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Photos by Mary Alice Murphy (and she's not happy with some of them!)

The Grant County Fairgrounds had a busy parking lot with families and individuals coming in for the last day of the fair. Food vendors stayed busy, several outdoor booths offered information to fair visitors, and the Exhibit Hall had information booths, as well as lots of panels full of art by youths and adults, quilts, as well as tables covered with crafts and showing winning ribbons. 

Photos and article by Mary Alice Murphy

[Editor's Note: Apologies for the quality of some of the photos. The lighting was difficult that day, with it being cloudy and sunny and in between.)

Southwest New Mexico ACT Executive Director Lee Gruber welcomed everyone to the awards appreciation for those who have worked and volunteered on the landscaping of the Silver City Waterworks building.

"This is the first of our Five Points Project," Gruber said, as she apologized for getting emotional. "This was and still is a labor of love, with the entire community participating. Years ago, we talked to (Silver City Manager) Alex (Brown) about our plans and he said: 'Just run with it.' We've been running ever since. We owe great thanks to the community, our young people, including Americorps and YCC (Youth Conservation Corps), all of whom have been involved and have devoted their time and energy to fix this place up."

Silver Alert in Deming NM James Waterman  HAS BEEN LOCATED

By Lynn Janes

The Silver City Town Council held a regular meeting August 27, 2024. Attendance to the meeting included Mayor Ken Ladner, Mayor Pro Tem Guadalupe Cano, Rudy Bencomo, Nicholas Prince, and Stan Snider.

Cano ask that the agenda be approved with the removal of the agenda item pertaining to the job performance of the town manager regarding his oversight of the police department. Prince did not want to remove it because he felt it would be appropriate because of pending litigation. Cano said she had been the one to bring it to the council but since the situation had been dealt with and the council can't talk about pending litigation because it had not been listed on the agenda. It will have to be put on the next agenda. The councilors, except for Prince, voted to remove it.

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[Editor's Note: This article continues the actual public hearing and is the third of a multi-part series of the meeting, due to its length This author had no access to the speaker list, so some names may be misspelled. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for corrections. This version has corrections.]

By Mary Alice Murphy

Continuing the public hearing, more speakers came forward.

Next to speak was Therese Higgins, who told her sonic boom story. She was parked on the side of the highway. "It was very close, and I don't want to ever experience it again. Who do you complain to?"

By Roger Lanse

On Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, a Bayard Police Department officer was informed by the Grant County Regional Dispatch Authority, that a call had come in the day before from 72-year-old Ola Greenberg of California that a vehicle had been stolen from 615 Orchard Street in Bayard. The vehicle was a tan Ford Crown Victoria. Greenberg stated her mom died in Fort Bayard in 2021, and the neighbor across the street who watches the house saw “a youngish person” steal Greenberg’s dad’s car. Greenberg completed a stolen vehicle affidavit stating the vehicle was worth about $5,500.

[Editor's Note: This summary came from the sponsor of the event, OAKNM. This editor attended, but is way behind in articles and thanked the group for their assistance in getting the news out in a timely manner. Photos are also courtesy of the organization.]

Silver City, NM- On Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, the Wrangler's Bar and Grill event room was filled with parents, elected officials, candidates, private and public-school educators, administrators, and school board members, who were gathered to discuss education reform.

Opportunity for All Kids New Mexico, a Rio Grande Foundation initiative that describes its work as "dedicated to advocating for educational choice for parents, students, and teachers, and broad-based education reform in New Mexico," sponsored and emceed the event.