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.
Gila National Forest prepares for prescribed fire pile burning
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- Published: 17 July 2023 17 July 2023
Reducing wildfire risk within Gattons Park community and Southern Gila priority landscape
MIMBRES, NM, July 17, 2023 – The Gila National Forest, Wilderness Ranger District is preparing to conduct several prescribed fire pile burning projects now through the month of August as fuels, staffing, and fire weather conditions allow. These projects are located within the Gattons Park wildland urban interface project area.
“The objectives of these prescribed fires are to restore fire back to the landscape within fire-adapted and fire-dependent ecosystems and utilize fire to reduce hazardous fuels adjacent to private property within the wildland urban interface,” said Wilderness District Ranger Henry Provencio. “These prescribed fire projects fall within the Southern Gila priority landscape.”
Update on Grant County Gay Pride
- Category: Local News Releases Local News Releases
- Published: 15 July 2023 15 July 2023
July 23, at 10 am, 3845 North Swan Street – “Update on Grant County Gay Pride"
Cyril Nalty, president of LGBTQ Grant County, will provide an overview of the agency's work of providing support and fostering a sense of community for local LGBTQ individuals.
"We believe that everyone deserves to feel accepted and loved for who they are, regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation," Nalty said.
He will also talk about the upcoming 2023 Pride Festival which will be held on September 9th at Gough Park.
Cyril Nalty is a native New Mexican, born in Silver City. He grew up on the edge of the Navajo Indian Reservation in Thoreau, NM, where his parents started the town’s volunteer fire department. Nalty attended New Mexico State University on a track scholarship, earning a B.S. in Education, and later received a master’s degree from the University of Idaho. He was a teacher and coach for 32 years in New Mexico, Texas, Idaho, Oregon, and Ohio, and had a reputation as a student-centered, compassionate, and effective motivator. He is currently a real estate broker in Silver City.
Silver City Police Department blotter – July 10 through July 13, 2023
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- Published: 14 July 2023 14 July 2023
Monday, July 10
Criminal damage to property
809 N. Hudson Street
Vehicle hit gas pump and damaged it on July ?, around 4 a.m. Going to get video footage.
Domestic disturbance
110 S. Bullard Street
Caller advised male has a female pinned up against the wall on the Spring Street side. Officers out with a named male and a named female/both advised all verbal.
Welfare check
N. Texas Street and Broadway
Caller advising a male behind a screen may be sleeping/has not approached him. Officer advised the named male is okay.
Tri-City police department blotters – July 10 through July 13, 2023
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- Published: 14 July 2023 14 July 2023
Bayard Police Department
Monday, July 10
Welfare check
1101 Tom Foy Blvd.
Male lying down in the parking lot. Officer advised clear/everything is okay.
Criminal trespass warning
Maple Street
Advised that a named female is inside her home and she does not want her there/she just goes over to drink/wants her issued a CTW. Deputy made contact with caller/put out ATL for Stephanie Garcia to issue CTW.
Grant County Sheriff's Office blotter – July 10 through July 13, 2023
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- Published: 14 July 2023 14 July 2023
Monday, July 10
Injuring/tampering with motor vehicle
Manzana Rojo – Upper Mimbres
Someone shot at and damaged his vehicle last night/caller is at GCSO/deputies were advised.
Welfare check
Bear Creek Heights – Gila
11-year-old brother is acting out and fighting with his mom and being violent with her/no mental illness they are aware of. Second caller advised her sister got mad and threw a cup at her brother. NMSP officer advised only one unit in service/request another unit be sent with him.
Tuesday, July 11
Lotus Center will host a workshop
- Category: Local News Releases Local News Releases
- Published: 12 July 2023 12 July 2023
July 18,
6:00pm - 8:00pm
“Active Hope and Cosmic Dialogue”
Facilitator Shirley Pevarnik will share the work of Joanna Macy, Brian Swimme, and Thomas Berry on how to face the mess we’re in with unexpected resilience & creative power.
Shirley 575-590-5561
August Events for Teen and Children - SC Public Library
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- Published: 12 July 2023 12 July 2023
Come watch Beethoven. Tuesday, August 1st at 3:30pm. All ages welcome
Future engineers. Come play with LEGOs. Friday, August 4th at 3:30 pm Ages 6-12
Come create with Simply Good Deserts. Kendra will show you how to make cake pops. Saturday, August 5th at 1pm
Come build robots. Tuesday, August 8th, between 4-6 pm. Ages 6+
Fiber Arts will be doing a workshop. August 11th, at 3pm
Story Time! Come play with toys and hear some stories. Saturday, August 12 at 1pm.
Mimbres Valley Farmers' Market Open for Business
- Category: Local News Releases Local News Releases
- Published: 12 July 2023 12 July 2023
The 2023 Mimbres Valley Farmers' Market opens for business this Saturday, July 15, at a temporary location, the Roundup Lodge in Mimbres, 91 Acklin Hill Rd, just west of the San Lorenzo Elementary School. The market charges no vendor fees, so growers, bakers, and preservers are welcome.
For those selling their wares, setup begins at 9:30 and vending is from 10 A.M. through 12 P.M. Gardeners and other interested parties should contact market manager, Bill Overholt, at billover@ufl.edu or call or text 772-828-9614. The market will accept SNAP benefits (EBT CARDS ARE WELCOME!) and has applied for "Double Up Bucks."