Local News Releases
These releases come from other sources than the Grant County Beat. This category will include events in and news releases from Grant, Catron, Hidalgo and Luna counties.
Jessica Swapp to speak at Rotary Meeting
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- Published: 06 February 2024 06 February 2024
Jessica Swapp will be the Rotary speaker on February 13, 2024. Swapp is the Grant County 4-H Program Director and the Grant County Master Gardener Program Director. She has been with the NMSU Cooperative Extension Service in Silver City since 2016. Her topic will be: “Overseeing the 4-H program and its Work with the Agricultural Community.”
The Rotary meeting will be at WNMU. Student Memorial Building, Second Floor, Sunset Room from 12-1 p.m. The meeting is free and open to the public. If you desire lunch, pay $11.41 to the cashier and go through the cafeteria line.
Monday Meeting With The Mayor - February 12, 2024
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- Published: 05 February 2024 05 February 2024
Monday Meeting With The Mayor
Silver City Mayor Ken Ladner would like to invite your input, ideas and inspirations toward making our town even better than it already is.
The there will be two "Monday Meetings With The Mayor" next Monday, February 12, 2024:
The first will be at The Javalena Coffee House located at 117 West Market Street, on the corner of Market and Texas Street from 8:00AM to 11:00AM.
Gila/Mimbres Community Radio / KURU 89.1 FM open house
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- Published: 05 February 2024 05 February 2024
Gila/Mimbres Community Radio (KURU 89.1 FM) will hold an open house at the station 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturday, February 10, at the corner of Sixth and North Bullard Streets in Silver City.
“We hope Chocolate Fantasia and Territorial Charter Day will be hugely successful, with many people participating,” said Jamie Newton, Chair of GMCR’s Board of Directors. “We’ll welcome visitors to enjoy light refreshments while they meet our Board members and people whose voices they hear on the air. GMCR/KURU is a nonprofit, sustained by donations from the community. This is a great time to support the station – and we’re still offering a T-shirt with the GMCR/KURU logo to anyone who donates $25 or more.”
Silver City Woodcarving Club will meet February 8, 2024
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- Published: 05 February 2024 05 February 2024
The Silver City Woodcarving Club will meet on Thursday, February 8, from 1-3 pm at the Grant County Extension office. Contact Keller at 575-313-1518 for more information. All interested in woodcarving or learning woodcarving are welcome
Tri-City police department blotters – Feb. 2 through Feb. 4, 2024
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- Published: 05 February 2024 05 February 2024
Bayard Police Department
Friday, Feb. 2
Welfare check
801 Tom Foy Blvd.
Male in the store is slurring his words. 55-year-old male/shoulder hurts/really cold. EMS10 direct with page/will have unit en route shortly/BFD no response. Male has one warrant out of Alamogordo for failure to pay/bond pending.
Suicide threat
Stewart Street
No report.
Grant County Sheriff's Office blotter – Feb. 2 through Feb. 4, 2024
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- Published: 05 February 2024 05 February 2024
Friday, Feb. 2
Suspicious vehicle
Highway 61 – MM 22 (1 mile south of San Juan)
License plate is out of Quebec. Deputy advised they broke down and are waiting to call AAA.
Domestic disturbance
North Hurley Road
A named male choked her and threw her to the ground/he is leaving in a green Ford truck/advised the only way she could get him to leave was to call 911 and now she wants to cancel the call. Caller was advised that since he physically harmed her a deputy had to respond. Caller stated that is fine/I won't talk to them. Deputies en route to Main Street to ATL.
Silver City Police Department blotter – Feb. 2 through Feb. 4, 2024
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- Published: 05 February 2024 05 February 2024
Friday, Feb. 2
N. Texas Street
A named male is outside. Caller is the female who owns the house and her mother has Alzheimer's and the male friend came over trying to start a fight. Officer issued Gideon Clarkson an indefinite CTW for this location and the male left the premises.
Accident-property damage
1011 N. Hudson – Public Safety Building
Two vehicles blocking southbound traffic/one patient requesting to be checked on/heavy front end damage to Nissan Sentra/wrecker enroute.
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - "Forge for the Future”
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- Published: 04 February 2024 04 February 2024
February 11, at 10:00 am, 3845 North Swan Street – "Forge for the Future”
Stephen Lindsey will talk about the Future Forge Makerspace which provides community access to tools, equipment, knowledge, skills, and space to empower Silver City and Grant County’s local innovators.
“We make resources accessible, allowing exploration, innovation, entrepreneurship, and creative growth,” Lindsey said.
Makerspace equipment resources include metal working, 3D printing, a wood shop, laser cutting, water cutting, a computer lab, art space for jewelry and lapidary, as well as classroom space.