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Candidate forum for representative district 39, 051622
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 18 May 2022 18 May 2022
By Lynn Janes
On May 16, 2022, the candidate forum for the primary took place at the Western New Mexico University Besse-Forward Resource Center. The forum had Rodolfo (Rudy) Martinez and challenger Karen Whitlock face off for New Mexico representative district 39 Democratic nominee. Whoever wins the primary will face off with the Republican incumbent Luis Terrazas for the election in November.
Nick Seibel, Silver City Daily Press publisher moderated the forum. The candidates received questions from the audience, Facebook and the Press. Each would answer the same question and had two minutes.
Seibel asked each candidate to tell the audience a little bit about them. They each had three minutes for the introduction.
Gila National Forest moves to stage 2 fire restrictions
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 18 May 2022 18 May 2022
SILVER CITY, NM - May 18, 2022— The Gila National Forest will implement forest-wide Stage 2 fire restrictions at 8 a.m. Thursday, May 19, 2022. The restrictions are necessary to reduce human-caused wildfires during periods of high fire danger and persistent severe fire weather conditions. Forest Order #03-06-00-22-004 and Exhibit A are on the forest website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/gila/alerts-notices.
Under Stage 2 fire restrictions the following activities are prohibited:
Type 2 Incident Management Team Takes Command of Black Fire
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 18 May 2022 18 May 2022
Type 2 Incident Management Team Takes Command of Black Fire
Daily Update 5/18/2022
Acres: 77,529 acres (Infrared flight Tuesday night)
Location: 24 miles north of Mimbres
Containment: 0%
Personnel: Over 250, including crews, engines, and support personnel
Start Date: Friday, May 13, 2022
Cause: Unknown, under investigation
Fuels: timber, tall grass
Overview: The Southwest Area Incident Management Team 5, Incident Commander Mark Bernal, assumed command of the Black Fire at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, May 18, 2022.
Fatal Motorcycle Crash on Interstate 10 in Luna County
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 18 May 2022 18 May 2022
Luna County, NM – On May 15, 2022, at approximately 9:41 a.m., the New Mexico State Police investigated a fatal motorcycle crash on Interstate 10, near milepost 73, west of Deming, NM.
The initial investigation indicates a 2021 Harley Davidson motorcycle, and a 2022 Freightliner Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) were both traveling west in the right lane on Interstate 10. For unknown reasons, as the driver of the motorcycle, Colby R. Lord (20) of Coxasckie, NY, attempted to pass the CMV in the left lane, he struck the right rear end of the CMV's trailer. Lord sustained fatal injuries in the crash and was pronounced deceased on scene by the Office of Medical Investigator. The 50-year-old driver of the CMV was uninjured.
Alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the crash. Seatbelts were properly used by the driver of the CMV. This crash is under investigation by the New Mexico State Police.
Photos added: Give Grandly 2022 last day to donate - May 18,2022
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 17 May 2022 17 May 2022
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
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The wind on Saturday, May 7, 2022, was not being gentle with the Give Grandly banner.
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Jerry Engel and Megan Perry saw off a disk of wood to brand at the Gila Back Country Horsemen booth
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Mia Estrada at the Youth Mural Program booth
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Esther Melvin and Maryellen Hunner at the Border Partners booth
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Melissa Amarillo talks to a person interested in the Advocates for Snake Preservation
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Melissa shows off Pipsqeak.
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Alexa Tubbs and Lee Gruber at the Southwest New Mexico ACT table, also promoting the Five Points project.
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Betty Spence, Dennis Salitzer and Mary Barrett at the Gila National Plant Society table
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Members of the Community Partnership for Children at their table. From left back are Charlene Gomez, Vicki Burnett, Terry Anderson, Kelli McGhiey-Vannoy, and Nancy Stephens. In front are Kalah Carrasco and Paige Pinto
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Rosalind Burns at the SASS table
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Oliver Davis mans the Southwest Adolescent Group (SWAG) table
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Jeanie Morrency and Miyoshi Renard at the Guadalupe Montessori School table
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Annette Toney promotes Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest.
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The Literacy Link-Leamos table is supported by Caroline Baldwin, Kim Godfrey, Marivel Medel and Javier Marrufo
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Carol Johnson and Carol Gadda at the End of the Road Ranch table
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Ted Presler and Stephen Fox at the Southwest Word Fiesta table
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Carol Martin chats with Joe Saenz and Bill Tooahyaysay Bradford of the Chiricahua Apache Nation.
