, which range from centralized to blood transfusions. "Basically, it's a refresher course for skills that aren't used every day, but refreshes knowledge so we're ready to go when we need to. "