Grant County News

At the beginning of the Grant County Commission work session meeting on Tuesday, May 21, Chairman Brett Kasten asked for a moment of silence for those who lost their lives in the Oklahoma tornado and for the bicyclist who lost his life last week in the Sapillo Valley.

During the week of Monday, May 13 through Sunday, May 19, the Village of Santa Clara Police Department held two Operation DWI Patrols and issued 34 citations.

The defense attorney for Thomas Manning, the Albuquerque teen who allegedly shot and killed his father on a hunting trip to the Gila National Forest nearly three years ago, has asked to postpone the July trial because a witness critical to the defense will not be available.

Silver City's own Mimbres Region Arts Council was named as one of the recipients of the 2013 NM Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts: Governor Susana Martinez and the New Mexico Arts Commission have announced the seven artists and art supporters who will be recipients of the 2013 Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts.

Editor's Note: In case you have, as I have, been wondering exactly how Sole Community Provider funding works, here's an article explaining it.

The Grant County Community Health Council has hired Razanna Robinson-Thomas to coordinate a new grant-funded program focused on preventing prescription drug abuse and drinking among youth.

The Silver/Cliff school district met May 16, 2013, at the district office on Swan Street.

Artwork by elementary- and middle-school students in the Cobre School District is on display at the Chino Art Building on the Western New Mexico University campus.

Western New Mexico University Police Academy cadets conducted classes and qualifying this week at Butch Cassady's Pro Force Training Center.

The WNMU Board of Regents voted last week to increase tuition and fees at the university, add two new programs and extend benefits to domestic partners at their annual spring meeting May 9. The board approved a new tuition rate of $140 per credit hour for in-state students, up from $133 per credit hour, representing a 5 percent increase from the ... (more)

The Grant County Community Concert Association presents The Phoenix Boys Choir's Town Choir 7 p.m. Saturday, at WNMU Fine Arts Center Theater, in Silver City as part of the Town Choir's annual spring tour.

In other business at its May 14 meeting, the Silver City Town Council heard staff reports and addressed an addendum to the agreement between the town of Silver City and the Fraternal Order of Police and the Silver City Police Officers' Association, heard a budget presentation and approved a notice of intent to pass an ordinance.

Curbside Consulting for Nonprofits, 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, The Wellness Coalition's Nonprofit Resource Center, 409 N. Bullard St.

There is a large population of hippies in New Mexico. They are alternative, creative and idealistic, ranging in age from 20 to 80, and all with a similar scent, philosophy and life experience.

On April 20, Grant County Sheriff Raul Villanueva, and his wife Stacey, joined employees from Wells Fargo Bank in Silver City, to volunteer to help paint the exterior of a new Habitat for Humanity home.

Teen birth rates are falling in southern New Mexico as school districts seek to address the problem and implement comprehensive sexual education, but many counties in the region still see rates twice the national average.

The Phoenix Boys Town Choir concert is at 7 p.m., Saturday at the WNMU Fine Art Center Theater in Silver City, as part of the Town Choir's annual spring tour.

The New Mexico Department of Transportation District One office will begin their roadway rehabilitation maintenance operations with Cutler Repaving for a section of New Mexico 90 between Lordsburg and Silver City.

GRMC Auxiliary Jewelry and Accessory Fundraiser Sale, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Gila Regional Medical Center Courtyard, 8 a.m.- 7 p.m. Proceeds benefit Gila Regional Medical Center.

Photo: Grant County Commissioners recognized the Cobre High School Band with a proclamation recognizing its winning a state championship for the 14th time.