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Mitch Hellman, George Carr and Candice Burke at the Gila Mimbres Community Radio table
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Jim Hall promoted Silver City Recycles
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Timothy Geddes and Antonio Mendoza at the Friends of City of Rocks table
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Charlene Fletcher and Clarissa Sierra at the El Refugio Inc. table.
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Suzanne Gershenson and Becky Glenn at the Lotus Center table
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Victoria Chick promotes the Southwest Regional Museum of Art and Art Center table
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Gat Hedges and Adrienne Dare at the End of Life Options table
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Harry Browne talks to Bob Schiowitz at the Gila Resources Information Project table
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Janna Mintz at the Southwest New Mexico Seed Library table
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Patrice Mutchnick was away from the Heart of the Gila table.
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Alyssa Bell at the Southwest Print Fiesta table
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Victoria Puce and Damie Nelson at the PFLAG table
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Supporting the WNMU Foundation and the 24 Club are Cacie Paterson, Jodi Crocker and Monique Reyes.
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A potential donor chats with Eli Head and Ron Troy of the New Mexico Land Conservancy
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Heidi Gas holding one end of the High Desert Humane Society banner and Alice Boyden at the table
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Joann Salcido, Christina Wolford, Carissa Andazola and Dr. Barbara Mora at the SPIN table
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Chris Wellman and Wendy Spurgeon at the Silver City Community Theater table.
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Fiona Bailey and Martin Miller at the TLC for Dyslexia and Academic Success table
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Becky Dinwiddie and Lori Hildebrand at the Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society table
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Carol Fugagli and Donna Stevens at the Upper Gila Watershed Alliance table.
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Len Lambert and Bernadette Smyth at the Grant County Foundation table. The woman on the right is unidentified.
Be aware that Wednesday, May 18, 2022, up until midnight, is the last day to donate to your favorite non-profit through the Give Grandly 2022 project, a program of the Grant County Community Foundation.
The link to see the non-profits that request your support and the donation buttons can be found at this link: https://www.givegrandly.org
Luna County inmates sentenced for assaulting corrections officers
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 17 May 2022 17 May 2022
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Jacob Merkel, 23, and Victor Sanchez, 25, were sentenced in federal court on May 16 after pleading guilty to assault upon a person assisting federal officers involving physical contact.
Merkel, who pleaded guilty on Feb. 7, was sentenced to one year and three months in prison, with nine months consecutive to his prior sentence of 13 years and 10 months for robbery and discharge of a firearm. Sanchez, who pleaded guilty on Feb. 9, was sentenced to one year and nine months in prison, with 12 months to run consecutive to his prior eight-year sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
BLACK FIRE UPDATE Tuesday, May 16, 2022 9 a.m.
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- Published: 17 May 2022 17 May 2022
BLACK FIRE UPDATE
Tuesday, May 16, 2022
9:00 a.m.
INCIDENT STATISTICS
Location of Origin: 24 miles north of Mimbres in the Gila National Forest
Start date: May 13, 2022, 9 p.m. MDT
Size: 56,132
Percent Contained: 0%
Cause: Undetermined
Resources Assigned: 153 personnel 11 crews, 3 helicopters, 5 engines, 1 water tender
Closures: Partial closure in effect for portions of Forest Road 150, Forest Service Trails 708, 713, 716
Safety: Please use extreme caution when using a source of spark or fire. With very low humidity and gusty winds, any new wildfire start can grow very quickly.
Grant County Commission holds work session 042622, part 1
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- Published: 16 May 2022 16 May 2022
[Editor's Note: This is part 1 of a multi-series of articles on the Grant County Commission second work session of April, held on April 26, 2022. This begins with the first two presentations.]
By Mary Alice Murphy
The first presentation of the Grant County Commission work session on April 26, 2022 came via Zoom from Marilyn Alcorn, volunteer Grant County Community Health Council chair. "As we close out the first year of the Covid equity grant we received, we are planning to form a seamless relationship with the new county Health Coordinator. County recommendations will help us toward fulfilling our grant requirements and to solidify community partnerships. Their strengths show us where the council can improve. We will return to open and public meetings, and we will hold them in person and via hybrid meetings. We plan to hold a quarterly public meeting and smaller monthly meetings to increase health care awareness of what we will need to do for the public."
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