Local News Releases

 SILVER CITY, N.M. – In an ongoing effort to provide top-notch constituent service, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich's (D-N.M.) staff will hold in-person Mobile Office Hours at the Western New Mexico University Library on Monday, May 12 at 10:30 a.m. MT.

Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions regarding Social Security benefits, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration, veteran's benefits, student loans, and other federal programs. 

Silver City -- "All About Death Doulas" is the topic of the April 28 meeting of the "Death Cafe," a free, monthly meeting designed to spark dialogue and conversation about all things death-related, while also offering resources and assistance to help people prepare for their ultimate demise. This presentation is similar to a recent workshop presented by Lisa Jimenez for WILL, the Western Institute for Lifelong Learning.

Jimenez, a certified death doula and owner of A Good Death, LLC, a local business dedicated to helping people prepare for their own good death, will discuss the role of death doulas at the end of life, how doulas help people plan and prepare for death to ensure a calm and peaceful passage, and how the death doula movement is bringing death back into the home and community.

Grant County Fire Management Officer

Sunday, Apr. 20

Brush fire
207 S. Bullard Street
Large fire in ditch that appears to be unattended/approximately 20x20. SCPD officers – one fire south of Broadway Bridge/another farther south – will be in parking lot of Mexico Viejo/walking fence line of Hudson Plaza – three fires now/found original fire north from Toad Brewery/is smoldering. Deputy and officer out with (redacted.)

Silver City Fire Department

Bayard Police Department

Friday, Apr. 18

Loud music
Watson Street
Homeowner has a large party speaker in his garage and is playing loud music right now.

Criminal trespass
N. Yucca Street
(Redacted) was on the side of her house and he was wearing all black. Deputy had contact with males on Yucca and Foy/clear/two males are juvies/negative contact/ATL'd the area.

Saturday, Apr. 19

Friday, Apr. 18

Suspicious activity
Truck Bypass
Caller stated he got a call about subjects on (in?) his mother-in-law’s yard/10 subjects in the yard. Deputy had negative contact.

Suspicious activity
Clove Street – Santa Clara
Female was in one of the abandoned trailers/took off toward where Joe the Crow . . .

No classification (Larceny?)
Highway 35 – Mimbres
Caller advised a squeeze chute was taken from the property.

Friday, Apr. 18

No classification (Larceny?)
610 N. Silver Street – Seasonal Overnight Shelter
Stolen bicycle/dark grey specialized Cirrix 2.0.

Criminal trespass
610 N. Silver Street – SOS
Male is being aggressive/want him issued a CTW for 24 hours. Officer issued 24-hour CTW/male left.

Criminal trespass
N. Huff Street
A named male is trying to come to caller's house/he has had a DVO in the past however caller states the male hasn't been served/he tries to come over intoxicated/they have a child together/do not have a parenting plan in place/he is not there now/he has made threats to caller and her family in the past.

South Fork Campground also to be closed for bridge replacement project

Reserve, NM, Apr. 21, 2025—Gila National Forest, Reserve Ranger District will close approximately 4.5 miles of Forest Road 141 (Reserve Beaverhead Road) this summer while a contractor removes and replaces the South Fork Negrito Creek bridge, located just east of South Fork Campground. Forest Road 141 will be closed beginning May 5, from its intersection with Forest Road 503 (Catron County Road C-019, Rainy Mesa) to its intersection with Forest Road 165/4044A (Eckleberger Canyon). South Fork Campground will also be closed for the duration of the project. A forest closure order will be in effect through October 31, 2025, unless it is rescinded sooner.

In this 2-day hands-on workshop, we will create a slab constructed form that will become our 'canvas' for experimenting with surface decoration techniques with an emphasis on using underglazes. We will cover applications best done in the wet and leather hard stage including embossing, mishima (inlay), slip-trailing, creating paper and Tyvek stencils and silk-screening. Additionally, we will create 'applique' components created on a plaster surface and then transfer them onto our form. Come join the fun!

See flyer below