Local News Releases

December 7, at 10:00 am, 3845 North Swan Street – "Grant County Community Concert Association"

Karen Beckenbach will speak about the Grant County Community Concert Association's history, current situation and what the future might hold.  The "community concert" concept was born in 1927 with the slogan "a Carnegie Hall in every town". The GCCCA started in 1947 and ran for 13 years before weak economic conditions forced it to close its doors. It was restarted in 1971 with the help from the Silver City chapter of the American Association of University Women.

Up until the covid pandemic shutdown the GCCCA had been going strong, providing at least 6 concerts every season, plus at least two free Educational Outreach Programs to the area's elementary school age kids. The association is completely run by volunteers and works with Live on Stage, a concert booking organization in Nashville, TN to bring in national and internationally recognized performing groups.

Beckenbach will discuss the struggles the GCCCA has faced since the pandemic.

Holiday Fundraiser starts December 2, 2025 (Giving Tuesday) at Gila/Mimbres Community Radio / KURU 89.1 FM

Gila/Mimbres Community Radio / KURU 89.1 FM (KURU891.org)

December 2 - 2025

Donate during our Holiday Fundraiser, starting on Giving Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 519-B North Bullard Street, Silver City, NM. Donations will be triple-matched when your donation is matched by a local challenge donor, and both are then matched by The New Mexico Local News Fund until we meet their $6,000 grant!

Favorable weather conditions in place for hazardous fuels reduction work

SILVER CITY, N.M., Nov. 26— The Glenwood Ranger District on the Gila National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations beginning December 1, pending all required approvals. We estimate this work to continue through the winter as weather conditions allow. We use prescribed fires to help reduce overgrown vegetation to help protect local communities and infrastructure from wildfires.

Prescribed fires planned for the area include:

Officer Jake Benavidez of the Grant County Sheriff's Department will speak to Rotary at noon Tuesday December 2 about the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program, or D.A.R.E. The D.A.R.E. program is a law enforcement-led effort to prevent drug abuse and other high-risk behaviors in students, with funding support from the Grant County Sheriff's Office and anonymous donations. The program, taught by uniformed officers, focuses on developing skills for resisting peer pressure, making good decisions, and increasing self-esteem. 

Sergeant Benavidez has dedicated nearly a decade to law enforcement and youth outreach. A certified D.A.R.E. Officer since 2019, he also serves as the D.A.R.E. Coordinator and has served as Treasurer on the New Mexico D.A.R.E.

Love live music and live radio? Join us for a live and on air radio show December 14th at the Hearth on Swan. Doors open at 1:30 and we're on air at 2. This will be a recurring event on the second Sunday of the month. Thanks to our sponsors Otter Chaos and The Gila Community Foundation.

Sunday, Nov. 16

Injuring/tampering with motor vehicle – Arizona Avenue – Hurley
Suspicious activity – Highway 61 – San Lorenzo
Welfare check – Leslie Road – Silver City – Lintero Apartments
Harassment – Pheasant Drive – Silver City
Domestic disturbance – Suchoff Street – Santa Clara
Animal – Highway 152 – MM 5 (2 miles south of Georgetown Road)
Livestock – Racetrack Road – Arenas Valley – 5:13 p.m.
Special detail – Stonegarden – E. Highway 180
Weapons fired – Lincoln Street – Santa Clara

Monday, Nov. 17

Harassment
Erie Street
Caller advised her daughter is being threatened by (redacted)/(redacted) has a CTW to the address/daughter is scared (redacted) will hit her/wants more patrols.

Tuesday, Nov. 18

Citizen assist
Main Street
Caller advised a male took her backpack from her and she wants it back before he leaves/he threatened to hit her if she kept asking for the backpack to be returned. Male was issued a two-year CTW for the Main Street address.

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