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- Police survey: Residents trust police
Annual police community engagement data shows that the vast majority of residents contacted feel that Silver City police officers are approachable and trustworthy, while residents’ top concerns are traffic-related, along with various consequences of homelessness. The data is based on the Silver City Police Department’s ongoing “citizen contact” initiative,...
Silver High students prep for national history competition
Fresh off their April 13 wins at state competition, 13 Silver High School students are still hard at work on their projects — now bound for the National History Day contest in Maryland this June. There are exhibits to reconstruct, costumes and performances to refine and more to do...
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...
New Mexico Environment Department gives UPS funding to replace 16 delivery trucks
(The Center Square) - The New Mexico Environment Department is giving the United Parcel Service $473,222 in taxpayer funds to replace 16 delivery vehicles with low-pollution compressed natural gas delivery vehicles. “New Mexico has helped school districts and nonprofit organizations reduce their climate-warming emissions from their vehicle fleets,” Environment Secretary James Kenney said in a statement. “Now, UPS is following suit by retiring diesel-fueled vehicles and replacing them with cleaner vehicles.” ...
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.
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,”...
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...
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