Local News Releases

Bayard, New Mexico — The Mining District is getting ready for its 4th annual October Community Cleanups, and Mining District Pride is seeking volunteers to help remove trash, debris, litter and graffiti from communities throughout the Mining District.

The cleanups will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on three Fridays: Hurley on October 9, Bayard on October 16, and Santa Clara on October 23. Residents, businesses, organizations, schools, churches and community groups are all encouraged to take part.

Volunteers will work together to pick up litter, remove trash and debris, address graffiti and clean up areas that need attention. Businesses and organizations are encouraged to make the cleanup an employee volunteer day or community service project. Individuals and families are also welcome to join.

Silver City, NM, Sept. 30, 2026---Rev. Tara Soughers, pastor of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, will speak about her book Beyond a Binary God:  A Theology for Trans Allies at the PFLAG Silver City monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 6, 6:00 PM, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3845 N. Swan.  The public is invited, and light refreshments will be served.

Tara K. Soughers is an Episcopal priest and mother of two sons, one transgender and one cisgender.  She holds a doctorate in practical theology from the Boston University School of Theology. She is the author of two books:  Treasures of Darkness: Finding God When Hope is Hidden (2010) and Beyond a Binary God: A Theology for Trans Allies (2018).  She also serves as secretary of PFLAG Silver City.

Grant County youth will have more opportunities to explore, learn, and connect in the outdoors thanks to nearly $100,000 in Outdoor Equity Fund grants from the New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division.

Three Grant County organizations, Gila Resources Information Project, Earth Ways Inc., and The Bike Works, were among 54 organizations statewide selected for the first round of Fiscal Year 2027 Outdoor Equity Fund grants. Together, the three programs received $97,500 to provide local young people with outdoor education, recreation, skills and experiences that connect them with the Gila region.

The New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division announced $2.2 million in total funding this cycle, an investment that will connect more than 17,000 youth to outdoor programs that support health and wellness, environmental education and workforce readiness. 

Project to help reduce wildfire threat in high-risk areas near Silver City

(Silver City, NM, October 1, 2026) — The Gila National Forest, Silver City Ranger District, in partnership with the State of New Mexico, will initiate mechanical thinning in the Bear Mountain Road area October 19. The project includes 157 acres of mastication with heavy machinery in two units near Bear Mountain Road to create shaded fuel breaks in the vicinity of private lands.

For their safety, the public is asked to avoid areas where masticators are working due to the risk of being hit by rocks or woody debris thrown long distances at high speed by the machine's mulching head.

Monday, Sept. 21

Welfare check – Highway 180
Agency assist – BPD – open doors – Cobre High School

Tuesday, Sept. 22

Trespassing – East Street

Wednesday, Sept. 23

Combative resident – Fort Bayard Medical Center
Suspicious vehicle – Highway 180 and Manhattan Park Drive

 Picture Courtesy of Gary Cieradkowski/StudioGaryC.comWesterners International Silver City Corral #36

Invites You to Our Upcoming Meeting

CrossPoint Church Meeting Room

11600 E. Hwy 180

Title: "The 1920's Outlaw Baseball Teams of Ft. Bayard, Hurley, and Chino" 

Speaker: Mike Anderson

*Historian

*Taught High School History, Geography, &  Social Studies

*Catcher for the Bisbee Black Sox Vintage Baseball Club 

*Former Newspaper Reporter & Editor

Sale will benefit Gila Regional Medical Center 

Dave Hawkins, Principal Hydrogeologist, Barranca Group, LLCThe Rotary Club of Silver City will present "Water Supply Development in Latin America," a talk by hydrogeologist Dave Hawkins, on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at noon in the Gila Regional Medical Center Conference Room. The event is free and open to the public. 

Hawkins brings more than 40 years of experience with water issues across the intermountain West, northern Mexico, and other regions around the world. His talk will draw on that experience to examine the challenges and methods of developing reliable water supplies in Latin America. 

Over his career, Hawkins has worked in hydrologic modeling, supervised water quality monitoring programs, directed large-scale drilling programs for water supply development, and developed water supplies for both potable and industrial use. 

From 1986 to 2000, Hawkins served as Principal Hydrogeologist for Groundwater Resources Consultants, Inc., of Tucson, Arizona. Since 2001, he has been owner and Principal Hydrogeologist of Barranca Group, LLC. 

For more information, contact Phil Schoenberg at 831-682-5605 or 

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