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WNMU mum on historic home purchase, demolition
With commencement on Friday, the Western New Mexico University Board of Regents had a mostly routine agenda for Monday morning’s meeting, but an item regarding acquisition of property was tabled at the suggestion of President Joseph Shepard. Following the meeting, Shepard said he could not comment on whether or...
Citizen Race a big draw for this year’s Tour
The Citizen Race held during Saturday’s Downtown Silver City Criterium of the Tour of the Gila might not require the same speed and stamina of the Tour’s bigger races, but it brings no less excitement for its participants and spectators. “This is the best part of the day,”...
Gila Monster Road Race wraps Tour of the Gila
Elizabeth Dixon clenched victory on the final Gila Monster Road Race on Sunday to wrap a tough five days of racing in Silver City. The FOUNT Cycling Guild rider finished over a minute ahead of the Tour of the Gila 2024 overall leader, Lauren Stephens of Cynisca Cycling. Dixon’s teammate, Eleanor Wiseman, finished third to wrap the podium.
World War 2 vet from New Mexico laid to rest in Ft. Bayard National Cemetery
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A World War 2 veteran from New Mexico has finally been laid to rest in his hometown. According to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Army Private First Class Richard G. Pitsor of Fort Bayard, New Mexico died as a prisoner of war in 1942. They say Pitsor was a member of the 200th […]
- Grant County POW’s remains return home after 81 years
Of the more than 1,800 New Mexico men who fought on the Philippines’ Bataan Peninsula in World War II and were taken prisoner, only about 900 made it home. On Wednesday — 81 years after he died in a prisoner of war camp — one more of those soldiers returned to Grant County.
Prosecutors seek to hold robbery suspect
A Silver City man with a prior felony conviction was arrested Sunday in connection with the robbery of a downtown gallery at knifepoint — a crime similar to one for which he was convicted a year and a half ago. Caesar E. Leyba, 29, has been charged with armed...
Silver City animal law revisions spark heat
Emotions ran high Tuesday night as the Silver City Town Council considered approval of an ordinance that the town’s attorney said would clarify codes used for animal complaints. The ordinance was approved with yes votes from District 1 Councilor Rudy Bencomo, District 3 Councilor Stan Snider and District 4...
Schools sue state over five-day weeks
From Alamogordo to Wagon Mound, more than 50 school districts and charter schools have joined the New Mexico School Superintendents Association in taking legal action against a New Mexico Public Education Department rule that would essentially end four-day school weeks while adding days to many school calendars. The civil lawsuit...
Silver City's Ajia Richard has UTEP softball on verge of making postseason
Ajia Richard has spent most of her softball life as one of the youngest players on a team, the prodigy who played above her age group since she was a 4-year-old T-ball player. UTEP's star third baseman from Silver City, N.M., now a college junior, has inevitably grown out of that, and most importantly, she's brought her team with her.
Cobre budget to drop by $5.2M
The Board of Education of the Cobre Consolidated School District heard more harsh news at its meeting Monday night concerning its budget for the next school year, which shows an estimated revenue loss of $5.2 million. The losses will come from a combination of $1.3 million lost in funding from...
Joe Saenz Makes Connections to the Land
Joe Saenz, council member for the Chiricahua Apache Nation, leads treks via Wolfhorse Outfitters. HAVING RETURNED TO HIS ANCESTRAL lands almost 30 years ago, Joe Saenz shows people southwest New Mexico as his ancestors experienced it. Representing the Chiricahua Apache, who he believes are the original inhabitants of the Gila Wilderness, Saenz spearheads the movement to bring respect to his tribe. He organizes the Red Paint Powwow, held at Western New Mexico University October 4–6, and teaches a new Chiricahua Apache Studies course offered at the college. Since 1998, Saenz has guided trips in the Gila and Aldo Leopold wildernesses as Wolfhorse Outfitters, where he shares traditional methods of connecting to the land.
Tour of the Gila 2024 returns for its 37th year in Silver City on Wednesday
The Tour of the Gila returns to Silver City for its 37th year starting Wednesday through this Sunday. Scott Brocato spoke with Jack Brennan, co-director of the Tour of the Gila, about the race and what roads will be impacted each day.
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