Local News Releases

The third and final Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP) public meeting will take place place on Thursday March 26, 2026 at the Grant County Administration Building Commissioners Chamber, 1400 Highway 180 East, Silver City, New Mexico. The meeting will begin at 6:00 PM. The meeting can be attended virtually. Information for attending the meeting can be found in the attached flyer. This will be the last chance to provide input into the CWPP.

Lisa Jimenez, a long-time Silver City resident,Silver City -- Lisa Jimenez, a certified end-of-life death doula, plant medicine facilitator, and owner of A Good Death, LLC, will discuss the use of psilocybin to ease pain, fear and anxiety at the end of life at the Death Cafe, which meets Monday, March 23, at the Silver City Public Library. Psilocybin is a naturally occurring, psychoactive alkaloid found in more than 200 species of mushrooms, and is now legal in the state of New Mexico. 

"Many decades of research clearly demonstrate the many benefits of facilitated psilocybin use for the treatment of suppressed trauma and PTSD, treatment-resistant depression, substance use disorder, anxiety and existential crisis sometimes faced at the end of life," said Jimenez.  For instance, such headlines as this from the Journal of Psychopharmacology are common:  "Psilocybin produces substantial and sustained decreases in depression and anxiety in patients with life-threatening cancer: A randomized, double-blind trial." Of course, like any other medicine, it's important that it be used safely and therapeutically, with the guidance of a trained facilitator in accordance with good medical care."

SOUTHWEST CATCH OF THE WEEK

Quemado Lake: Matthew Armijo of Socorro caught a tiger muskie and also caught and released 10 trout measuring 16 inches or larger using a Trout Slayer while fishing with his fiancée on March 13. "We woke up at 5 a.m.," he said. "As soon as we got there, the bite was on. I landed a huge muskie and lost an even bigger one right after that. I love that lake so much." 

SOUTHWEST FISHING REPORT

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

Bill Evans Lake: The most recent report was received March 12. At that time, fishing for trout was fair to good when using PowerBait and garlic cheese.

Come and Share Your Vision for the Future of Fort Bayard! 

Silver City, NM - The Fort Bayard Revitalization Plan is a comprehensive effort to preserve and enhance the historic Fort Bayard site, ensuring it remains a valued cultural and economic resource for the region. The plan incorporates extensive community input to guide recommendations for the site's future development. 

The local community is invited to attend the third and final public meeting for the Fort Bayard Revitalization Plan, an important milestone in shaping the future of this historic site. This final meeting is an opportunity to ensure the vision for Fort Bayard reflects the values, needs, and aspirations of the people it serves. 

Silver City Police Department blotter – Mar. 8 through Mar. 14, 2026

Sunday, Mar. 8

Loud music – N. Bennett Street

Domestic disturbance – no location given – Leonardo Buentello was arrested on a charge of battery against a household member.

Fire, other – E. 13th Street
Welfare check – W. Broadway
Suspicious activity – Harris Road

Welfare check – E. 13th Street – Jane Trujillo was arrested on two counts each of DUI and driving while license revoked.

Topic: The History of Silver City

Bart Roselli brings expertise in management, educational programs, exhibition and collections development, fundraising, community building and other aspects of museum work, serving as the Director of the Silver City Museum since 2018.  He began his career more than 30 years ago in a recreated 19th Century village museum in his hometown of Middletown located in the Hudson Valley of New York State.  He studied museum education and management at Bank Street College of Education in New York City and at the Getty Institute of Museum Management in Berkeley, California.  He has applied his trade in museums of history, art, natural history, science and even a zoo. He has served on state, regional, and national museum associations and on boards of other community non-profits and business associations. 

In honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Wonders on Wheels Mobile Museum, a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, is traveling a new exhibit, "The Arts of Democracy in New Mexico" beginning this spring.

The all-ages exhibit on the Wonders on Wheels (WoW) RV, highlights ideals of freedom and self-government embedded in the Declaration and traces the development of those same ideals in New Mexico, showing how they have been expressed in art forms such as textiles, print media, political cartoons, protest buttons, and zines.

Hallie Harris performs in Dog Gone, a new one-woman play by Brenda McFarlane presented at the historic El Sol Theatre in Silver City. Photo by Val Weston.Silver City, NM — Local playwright Brenda McFarlane will premiere her new one-woman comedy Dog Gone this April at the historic El Sol Theatre in downtown Silver City.

Performed by Silver City actor Hallie Harris, the 60-minute play follows Alice, a woman who heads north after a fight and keeps driving until somewhere in the Arizona desert she loses her dog. What begins as a search for the missing animal turns into an unexpected journey involving animal control, desert encounters, and a woman forced to confront the gap between the life she has and the life she longs for.

Hallie Harris is an actor, writer and teacher who has been teaching improv and theater to students of all ages since 2013. She performs with several local groups including Silver City Theatre, Silver City Improv and Virus. She was most recently seen onstage in Silver City in DitchSpeare, which she also directs, and in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, directed by Brenda McFarlane. Harris has studied improv and acting at institutions including Jet City, The PIT, Washington Improv Theater, Second City, The Groundlings and the American Conservatory Theater Studio.

Written by McFarlane and produced by Far Fetched Productions in association with Silver City Theatre, Dog Gone blends humor and storytelling in an intimate one-actor format designed to create an engaging and accessible theatre experience.