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State LULAC convention draws national politicos
Saturday was a day to celebrate Latin heritage, culture and power as the New Mexico League of United Latin American Citizens brought its state convention to Silver City. State LULAC Director Fred Baca, who lives in Silver City, said most of the organization’s events are in the Albuquerque area, but he wanted to bring the state convention to Silver City this year.
Donation theft leaves kids sad, undaunted
Fifth-graders at Bayard Elementary School learned a difficult lesson recently from a class project to clean up the Bayard Community Park. Teacher Lucinda Valencia applied for and won a $1,000 grant from the National Park Service to take her 23 fifth-graders to White Sands National Park on April 25. A requirement of the grant was for the students to conduct a stewardship project.
Clerk hopefuls frame race as referendum
One candidate to be the next Grant County clerk believes the office and voting in the county need to be more accessible, while the other says the office needs few changes and already provides customer service above and beyond what’s expected. The two people running for the Democratic nomination...
WNMU celebrates graduates at spring ceremony
This spring, 535 students earned degrees or certificates from Western New Mexico University, and the Mustang community celebrated their achievement through a hybrid commencement ceremony that once again allowed for the participation of graduates on campus as well as those living and attending WNMU at a distance. Of the graduates...
Give Grandly! nears giving goal
The 2024 edition of Give Grandly!, an annual nonprofit fundraising day organized by the Grant County Community Foundation, is still short of last year, but the chance to give is not over. Monday afternoon’s total donations — including online contributions that began rolling in on April 20 — amount so...
Stout break-in damage estimated at more than $10K
Several juveniles broke into G.W. Stout Elementary School, 2601 N. Silver St., on Saturday, leaving behind thousands of dollars of damage. Superintendent William Hawkins said four individuals of interest were identified through security videos of the break-in, which occurred shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday. “Thankfully, we were able to identify...
Bayard hires former Hurley clerk as top administrator
An opportunity to return home has helped Bayard fill its city clerk-treasurer position. Martha Salas is originally from Bayard and grew up in Hurley, where she worked as the town clerk for four years. She’s returned to Bayard after eight years as finance director in Lordsburg and a short stint...
Day of Prayer draws Gough Park crowd
More than 100 people gathered at noon in Gough Park last Thursday to lift their voices in praise for the 73rd National Day of Prayer. “In cities and capitals all across the United States, this is going on,” said Susan Bryant, the Grant County coordinator for the National Day of Prayer, ticking off simultaneous events happening in Washington, D.C., Albuquerque and Deming. “And here we are in Silver City, so it’s kind of neat to think that we’re all getting to do this together.”
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