Local News Releases

SCREENING TIMES:

OCT 1, 7PM

WNMU LIGHT HALL THEATER

OCT 2, 3PM

SILCO THEATER

 "Land With No Rider" was shot over ten years in Grant County, New Mexico. It follows four weathered cowboys as they eke out a fragile existence on ranches in Mimbres, NM, battling drought and wildfires. Told entirely in their voices, the film is a story of intimacy with the land and a celebration of what runs deep in these men. These men are steeped in the traditions and practices that have been handed down from generation to generation.  In this way, the film is about more than these cowboys, but also their time-honored approach to land, water and animal management.

"Borrego Desert", an oil painting by Darwin Duncan    October will produce two related art events in the well-known art town of Silver City, New Mexico.

October 9-10-11-12 celebrates the SOUTHWEST PRINT FIESTA. Hundreds of printmakers and print lovers will be in town to sell, buy, learn at workshops, exhibit their art, and be on hand for the exciting   Steamroller Printing in the street. The POP-UP ART MUSEUM, a project of Southwest Regional Museum of Art and Art Center, will present the first of its October Weekends on October 10 and 11. The POP-UP Museum location is at 410 Broadway in the Old Post Office building. The Museum is raising Capital Funds to purchase the Old Post Office to be the Art Museum base that will serve residents of Grant, Luna, Hidalgo and Catron counties with Museum exhibitions and outreach programs.  Currently, there is no true fine art museum between the Rio Grande River and Tucson, Az, a distance of 274 miles. 

Sunday, Sept. 13

Animal – E. 36th Street
Larceny – E. Pine Street
Animal – N. Gold Street
Welfare check – E. College Avenue
Warrant – Robert Howe, 44, was arrested on an outstanding warrant.
Suspicious vehicle – E. Highway 180 – 12:18 p.m.
Animal – Pacific Street
Suspicious vehicle – E. Highway 180 – 1:36 p.m.
Hit and run – E. Highway 180
Chest Pain – Virginia Street
Suspicious activity – Virginia Street
Suspicious person – N. Swan Street

Thursday, October 1

Eliza Thorn 

Classic Country, Roots & Blues

Doors: 6pm • by donation 

"What really defines the music of Eliza Thorn is her soulful and robust exhalations that are unmistakably bluesy, even when expended on straightforward classic country." ~ Saving Country Music.

All proceeds go to paying the Performers and Supporting Live Music.

Whiskey Creek Zócalo 

MERGE community art space

302 N. Bullard St.

Silver City NM 88061

MERGEart.org 

o   At MERGE Community Art Space and in conjunction with the SW Print Fiesta print exhibition (Oct.9th-11th)

o   Friday Oct. 9th 5-7pm Artists reception and sale of  letterpress work created by Tender Heart Press and Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.

SILVER CITY, N.M. — September 17, 2026 — The Silver City Lodgers' Tax Advisory Board (LTAB) will begin accepting applications September 26, 2026, for events seeking Lodgers' Tax funding.

The Lodgers' Tax program is intended to support events that help market Silver City as a destination and generate measurable benefits for the local tourism economy.

Tourism Impact Will Be a Key Consideration. Applicants will be asked to provide specific information about the anticipated or demonstrated impact of their events, including visitor attendance, overnight lodging, visitor spending, destination promotion and partnerships with local businesses and travel related organizations.

ATTENTION: Several lakes throughout New Mexico are under Harmful Algae Bloom (HAB) watches or warnings. Be sure to visit the New Mexico Environment Department's HAB Advisory Map for the latest conditions and advisories before going out.

Southwest Fishing Report

Bill Evans Lake: The most recent report was received Sept. 3. At that time, fishing for bluegill and carp was good when using inline method feeders. Fishing for catfish was fair to good when using chicken liver, bluegill and inline method feeders.

Bear Canyon Lake: Fishing conditions have been adversely affected in the aftermath of the Trout Fire.

Caballo Lake: With recent water releases from Elephant Butte and Caballo lakes, water levels are changing across the lake; boaters should exercise caution in low-water areas. For more information, visit the Caballo Lake State Park webpage or call 575-743-3942.

Silver City, NM – U.S.-based mineral exploration company Ivanhoe Electric submitted to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) a "relinquishment" of 642 mining claims on 13,264 acres in the Gila National Forest that it had staked in 2024 for copper exploration. According to the BLM, mining claim relinquishment is "the formal, voluntary surrender of all rights, title, and interest in an unpatented mining claim back to the federal government."

In February, the company withdrew its geophysical survey Plan of Operations for mineral exploration in the Gila National Forest, citing marginal prospectivity for a high‑quality porphyry copper system in the Pinos Altos area. However, Ivanhoe's halt to mining exploration came within several weeks of strong community opposition to its proposal, including a petition in opposition to the proposal signed by nearly 3,500 people. Grant County passed a proclamation in June, spearheaded by Commissioner Nancy Stephens, to "preserve and protect" Pinos Altos and surrounding lands for their cultural, historic and ecological values in response to Ivanhoe's plans.