Local News Releases
These releases come from other sources than the Grant County Beat. This category will include events in and news releases from Grant, Catron, Hidalgo and Luna counties.
Silver City Police Department blotter – Mar. 29 through Mar. 31, 2024
- Category: Local News Releases Local News Releases
- Published: 01 April 2024 01 April 2024
Friday, Mar. 29
Unwanted subject
601 N. Bullard Street
Male wearing bright yellow is barricaded in the bathroom/wants the male trespassed.
Criminal damage to property
1235 E. Highway 180
Rock thrown through a window. Officer set up frequent patrol for next two weeks.
Unwanted subject
N. Cooper Street
Caller requested a named female be removed/she was evicted yesterday and is refusing to leave. Officers responding.
Silver City Police Department blotter – Mar. 25 through Mar. 28, 2024
- Category: Local News Releases Local News Releases
- Published: 01 April 2024 01 April 2024
Monday, Mar. 25
Criminal trespass warning
800 N. Gold Street – city shop
A named male is knocking on the door trying to come in the building/he has a CTW. Officer issued Eddie Herrera an indefinite CTW for the city shop.
Welfare check
N. Swan and E. 12th streets
Male sitting on the ground punching himself in the face/had something in his hand/walking up Swan Street now.
Unwanted subject
200 N. Bullard Street
A male is inside the restroom upstairs/male left and was told not to return.
“The Keys to a Happy, Healthy, Long Life in Silver City” - UUFSC
- Category: Local News Releases Local News Releases
- Published: 31 March 2024 31 March 2024
April 7 at 10:00 am, 3845 North Swan Street – “The Keys to a Happy, Healthy, Long Life in Silver City”
Frank Merritt will talk about a recent assessment of senior health needs in Grant County, recent national research on what individuals can do to secure their own happy, healthy, long life, and refer to a Western Institute of Lifelong Learning (WILL) course that he taught in 2023 titled, “Have You Made Your Final Move-The Art of Living in the Right Place.”
If you’re hopeful and interested in continuing to reside in Silver City as you age, this talk is for you. The information should be helpful and encouraging and can be used as a guide to help plan your future.
Tri-City police department blotters – Mar. 25 through Mar. 28, 2024
- Category: Local News Releases Local News Releases
- Published: 29 March 2024 29 March 2024
Bayard Police Department
Tuesday, Mar. 26
Welfare check
Runnels Drive
No report.
Wednesday, Mar. 27
Disturbance
Stewart Street
Caller advised her mother is stabbing furniture with a kitchen knife. Can hear mother in the background saying caller needs to leave with her boyfriend. Caller advised no male is there at this time/advised mother is trying hit her/advised mother is trying to stab her/mother is not under the influence.
Grant County Sheriff's Office blotter – Mar. 25 through Mar. 28, 2024
- Category: Local News Releases Local News Releases
- Published: 29 March 2024 29 March 2024
Monday, Mar. 25
Domestic disturbance
Bandoni Drive
Caller advised her fiancé is holding their 3-month-old baby and yelling in the back room/there is also a 1-year-old. Caller disconnected when male yelled her name in the background/caller was crying. Deputy ran the two.
Fraud/embezzlement
Tyrone Road
Walk-in. Report, no narrative.
Welfare check
Cottage San Road
Female lying on her stomach on the road/she is advising not to call 911/will not tell caller her name/she is now saying her name/possibly has a seizure/she is up now. Deputy requests ambulance for female in her 40s who possibly had a seizure and fell.
Silver City Ranger District to burn slash piles near Little Walnut Road
- Category: Local News Releases Local News Releases
- Published: 28 March 2024 28 March 2024
Slash pile burning reduces future fire hazard after hand-cutting treatment
SILVER CITY, NM, March 28, 2024 – The Gila National Forest, Silver City Ranger District is preparing to burn slash piles near Little Walnut Road on Monday, April 1. Recent precipitation has brought suitable conditions to burn the slash that was cut last fall as part of a fuels reduction project. The slash piles are located near the southeast corner of Feeley Subdivision, north of Little Walnut Road, along Forest Road 506.
Grant County Republican Party Meeting April 2, 2024
- Category: Local News Releases Local News Releases
- Published: 28 March 2024 28 March 2024
Please join us Tuesday April 2 as we welcome Amy Barela as our guest speaker.
Amy has served as the Congressional District 2 Vice Chair from 2019-2023.
We appreciate her guidance and answers to all of our questions through the years.
She has also been the Chairwoman of the Republican Party of Otero County for many years.
This is her 2nd year of serving our state as the party 1st Vice Chair.
“Lunch and Learn” program continues April 3, 2024
- Category: Local News Releases Local News Releases
- Published: 27 March 2024 27 March 2024
The eighteen plus year old Western Institute for Lifelong Learning(WILL) “Lunch and Learn” program continues on Wednesday, April 3, when Allyson Siwik, Executive Director of the Gila Resources Information Program (GRIP), will speak on the subject “Building Climate Resistant Communities in Southwest New Mexico.”
Allyson will discuss the adverse effects of climate change, including hotter, drier conditions leading to extreme fire risk, with attendant poor air quality issues, reduced stream flow and extreme precipitation events. She will also cover the actions GRIP has taken to address these issues, working in partnership with a variety of local organizations.