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.
- Category: Local News Releases
Gila/Mimbres Community Radio / KURU 89.1 FM (GMCR.org) - December 3-31, 2024
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It all starts on GIVING TUESDAY, December 3, 2024.
Enjoy our great broadcasts of entertainment and information, with more than three dozen DJs/Hosts plus nationally syndicated programming.
Visit the station, 10-5, Tuesday Dec. 3, 2024, and Saturday Dec. 21 2024, at 519-B North Bullard Street, Silver City, NM. Enjoy light refreshments, meet Board members and on-air DJs and Program Hosts, and support community radio!
This station is funded entirely by the community we serve! For more information, call GMCR at 575-597-4891.
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While the Wreaths Across America Remembrance Ceremony and wreath placement at Fort Bayard National Cemetery both won't be happening until the same Saturday morning of December 14, it is now time to order a wreath or wreaths at $17 to remember and honor veterans at the cemetery over the Christmas holiday season.
Wreath order forms are available at area banks, Baca's and Terrazas funeral homes, ACE Hardware, Griffin's Fuel Supply, and H & S Electric.
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We will be hosting our 'Mad City Money' Reality Simulation at Silver High School on December 10, 2024.
Mad City Money is a two-hour hands-on financial simulation. Students develop financial skills by getting a taste of the real world as they take on the role of an adult – complete with occupation, salary, family, student loan and credit card debts, and medical insurance payments. The challenge is for students to select housing, transportation, food, household necessities, clothing, day care, and other wants and needs, while creating and following a realistic budget. Students must also make payments on any debts they owe and decide how much to save. Students discover what it is like to budget for monthly expenses, manage debt and save for the future.
- Category: Local News Releases
Bayard Police Department
Friday, Nov. 15
Disturbance
Stewart Street
Caller advised a named female was there causing issues and yelling for the homeowner to come out because she had a message for her/then she took off running to her home. Officer – one in investigative detention/waiting for confirmation from Mag II on a warrant.
Criminal damage to property
Bayard Christmas Tree
Some kids are messing with the Christmas tree. Officer- negative contact with anyone in the area/will stationary patrol/children were hiding inside the tree.
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Friday, Nov. 15
Stolen motor vehicle
Racetrack Road – Arenas Valley
Caller advised she went to bed last night at 9:30 and woke up and her car is no longer there/nobody has another key or access to it. Registration is active and clear.
Accident-property damage
Highway 61 – Lower Mimbres
Caller advised he hit a berm and flipped his car but does not want to make a report/just does not want to get in trouble. Another caller advised the vehicle is leaking gas. Deputy had contact with caller who advised he did speak with the property owner who advised it was okay for him to leave the vehicle on the property until morning when AAA is going to pick up the vehicle.
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The 34th Annual Lighted Christmas Parade will be on Saturday, November 30, 2024 from 7pm to 8pm. The deadline for entry applications is Thursday November 21st at 12:00 pm. The Lighted Christmas parade is sponsored by the Silver MainStreet Project and the Town of Silver City.
All entries are judged for awards. Judges consider three criteria in assigning points to the entries:
child appeal, lighting, and originality. Entries are judged in three categories: commercial, nonprofit/civic, and individual. Awards are for first, second, and third place in each category along with MainStreet Gift Certificates this year!
Parade entries will be assigned a line-up position on the Monday before the parade. You will need to bring your parade entry to your assigned space by 6:00 pm and have all your participants ready to go by
6:30pm.
- Category: Local News Releases
Friday, Nov. 15
Welfare check
915 Silver Heights Blvd.
Female slumped over the wheel. Officer ran one named female.
Welfare check
2435 E. Highway 180
Female in the parking lot screaming/on the other side of the fence towrd O'Reilly's/she is screaming help/caller advised she is hallucinating. Officers out with named female/everything is okay.
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Please join the Hi Lo Silvers for our Christmas concerts on Friday evening, December 13 at 7:00 and Sunday afternoon December 15th at 3:PM . Concerts will be at the Presbyterian Church (The Hearth Event Center) at 1915 N Swan Street in Silver City. The concerts are free. Nada Dates will direct and Rhonda Gorog will accompany on piano. Many selections will include Becky Harwood on bass and Melinda McClanahan on percussion.
After ten year as Director, Nada Dates is retiring. Valdeen Wooton, founder in 2001 of the Hi Lo Silvers, will again direct the chorus.
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