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Noncompliant driver arrested for DUI
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 04 April 2024 04 April 2024
By Roger Lanse
Sunday morning, Mar. 31, 2024, at about 1:51a.m., a Silver City Police Department officer observed a grey Chrysler van on the 32nd Street Bypass travelling 78 mph in the 35 mph zone. According to an SCPD incident report, reaching Highway 180 the van turned east, and after a delay, pulled to the side of the road near the intersection of Shasta Street. Because of the speed of the vehicle and the vehicle's delay in stopping, the officer commanded the driver to step out of the vehicle. The driver refused.
Grant County Commission holds work session 031224 and regular meeting 031424, part 8
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- Published: 02 April 2024 02 April 2024
[Editor's Note: This is the eighth of a series of articles on the Grant County Commission work session on March 12, 2024. It continues the review of the March 14, 2024 regular meeting agenda and covers county reports at the regular meeting.]
By Mary Alice Murphy
Grant County Manager Charlene Webb continued the March 12, 2024 work session review of the March 14, 2024 regular meeting agenda by noting elected officials' reports would come next.
At the March 14, 2024 regular meeting of the Grant County Commission, the first came from Treasurer Patrick Cohn.
correction:Single-wide a total loss on Racetrack Road
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 01 April 2024 01 April 2024
By Roger Lanse
According to Whiskey Creek Fire Department Chief Daniel Salaiz, the New Mexico State Fire Marshal’s office has determined the cause of the structure fire early Tuesday morning Mar. 26, 2024, at 64 Racetrack Road in Arenas Valley, was electrical in nature.
The single-wide mobile home was about 75 percent engulfed when the WCFD arrived at the inferno shortly after midnight, after being paged out a few minutes before. the Chief Salaiz said, and was a total loss.
Deleted-Councilman Criticizes Silver City Locals in German Newspaper
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- Published: 01 April 2024 01 April 2024
[Editor's Note: Deleted at request of one of the authors and the newspaper in which it was published, because we did not have permission to post it.]
Grant County Commission holds work session 031224 and regular meeting 031424, part 7
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- Published: 31 March 2024 31 March 2024
[Editor's Note: This is the seventh of a series of articles on the Grant County Commission work session on March 12, 2024. It continues the review of the March 14, 2024 regular meeting agenda.]
Photos and article by Mary Alice Murphy
Grant County Manager Charlene Webb continued the March 12, 2024 work session review of the March 14, 2024 regular meeting agenda.
Commissioners would consider two proclamations - March as National Nutrition Month and April as Fair Housing Month.
SC Fire Department achieves highest class
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- Published: 31 March 2024 31 March 2024
By Lynn Janes
The Silver City Town Council held a regular meeting February 27, 2024. Attendance to the meeting included Mayor Ken Ladner, council members included Guadalupe Cano, Rudy Bencomo, Nicholas Prince, and Stan Snider.
Council comments
Snider said he attended the event for “Fight like a Girl”, and it had been a good event and said he would be glad to see them have an office at the new recreation center.
correction: Grant County Water Commission PER being finalized
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- Published: 31 March 2024 31 March 2024
By Lynn Janes
On March 21, 2024, the commission held a regular meeting at the city annex building.
Raymond De La Vega of Stantec said they have done the final draft of the preliminary engineering report (PER) and have sent copies to everyone and will be waiting for comments before it will be sent to the environmental protection agency (EPA). They want to make sure they have all the correct information.
Stantec will be preparing the scope and fee for design. One of the main timeline restrictions happening will be the necessity of using some of the funding by March 2025 [corrected]. "We want to make sure all the preliminary data needed will be done as soon as possible. "
Silver Schools continues mill levy conversation
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- Published: 31 March 2024 31 March 2024
By Lynn Janes
The Silver City Consolidated Schools held a work session and regular meeting, on March 19, 2024. Members in attendance Ashley Montenegro, Michelle Diaz, Patrick Cohn, and Kimberly Klement. Superintendent William Hawkins also attended. Mike McMillan had not attended.
Work session