Local News Releases

The New Mexico Office of the Superintendent of Insurance (OSI) will be hosting a Wildfire Preparedness & Insurance Town Hall on Wednesday November 12th from 5:30 PM to 6:45 PM at the Convention Center. The focus of the meeting will be how wildfire mitigation efforts dovetail into a Wildfire Prepared Home and receiving an Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) certification for your home. The OSI will also be providing guidance on navigating the insurance process before and after a fire. The official flyer for the Town Hall is attached. 

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Pictured: J. Brandon and Val WestonSilver City MainStreet Project Community Collaboration Meeting

Thursday, November 6, 2025 - 9:00 AM

Silco Theater, 311 N Bullard Street

We are excited to have Val Weston and J. Brandon of Southwest Art Towns as our featured speakers on Thursday. The meeting will take place at the Silco Theater, 311 North Bullard Street, in downtown Silver City, at 9:00 AM. 

Southwest Art Towns is a mission-driven online community forum for southwestern visual artists and their fans. It's designed to provide a dedicated space to create connections, build community, and foster collaboration across our vast geographic landscape.

We'd like to invite you to join us in honoring our loved ones who have passed. The Dia de los Muertos parade has become a beloved Silver City tradition, where community members paint their faces, dress up, maybe carry a banner, a photo of a loved one, or something meaningful to them, and walk together through the streets to show our love and care for those who have passed over. 

This year, the parade will happen on Sunday, November 2nd at 2 pm. 

Please gather at the Grant County Community Foundation building at 1106 N Pope Street, near Gough Park. The parade will walk down Bullard Street and end up at the mural on the side of the Silver City Museum. 

Silver City, NM, October 30, 2025—Self-help will be the focus of the November 4th meeting of PFLAG Silver City, 6:00 PM, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3845 N. Swan.  The public is invited, and light refreshments will be served.

Barbara Mora, a retired pediatrician, will speak about the importance of self-care in turbulent times.  She will also share practices, recommendations and strategies about how to care for one's self, others and community. There will be time for support and sharing following Ms. Mora's presentation.

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All are welcome to attend the Ninth Annual Autumn Abundance Celebration at The Commons (501 East 13th Street, Silver City, NM) on Saturday, November 8th from 10am-2pm. Those who have harvested mesquite pods can have their pods milled into flour using the community hammermill that is permanently housed at The Commons. Pods must be crispy dry (pods may be dried in a dehydrator, in your car, or in a low-heat oven). There is a suggested donation of $4/gallon of un-milled pods for the mesquite milling. 

This year's event is co-facilitated by the Southwest New Mexico Seed Library. Attendees are encouraged to bring garden or native seeds they would like to donate to the library. Volunteers will be on hand to receive seeds that will become integrated into this wonderful, free, community resource.

A Proposal: Long-Term Monitoring of Significant Local Bird Conservation Areas

Friday, November 7, 2025 - 7:00 PM  8:00 PM

WNMU Harlan Hall - 12th and AlabamaSilver City, NM

Brought to you by Bird Alliance of Southwestern New Mexico

Presenters Bill Norris, Devyn Scot, and Madi Vasquez will outline a proposal to conduct monthly bird surveys of a small number of significant local bird conservation areas (e.g., Bear Mountain Lodge, Cherry Creek, City of Rocks State Park, Mangas Springs, San Vicente Creek) using standard bird census protocol. These data will contribute to our knowledge of long-term trends in bird populations. Input from attendees at this meeting will be incorporated into the final project design. 

Please come and learn how you can be a part of this important citizen science effort! 

United Way of Southwest New Mexico

Thursday, November 6, 2025 - 10:30 – 11:30am

'ALICE in New Mexico Presentation' - In New Mexico, nearly half of households live paycheck to paycheck - earning too much for assistance but not enough for basic needs. ALICE - Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed - describes our neighbors, coworkers, and essential members of the workforce.