Local News Releases

Tuesday, May 20

Unclassified (suspicious activity?)
Bill Evans Road
Deputy – out with a few juvies/clear.

Domestic disturbance
Little Walnut Road
Stated girlfriend's son pointed a gun at him and left. Caller wants to put a CTW on the son. Caller left the location on her way to Marathon Gas to buy cigarettes/caller was advised an officer will call her.

Tuesday, May 20

Unwanted subject
610 N. Silver Street – Seasonal Overnight Shelter
A named male is not listening to anyone/he is being aggressive with people/he is now wanting to listen but they want him removed still and issued a CTW.

Suspicious activity
W. 6th Street
Male has a sleeping bag with him/Kelly and Pinos Altos/is hanging around the schools/he was advised not to go back toward the schools.

The times they are indeed a-changin’.

Come celebrate the music of Bob Dylan, a true American original - singer-songwriter, poet, visual artist, Nobel Prize laureate, Grammy winner, Academy Awards winner, and countless other accolades - a major figure in our popular culture for over the past 60 years.

Never has Dylan’s music been more important or more meaningful than today, a time in American history that will truly define our “experiment in democracy” and determine whether or not it will survive.

The meeting will be held at the Santa Clara Armory and Republican State Chair Amy Barela will be speaking. See flyer below

 In coordination with the Unite for Veterans rally in Washington,  DC, a diverse group of veterans, their family members, and supporters here in Grant County have come together to hold a local rally in Gough Park on Friday, June 6, from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. The goal of this rally is to bring attention to recent and proposed further cuts to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. This is a nonpartisan event supporting all veterans and their access to the benefits they have been promised.

Our county has long taken pride in the number of our community members who have served in the military and of those who have returned here to live. In Grant County, 11.0% of our community are veterans (2,420 of them). Manuela Baca Jenkins put it well when she said, "Everyone here knows a vet!" This is an opportunity to acknowledge our support for fulfilling the promises made to these veterans by our nation and a recognition that all of those who have served, no matter in what capacity, have served us in defense of our freedom.

The Grant County rally will begin at 4:00 p.m. along the Pope St. side of Gough Park with signs bearing messages like "Support the VA,""Stop the cuts," and "Support our veterans." We invite all to join, but we do ask that your signs stick to these messages and in a positive and respectful way. Around 5:00 p.m. we will move to the park gazebo to hear from people whose lives have been made better by various benefits and programs through the VA.

If you have a story to tell about the importance of the VA in your life, please contact Sharon Bookwalter at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  You may tell your story at the event or write it to us to be included in stories sent to our state and federal representatives, but we need to hear from you to put you on the speaker list. We are also encouraging those who support our veterans to write their state and federal elected officials telling them to protect veterans' rights and to stop the cuts. "And most importantly, join us in Gough Park on Friday, June 6, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. to show your support for our veterans," urges Sharon Bookwalter, one of the organizers of the event.

Truth or Consequences, NM, May 22, 2025—Gila National Forest officials invite the public to attend a public meeting regarding the Black Fire Recovery – Phase 1 project for disaster recovery and restoration being planned on the Black Range, Wilderness, and Silver City Ranger Districts.  The meeting will be held at the Truth or Consequences Civic Center located at 400 W 4th Street, Truth or Consequences, New Mexico Tuesday June 3, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

The Black Fire burned more than 327,000 acres of state, private, and Gila National Forest lands, creating a mosaic of burned and unburned stands that experienced low, moderate, and high severity wildfire. Immediately after the fire, a very strong 2022 monsoon season caused widespread flooding and erosion within the fire perimeter and downstream.

South Fork Campground also closed through October

Reserve, NM, May 21, 2025—Approximately 4.5 miles of Forest Road 141 (Reserve Beaverhead Road) on the Gila National Forest, Reserve Ranger District have been closed for the  summer for the replacement of the South Fork Negrito Creek bridge, located just east of South Fork Campground. Forest Road 141 closed on May 12, 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 is also closed for the duration of the project. A forest closure order is in effect through October 31, 2025, unless it is rescinded sooner.

PNM will be hosting a meeting to have important conversations 

See flyer below for information