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- Category: Front Page News
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
Literacy-Link Leamos hosted the Love Your Library Day at the Silver City Public Library on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. The event had several tables for kids' activities, as well as a puppet show, with kids as the main characters. A table full of give-aways drew adults and kids to choose something. Books a-plenty were available for kids and theirparents.The Blue Cross-Blue Shield Care Van came down to answer questions and promote their health care services, and a representative from the NMSU Library had a table, with information. A bubble machine outside pumped out plenty of bubbles and an open jam featured musicians entertaining the public.
- Category: Front Page News
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
The Makers Market and Co.Starters joined forces on Saturday to highlight a few of the Co.Starters 47 active businesses created through the program. another 56 are getting going, according to Aubri Gamez of Co.Starters. The Silver City Rotary Club also joined in to hold a bake sale. Several of the regular Makers Market booths were also there, although not as many as usual, perhaps chased away by the threatening rain.
- Category: Weather
FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Arroyo and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of southwest New Mexico, including the following county, Grant.
* WHEN...Until 845 PM MDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.Rises in small streams and normally dry arroyos.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 648 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause arroyo and small stream flooding. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen.
- Category: Front Page News
By Frost McGahey
Investigative Journalist
WNMU Regent John Wertheim Photo by Juno Ogle
On July 31, after only 4 months as Regents, the new board decided to deprive Dr. Joseph Shepard, the former president of WNMU, of his agreed upon salary, health insurance, and other benefits. Vice Chair John Wertheim based his actions on the premise that the prior board had violated the Open Meetings Act by agreeing to those terms.
Sixth Judicial District Judge Jarod Hofacket ruled they hadn't.
The judge's ruling came while reviewing the lawsuit filed by the state attorney general. (The Beat has written about the weakness of the lawsuit.)* Six of the nine allegations were dismissed.
With the lawsuit pending, why did the Board of Regents decide to rescind Shepard's salary and benefits?
- Category: Front Page News
Tuesday, September16, 2025 I Sixth Judicial District Attorney Norman R. Wheeler announced today that Kyle Eckmann (21) was held without bond on charges of Kidnapping (1st Degree), Abuse of a Child (Does not result in Death or Great Bodily Harm), Bribery of a Witness (Threats/False Testimony), Aggravated Assault upon a Peace Officer (Disguised), Aggravated Fleeing a Law Enforcement Officer (Injury).
The State was represented by Chief Deputy District Attorney Cynthia Clark. Sixth Judicial District Court Judge, the Honorable Jennifer De Laney presided in the Preliminary Hearing and Motion for Pretrial Detention hearing. Judge DeLaney found that the State had met its burden of probable cause and bound over the counts of child abuse, aggravated fleeing of a law enforcement officer, aggravated assault on a peace officer, and bribery or intimidation of a witness. Judge DeLaney also granted the State's Motion for Pretrial Detention, finding that that ECKMANN was a danger to the victim and the community.
- Category: Front Page News
By Lynn Janes
On August 21, 2025, the Grant County Water Commission held a regular meeting at the city annex building.
New business
Raymond De la Vega, Stantec, had an update on the project. They have been in the middle of working on the 60 percent design and have all the subcontractors under contract. Some things would be depending on what comes from the conversations between Sheila Hudman, Santa Clara village administrator, and BLM (Bureau of Land Management). It will be important because it will establish the tank locations.
The survey will be ready to kick off on with the 60 percent design they had added the Rosedale connection and Bayard bypass. On the part having to do with New Mexico highway 152 they had met with the U.S. Forest Service, and they will allow a standard application for the easement right away on the federal land. It will be straightforward.
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