The Bayard City Council passed a resolution for Stage 1 fire restrictions due to drought during their regular meeting last Thursday. Fire Chief Andrew Gonzales said that the surrounding area was ...

After more than 35 years in business at 2550 N. Silver St. in Silver City, Armstrong Floor and Wall is now under new ownership. Couple Jadon and Tracey Lewis have taken the reins of the business. “We ...

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will be the keynote speaker at the Western New Mexico University Spring 2026 Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 8. Gov. Lujan Grisham’s upcoming visit shines a ...

Pipeline company Energy Transfer hosted an open house April 21 at the Tyrone Community Center for Grant County residents to learn about their proposed expansion project. Called the Desert Southwest ...

At Thursday’s Grant County Commission meeting, Grant County Fire Chief Roger Groves officially commended firefighters from the Santa Clara and Fort Bayard volunteer fire departments for their quick ...

The Santa Clara Board of Trustees renewed their proclamation declaring Stage 1 fire restrictions during their regular meeting Thursday. Fire Chief Larry Montoya said that conditions had not changed ...

Downed lines and a cracked pole reported Tuesday on the corner of Maple and Fort Bayard streets in Santa Clara have caused those roads to be closed to the public until the issue is fixed. “We had an ...

Property owners along a portion of Blackhawk Road now have legal access to their land after the Silver City Town Council took action in a special meeting Wednesday. The section of Blackhawk Road just ...

The Grant County Detention Center’s Lt. Michael Bonenfante, left, and Administrator Joseph Andazola stand in the lobby of the jail last week, where additional controls and transparency were ...

Ygnacio “YB” Morales reads “Santa Rita Del Cobre,” a book about the mining community of Santa Rita, where he grew up. Morales, the first magistrate judge in Bayard, died March 28 at the age of 97.