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By Mary Alice Murphy
At the Gila Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees meeting on April 24, 2024, Chairman Dr. Fred Fox recognized two employees for their years of service. Neither was available for the meeting. Jaime Jaramillo has served 10 years at the Gila Family Practice, and Tiffany Rascon has served five year with Beginning Years.
With no public input, members reviewed the consent agenda.
Board member Will Hawkins asked if the board could allow questions before approving the consent agenda.
Central Grant County/Silver City Area-
Including the cities of Mimbres, Fort Bayard, and Silver City
1152 AM MDT Wed Jun 12 2024
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...High temperatures of 98 to 100 expected.
* WHERE...Central Grant County/Silver City Area.
* WHEN...Until 6 AM MDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses.
Presentation made to World War II veteran's family
Photos and article by Mary Alice Murphy
Cross Point Church Pastor Tim Heyer introduced the Gaffney-Oglesby Marine Corps League Detachment 1328 Color Guard, who posted the colors.
After the Pledge of Allegiance, Grant County Sheriff's Office Chaplain Danny Castillo gave the invocation.
He also said: "On behalf of all veterans, we appreciate what Cross Point Pastor Tim does for veterans."
CRITICAL FIRE DANGER EXPECTED FRIDAY... .Wind speeds are expected to increase across western areas of New Mexico Friday as a weather system approaches from the west. Southwesterly winds of 25 to 30 mph will be common during the afternoon and evening hours. These winds will combine with very hot and dry conditions resulting in an increase in fire danger across western fire zones including the Gila region along with southwest New Mexico.
NMZ110-111-122000-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.A.0011.240614T1700Z-240615T0300Z/
Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
1234 PM MDT Tue Jun 11 2024
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 110 AND 111...
Motorists should expect roadway closures.Â
SILVER CITY- The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) District One along with Highland Enterprise Inc. (Contractor) will be continuing a maintenance operation project to place "chip seal" pavement on NM 15 and NM 35 in Grant County. The chip seal process is a surface treatment that is placed on the existing pavement. It is designed to seal out moisture and create a more durable surface extending the longevity of the roadway. Â
Starting Thursday, June 13th NM 35 will have crews beginning construction from milepost 27 (NM15/NM 35 intersection) to milepost 0 (NM 35/NM 152 intersection). Motorists should expect intermittent lane closures and reduced speeds, please expect minor delays. Working hours will be seven days a week from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., use extreme caution loose gravel and no center lane stripping will be present in construction zone. Wait times are estimated at 30 minutes.
Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-Eastern Black Range
Foothills-West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-East
Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-
Including the cities of Sacramento, Mayhill, Hillsboro, Grant
County Airport, Faywood, Timberon, Pinon, Hurley, Mountain Park,
Winston, and Mescalero
1021 AM MDT Tue Jun 11 2024
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM MDT
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...High temperatures of 98 to 101 expected.
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