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Acres: 172
Location: 18 miles NE of Glenwood, NM
Containment: 90%
Cause: Unknown
GLENWOOD, N.M., Nov. 26 – The Blue Fire on the western edge of the Gila Wilderness is about 90% contained and still sitting at approximately 172 acres. Recent storms and precipitation have helped prevent fire growth, and the area around the fire received five inches of snow.
Traffic reroute begins Wednesday, December 3
LORDSBURG – The westbound lanes of Interstate 10 at Exit 24, near Lordsburg, will be closed starting 12 p.m. Wednesday, December 3 through Saturday, December 6 to begin bridge repairs.
During the closure, all westbound I-10 traffic will be rerouted off the interstate and back on using the exit and entrance ramps at Exit 24. Motorists should expect delays and follow posted road closure signs.
By Lynn Janes
The Village of Santa Clara held a regular meeting November 13, 2025. Mayor Arnold Lopez called the meeting to order. Mayor Pro Tem Albert Esparza, and Trustees, Olga Amador, Peter Erickson and Ralph Trujillo attended.
The council approved the agenda, past meeting minutes and department head reports.
Mayor's report
Lopez had returned from an unsuccessful deer hunt, but it had been a lot of fun with his family. He wanted to congratulate Sheila Hudman, village administrator, as she had won Employee of the Year at the Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet. "It is a big accomplishment." She not only works with the people in the village but has helped throughout the mining district.
December 4, 2025, Santa Clara will be presenting at the Prospectors' legislative forum at Western New Mexico University. They will present for the top five capital outlay projects they will be asking funding for.
By Lynn Janes
The Cobre Consolidated School Board held a special meeting November 3, 2025. Board members in attendance included Gabriella Begay, Gilbert Guadiana, Emmarie Heredia (came late), Angelina Hardin and Hector Carrillo. Interim Superintendent Randal Piper also attended.
The board tabled the fiscal agent agreement at the request to Piper. The department of public education still has it under review. Begay asked that it be sent to the finance subcommittee to also review.
Old business
The board discussed the new policy for naming / renaming school buildings and fields.
By Lynn Janes
The Silver City Town Council held a work session and regular meeting October 28, 2025. Attendance to the meeting included Mayor Ken Ladner, Mayor Pro Tem Guadalupe Cano, Nicholas Prince, Rudy Bencomo and Stan Snider.
The council started with a work session to discuss rules of procedures for governing bodies. Snider had provided a template and said he had obtained it from the Municipal League. He thought the first thing they needed to do would be to use it or go to the Roberts Rules of Order
Ladner had brought the latest copy of the Roberts Rules of Order, and it has 700 pages. “I don’t know if you have delved into it or not but my way of thinking it’s much more information than we need.” They need something that will fit the needs of the council.
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
Crosspoint Church held its annual Holiday Bazaar in its fellowship hall on Nov. 14 and 15, 2025. As usual, vendors were selling all sorts of things for the customers, whether buying for themselves or as Christmas gifts to family and friends. Also on sale were lunches to eat there or to go, and lots of baked goods for taking home. Items for sale included jewelry, decorative items, fabric items of all varieties, artwork, including paintings, woodwork and 3-D printed items. Everyone could find something to purchase and take home.
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