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Citizen Journalist is a new category for the Grant County Beat. It will contain photos and information about our community. It will not be used for advertising. The content is purely from you, the readers, and does not reflect the opinions of this publication or the editor.Â
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Photos and article by Lynn Janes
On March 8, 2024, at 9:00 am, many local officials, residents, and students came together to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new recreation center that will be located on 32nd Street and Silver Street behind the La Bonita Bakery. Although the morning was brisk and cold many people showed up to celebrate the long planned and anticipated project.
Priscilla Lucero, Southwest New Mexico Council of Governments executive director, opened the ceremony and welcomed everyone. They started with the presentation of colors, pledge of allegiance and salute to the New Mexico flag.
Located: The Luna County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for assistance in locating Joshua Schenk. He was last seen on March 8. 2024, around 9:30 p.m. in Deming, NM. He was last seen wearing a gray shirt, blue jeans, and black shoes. His direction of travel and destination are unknown. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Joshua Schenk is asked to contact the Luna County Sheriff's Office at 575-546-2655 or dial 911.
Central Grant County/Silver City Area-
Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range-
Including the cities of Silver City, Mimbres, Fort Bayard,
Lake Roberts, and Kingston
133 AM MST Sat Mar 9 2024
...SNOW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSNOW POSSIBLE FOR THE GILA...
Beginning this afternoon lasting into the evening, scattered showers and a few thunderstorms are expected to develop over the Gila. Snow levels will be around 7000 feet but may drop as low as
6500 feet in any heavier snow bands. 1 to 3" of snow is possible over 7000 feet, but thundersnow may produce 1 to 2 inch per hour snow fall rates leading to higher totals. Isolated areas could see
over 6". For areas below 7000 feet, brief accumulations are
possible beneath any heavier snow showers
U.S. Army Pfc Richard G. Pitsor, WWI POW, to be buried at Fort Bayard National Cemetery by Baca's Funeral Home at 1100 on April 26, 2024
WASHINGTON –
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Pfc. Richard G. Pitsor, 18, of Ft. Bayard, New Mexico, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II, was accounted for March 20, 2023.
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