Love Your Library Day 042024
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- Published: 23 April 2024 23 April 2024
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
Love Your Library Day took place on April 20, 2024 at the Silver City Public Library. Due to other events going on the same day, turnout was not what they usually expect. But families were there to choose free children's books and tables and tops of bookshelves had plenty of free adult books to choose from, too.
WNMU held the 57th running of the Great Race 042024
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- Published: 23 April 2024 23 April 2024
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
Western New Mexico University held its 57th running of the Great Race on Saturday, April 20, 2024.
The Alumni and Friends cart took off first for a ceremonial race around the race course. Then the competing teams including Advantage, Chi Alpha, Pour Decisions, Terranator and One Love took their turns taking off.
SC Dog Ordinance Conversation Continues
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- Published: 23 April 2024 23 April 2024
By Lynn Janes
The Silver City Town Council held a regular meeting April 9, 2024. Attendance to the meeting included Mayor Pro Tem Guadalupe Cano, Councilors Rudy Bencomo, Nicholas Prince, and Stan Snider. Mayor Ken Ladner joined the meeting by phone.
Council comments
Bencomo wished Ladner a speedy recovery.
Freeport-McMoRan Reports First-Quarter 2024 Results
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- Published: 23 April 2024 23 April 2024
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Critical Fire Weather conditions Thursday 042524
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY... .Warm and dry high pressure will transition to deep southwest flow on Wednesday ahead of an approaching Pacific storm system that will move across the region on Thursday. Gusty southwest winds of 30 to 40 mph sustained with gusts of 50 to 60 mph, combined with critically low minimum relative humidity values will lead to critical fire weather conditions late Thursday morning into the evening timeframe.
Grant County Commission held special meeting 032624
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- Published: 22 April 2024 22 April 2024
Photo and article by Mary Alice Murphy
The first thing District 1 Commissioner and Chair Chris Ponce said at the beginning of the March 26, 2024 special meeting was: "I really appreciate all the staff involved in this meeting for coming in today. I know the rest of the staff is on a two-hour delay [Editor's Note: A delay because it snowed.]. I thank you for that, as well as the public."
With no public input, the commissioners went into executive session to discuss with the attorney on the phone the collective bargaining contract.