Local News Releases

The Western New Mexico University Museum, in collaboration with the USFS, is hosting a hands-on workshop in honor of World Archaeology Day on Saturday, October 17th, 2026 from 9 AM to 2 PM. 

This event invites the public to join us and learn about the different methods that archaeologists use to gather data and understand past lifeways. Several stations will be set up including demonstrations on flotation (the process of removing organics from soil), a grinding station showing methods of processing mesquite pods and corn into a fine flour, and pinch pot and yucca paintbrush making illustrating how the Mimbres people formed vessels and utilized plant life around them to paint. 

Sunday, Oct. 4

Citizen contact – Anthony Alviso, 39, was arrested on two outstanding warrants and on a charge of resisting, evading, or obstructing a peace officer.

Unwanted subject – E. Kelly Street
Suicide threat – Ranch Club Road – 7:41 a.m.
Welfare check – North Loop
Unwanted subject – E, 14th Street
Suspicious person – E. 16th Street
Unwanted subject – W. State Street
Fight – N. Durango Street
Suspicious activity – N. Huff Street
Larceny – E. Market Street
Welfare check – 32nd Street Bypass
Suspicious activity – N. Cooper Street
Disturbance – E. 17th Street
Welfare check – Ranch Club Road – 11:13 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 5

Explore the Aramaic Lord's Prayer…Saturdays Oct 24-Dec 19, 11-11:45

Learn the Lord's prayer in the language originally spoken by Jesus, Aramaic.  Saturdays for 8 weeks (except Nov 7).  Each session explores a different line of the prayer and its meaning.   Based on the book, Prayers of the Cosmos by Neil Douglas-Klotz. Free.  No knowledge of Aramaic necessary, all lines are taught.

Avalon Books & Music/ 405 N Bullard St

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Dances of Universal Peace….Sunday, October 25  5:30-7pm

Also known as spiritual dance, these meditative and joyous circle dances focus on peace and harmony.   Simple movements and chants celebrate the underlying unity of all spiritual traditions creating an environment of open hearts and ecstatic community. No experience/ No partner needed.  All dances are taught.  Live Music.

Church of Harmony /609 Arizona St./Silver City

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Desiree DiazThe board of directors of PFLAG Silver City is pleased to announce the latest recipients of the Nancy Kailing Memorial Scholarship.  They are all students at Western New Mexico University.

Desiree Diaz of Rio Rancho, NM is pursuing a bachelor's degree in Sociology and Rehabilitation Services.  "Our community is experiencing heightened vulnerability, especially under the current political climate.  The time for advocacy and activism is now, and I am excited to be part of the change and to honor those like Nancy Kailing who paved the way," she shared.

Photo of a jaguar from a game camera at Cuenca Los Ojos - Photo credit: Cuenca Los OjosGNPS Program October 16th: "Cuenca Los Ojos: Restoring and Rewilding One of North America's Great Wildlife Landscapes" – Presentation by Peter Winsor

To kick off its fall/winter season of evening programs, the Gila Native Plant Society has invited Peter Winsor of Cuenca Los Ojos to describe his organization's efforts to restore and rewild a great North American landscape. The program will be held in Room 111 of Harlan Hall on the WNMU campus at 7:00 pm on Friday, October 16, 2026.

Cuenca Los Ojos is both a conservation organization and a large nature reserve in the Sky Islands region of northern Mexico. The end goal of Cuenca's restoration and rewilding efforts is to have functional ecosystems where bison shape the grasslands, beavers restore streams and wetlands, pronghorn race across open plains, wolves reclaim their ecological role, and jaguars once again roam a connected borderlands landscape.

Silver City Pick It Up-Toss No Más Invites Community to Join Spook-tober Cleanup on Saturday, October 17th, 9 am-12 pm 

The Silver City Pick It Up-Toss No Más program is inviting community members to get into the spooky spirit at a Spook-tober Community Litter Cleanup on Saturday, October 17th. This October, the fall temperatures feel terrific and the monsoon rains have created an explosion of wildflower blooms on the hillsides and in creek bottoms. Volunteers of all ages will enjoy celebrating this beautiful fall season and giving back to their community during a community cleanup. Just a few hours of effort can add up as we all work together to keep Silver City's streets, parks, waterways, and public spaces clean and litter-free. 

October 18, at 10:00 am, 3845 North Swan Street  – "Health Through Community Action"

Emma Eileen McKinley will talk about the Grant County Community Health Council and the Youth Substance Awareness and Prevention Coalition. They are diverse and dedicated groups working towards a healthier Grant County. This program will cover the current projects of these programs, including prescription safety, overdose prevention, safe medication storage, suicide prevention, mental health, and more!

McKinley will also discuss what social determinants of health are, how collective justice is essential for healthy living, and what UU's can do to advance public health. 

Emma Eileen McKinley is the coordinator for the Grant County Community Health Council and the Youth Substance Awareness and Prevention Coalition, both programs of the Center for Health Innovation - Public Health Institute. She has a background in harm reduction, violence prevention, and community organizing. When she is not advancing public health by inspiring social change, she enjoys volunteering, nature, crafting, and spending time with her menagerie of pets. 

All ages are welcome to attend the Sunday program.