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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.
- Category: Local News Releases
Photo by Cheryl Thornburg By Cheryl Thornburg
The skies above Whitewater Mesa will be filled with colorful kites of all shapes and sizes as the annual Fun Kite Flying Picnic returns on Saturday April 4th.
This family-friendly annual event attracts almost 200 people to the vast mesa off Highway 180 north of Glenwood.
Sanctioned by the American Kitefliers Association, kite enthusiasts come from all over to show off their spectacular creations.
It's not just for pros -- everyone from toddlers to senior citizens send their kites skyward. Others just enjoy the colorful spectacle of the kites diving and weaving in the wind.
- Category: Local News Releases
April 5, at 10:00 am, 3845 North Swan Street –
Rev. Carole Czujko will explore how we grapple with the persistence of evil over the millennia; along with leaning into all the good that continues to unfold.
Rev. Carole Czujko is a retired Unitarian minister. For over 20 years she worked mostly in the tech sector. In midlife she changed direction to study the world's faith traditions and mythologies in seminary. She has served as a hospital chaplain and congregational clergy.
Rev. Czujko is a lifelong social justice activist who loves music, loves to paint, and to write.
All ages are welcome to attend the Sunday program.
UUFSC Safety Protocol as pursuant to our most recent UUA Guidelines:
Masks are now optional, but their use is encouraged. We will continue to serve refreshments on the patio and in the building. Visitors are always welcome.
- Category: Local News Releases
900 E 32nd St Silver City NM
575-388-5436
The Easter Egg Open at Scott Parks Links Friday, April 2, 2026, at 4:00 pm at Scott Park Links 9 Golf Course Rd., Silver City, NM. Free family-friendly event. Easter egg hunt at the 18th hole (1000 eggs), lawn games and community activities. Food and beverages available for purchase & special menu for the day. For more information contact: Daquiri Dalton Torres-Special Events & Programs Coordinator 575-388-3124 ext. 7703 or
- Category: Local News Releases
Calls and emails are flooding in all with the same concern…Why are all the trees dying!? I sat down with Tom Zegler special projects forester with the NM Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Dept. to discuss and the short answer is drought followed by disease/insect pressure. Please see the attached publication for more information and please help us spread the word. Copies can be picked up at our office 2610 N. Silver St. Silver City, NM.
We hope this helps,
Jessica Massengill, M.S.
Grant County Extension Agent, 4-H
See PDF below
- Category: Local News Releases
Gila National Forest Supervisor Camille Howes"Managing a National Forest" Opens the Land, Labor, and Legacy
Community Conversation Series
Silver City - The Silver City Museum presents "Managing a National Forest," a community conversation with Gila National Forest Supervisor Camille Howes, on Wednesday, April 1, from 12 to 1 pm. The event takes place at The Hearth, 1915 N. Swan Street, Silver City. Attendance is free and open to the public.
The talk opens the museum's Land, Labor, and Legacy Lecture Series, which traces the natural, human, and civic forces that shaped this region, and what these stories mean today. It also marks the first community conversation of the year. Howes will discuss the history of the U.S. Forest Service, and explore the complexities of managing one of the nation's premier natural assets, including the preservation and stewardship challenges currently facing the Gila National Forest. The presentation will include audience engagement throughout.
- Category: Local News Releases
Tuesday, Mar. 17
Domestic disturbance
East Street
Caller advised her son is being disrespectful and has punched multiple holes in the walls/he is currently in his room/nothing physical between the two/son was upset because caller would not let him go to Hurley/he was just put on house arrest by caller.
Wednesday, Mar. 18
Smoke
Central Avenue – 1:25 a.m.
Can only see smoke, no flames. Officer advised authorized burn permit for next two hours.
- Category: Local News Releases
Sunday, Mar. 15
Unwanted subject – E. Kelly Street
Larceny – McKinney Road
Animal – Ursa Minor Street
Unwanted subject – E. 13th Street
Domestic – W. Indiana Street
Suspicious activity – W. Broadway
Weapons fired – Silver Heights Blvd. And E. 19th Street – 6:37 p.m.
Shoplifting – N. Swan Street
Threats – E. 19th Street – 8:11p.m.
Unwanted subject – Smith Ranch Road
Runaway – W. Indiana Street
Monday, Mar. 16
- Category: Local News Releases
The Rotary speaker on Tuesday, 3/31/26, will be State Representative Luis Terrazas. State Senator Gabriel Ramos. The meeting starts at 12 Noon in the GRMC Conference Room.
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