Catron County, NM

Here’s a look at some local news brough to you by Silver City Radio. The Sheriffs of Grant, Catron and Sierra counties are using the Ready, Set, Go program to notify residents of evacuation status during wildfire season. The Ready, Set, Go (RSG) program helps residents be READY with preparedness understanding, be SET with situational awareness when fire threatens, and to GO, acting early when a wildfire starts. Ready status starts with maintaining an adequate defensible space around the home. Get Set status means creating a Wildfire Action Plan for home, family, and pets, including an Emergency Supply Kit for each person in the home and a Family Communication Plan with evacuation and contact information. Go status occurs when an active wildfire is in the area. This is time to load emergency supply kits and evacuation bags into your vehicle and park facing the road for a quick exit.

SILVER CITY - The Give Grandly Coalition, with the support of the Grant County Community Foundation, is ready to launch the ninth annual Give Grandly fundraiser for area nonprofits on Saturday, May 7. The 2022 Give Grandly event will be live and in-person at the Makers’ Market in downtown Silver City. This 24-hour...

Here’s a look at some local news brought to you by Silver City Radio. PNM has issued tips to stay safe during high winds. Spring in New Mexico, from March to June, can bring strong winds that can cause hazardous and unsafe conditions, especially around electricity. Wind may blow tree branches or other objects into powerlines. Never attempt to remove anything from powerlines, stay away from downed or sagging powerlines, and if a powerline falls across a car that you are in, stay in the car if possible. Call 911 and wait until first responders and PNM are on site to clear the scene. Any downed powerlines should be immediately reported by calling 888-DIAL-PNM.

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A fox from Catron County near Reserve, New Mexico has tested positive for rabies, according to the New Mexico Department of Health. They say it’s the first positive fox rabies case in New Mexico so far this year. NMDOH also report the fox was submitted to the state public health laboratory in Albuquerque after a bit a person last Friday. The individual is receiving treatment for the bit.

This week, a COVID-19 update and New Mexico's State Auditor announces allegations against a former Catron County official. Silver City Daily Press reporter Geoffrey Plant has the latest.

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Attorney General’s Office has now launched a criminal investigation into a top county official for suspected criminal activity; it all started when Catron County workers saw something concerning. Those local officials contacted the state auditor’s office and asked them to look into some of the spendings in the sheriff’s office. The […]

A Catron County official is suspected of embezzlement, according to a Tuesday press release from the Office of the State Auditor, and sources have confirmed to the Daily Press that former Sheriff Ian Fletcher is the subject of those allegations. State Auditor Brian Colón has referred a matter still under...

ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico State Auditor Brian Colón referred a matter from auditors in the Special Investigations Division (SID) of the Office of the State Auditor (OSA) to Attorney General Hector Balderas regarding the examination of allegations submitted to the OSA by Catron County officials. “The allegations of...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed an executive order that declares a state of emergency in Catron County providing local governments with resources and funding needed to recover from the heavy rainfall and severe flooding that impacted the county in late July. Similar to declarations for Lincoln, Chaves, Valencia, Eddy, Doña Ana, Mora, […]

Former Grant County educator, longtime Realtor and Republican Party leader Linda Pecotte was killed Friday morning when a plane she was piloting crashed south of Reserve. According to a Friday evening release from the Catron County Sheriff’s Department, the crash was reported to Catron County Dispatch around 10:35 Friday morning.

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A local pilot is dead and two passengers are in the hospital after a small plane crash in Catron County. New Mexico State Police say the aircraft went down in Sheep Basin, south of Reserve around 11 a.m. on Friday. The pilot, Linda Pecotte from Silver City was killed. The conditions of […]

A two-day conference “to reengage the communities of Grant County around reintroduction of the Gila Wild and Scenic Rivers legislation” took place on the campus of Western New Mexico University on Friday — and, on Saturday, along several of the 23 segments of waterways that are proposed for designation, like Mineral Creek in Catron County.

A group of ranchers and landowners in Catron County, New Mexico, has filed suit against the New Mexico Department of Game & Fish for as-yet-unspecified damages, due to an increasing number of elk in the area and their assertion the department is not managing the situation correctly. This content is...

GILA NATIONAL FOREST – Full perimeter containment was reached this week on the Doagy Fire burning in the Gila National Forest while the Johnson Fire grew over 7,000 additional acres since Tuesday. The national forest released the final update for the Doagy Fire Thursday morning, barring any significant developments. The...

GILA NATIONAL FOREST – Fire officials note several roads, trails and one national monument will be temporarily closed due to nearby fires in the Gila National Forest, but cooler weather this week should help firefighters to control the blazes. The largest of the four fires is the Johnson Fire, which...

There have been several cases of rabies reported in New Mexico, and some of these are in Catron County. If you see any animal that appears sick or overly friendly, do not approach the animal. If you find a dead animal do not touch it. Report all sightings to New...

SILVER CITY, N.M. – There have been several cases of rabies reported in New Mexico, and some of these are in Catron County, NM. If you see any animal that appears sick or overly friendly, do not approach the animal. If you find a dead animal do not touch it.