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.
Tri-City police department blotters – Mar. 27 through Mar. 30, 2023
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- Published: 31 March 2023 31 March 2023
Bayard Police Department
Monday, Mar. 27
Domestic disturbance
Ruby Street
Open 911 with domestic/female saying male hit her/male is not letting her leave/they are arguing over a shirt/he will not give her the phone/female saying this is the last time you will touch me/female is saying she is bruised from yesterday and the day before/male is saying female cut his lip/female advised she hit him with her hand.
Tuesday, Mar. 28
Domestic disturbance
Main Street
Caller advised her 15-year-old son is being aggressive/he is slamming doors and throwing things/he is in his bedroom/he keeps threatening to slap her.
Grant County Sheriff's Office blotter – Mar. 27 through Mar. 30, 2023
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- Published: 31 March 2023 31 March 2023
Monday, Mar. 27
Domestic disturbance
Tabor Drive
There is a lot of yelling and screaming in the background. Caller advised she got home from work and came home to the children being disrespectful/there is no need for LE to go. Second caller advised his children are being abused by the mother's boyfriend/boyfriend has warrants and Is on drugs/his children are contacting him on Snapchat saying they are being abused.
Fatal
I-10 – MM 53 (about 33 miles east of Lordsburg)
An 18-wheeler hit something/thinks it was a person or an animal/NMSP doesn't have anyone out at this time. Caller called back advising he is past the rest area/stated the object that was hit went running at him/there is damage to his truck. Deputy advised units will be clear/scene was turned over to NMSP.
Silver City Police Department blotter – Mar. 27 through Mar. 30, 2023
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- Published: 31 March 2023 31 March 2023
Monday, Mar. 27
Game and Fish
3445 E. Highway 180 – Western NM Title & Loan Co
Officer was the caller.
Criminal trespass warning
Yellow Arrow Drive
Caller's neighbor went into his shed and disconnected his freezer/now his food is spoiled/neighbor is named. GCSO deputy advised will call caller.
Welfare check
2080 Memory Lane – Valley Vista Apartments
A named male is beating up his son/caller is caregiver for the grandmother/grandma can see it on her camera phone. Officer advised units will be clear/juvi was released to a relative.
Future Forge to have Free Soil Health Class Series
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- Published: 30 March 2023 30 March 2023
In this three-part course, you'll learn how to build and maintain healthy soil, take a deep dive into soil ecology and stewardship, and increase your understanding of the relationships between human actions, soil health, farm/garden productivity, and plant and animal health.
Classes will be held on Sundays from 1:00 pm-3:00 pm with an hour after class for questions and connecting with peers.
Classes will be held at the Future Forge, 307 E College Ave, in Silver City.
FREE - no need to register. Attend one or attend them all!
April 2: Soil Health Principles and Practices - Fundamentals of soil and biochemistry and microbiology, plant physiology, fungi, and bacteria.
Creating Characters that Live off the Page: How to Capture Compelling Characters
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- Published: 30 March 2023 30 March 2023
The workshop will be held on Saturday, April 15, from 10 am - noon, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City, 3845 N Swan St, Silver City, NM.
All fiction writers need to create unforgettable characters. If writers don’t have techniques for developing characters that live off the page, too many will emerge flat and generic, lacking in compelling and memorable traits. Kris Neri will show attendees how to create characters from their deepest cores, through all their layers — characters that seem as unforgettable as real people. She will share basic, intermediate, and advanced techniques to give attendees the best tools t.
The workshop will be equally valuable for memoir and creative nonfiction writers, as it is for novelists and short story writers. Those writing memoirs, historical, and other forms of nonfiction also need techniques to explore the real people they plan to write about.
Baca slash pit near Quemado closed several weeks while ashes cool
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- Published: 29 March 2023 29 March 2023
Baca pit was burned by fire crews March 28; site closed two to four weeks
QUEMADO, NM, March 29, 2023 – Yesterday the Gila National Forest, Quemado Ranger District burned the Baca slash pit, located approximately 1 mile northeast of Quemado Lake Recreation Area, and 3 miles from Quemado Lake Estates. The site is closed for an estimated two to four weeks while the fuels continue to be consumed and until the ashes cool. Once the site is safe for re-entry, the community slash pit will be reopened for public use.
“The Baca pit is used in partnership with the Catron County Firewise program,” said Quemado District Ranger Randall Chavez. “This valued partnership helps to remove hazardous fuels and vegetation on and adjacent to private lands.”
Light smoke may continue to be visible to the public and may linger in the valley at night and early in the morning.
Spurs 4-H Club Community Easter Egg Hunt
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- Published: 29 March 2023 29 March 2023
This Saturday, April 1, 2023 Come to the Community Easter Egg Hunt!
State Street Ballet: The Jungle Book
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- Published: 29 March 2023 29 March 2023
Water, Air, Earth, and Fire, the four natural elements, intertwine in this dazzling adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic collection of stories. The complexities of the jungle and the personalities of its creatures come alive through movement, music, and the dynamic storytelling of some of life’s greatest moral lessons.
Choreographed by Artistic Director Rodney Gustafson, with an original score by Czech composer and conductor Milan Svoboda, The Jungle Book premiered to enthusiastic audiences, instantly being called a “crowd-pleaser,” “a joy to behold,” and “visually stunning.”
Following the adventures of Mowgli, a young jungle boy, The Jungle Book transports viewers through a mystical land of wolves, snakes, monkeys, and panthers, showcasing relationships and alliances in this iconic coming-of-age story. Drama, humor, and daringly athletic choreography have made this a consistently successful touring production, one that pleases audiences of all ages.