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By Patricia Morales Cano
As I write this update, I am feeling defeated. The idea of having a warming center to help those who are living on our streets is a wonderful concept. Last season, two wonderful ladies, Kathryn McCarroll and Tiffany Lindsey made it happen. We are missing Tiffany Lindsey this year, and personally, I cannot do what she did last season to keep the warming center going. Tiffany was the only person who was paid last season and it wasn’t even about the money for her. The warming center was her dream and she kept it going for 63 nights, while travelling back and forth from her home in Glenwood. She would plan the meals, send her husband for supplies, see to the guests’ needs, distribute clothing to those who needed it and schedule showers. If there were new guests, she would set up additional cots and select bedding for them. She chose not to do the same this season, and now I understand why.
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Road Conditions for Southern New Mexico
DEMING -The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) will be monitoring roadway conditions with law enforcement as a winter storm advisory have been issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) on January 22, 2025, see attached Situational Awareness Briefing.
The NMDOT has prepared their personnel and equipment in efforts to support the need of law enforcement and emergency responders. The NMDOT will work in conjunction with emergency response as we coordinate our efforts with any possible traffic interferences that we may encounter.
Traffic updates will be posted on the NMDOT traffic advisory website at http://nmroads.com as they are reported and can be retrieved through our automated system at 511 in state, or 1-800-432-4269.
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- Category: Weather
Attached is an updated Situational Awareness Briefing (Jan. 22, 2026) for expected winter weather hazards this weekend:
• Widespread (90-100% chance) lowland rain showers and mountain snow beginning late tonight/Friday morning.
• A mix of rain and snow for the mountains to start, transitioning to all snow on Saturday. The onset of the Winter Storm Watch for the Sacramento Mountains has been pushed to Saturday morning. No other winter products have been issued.
• Decreasing threat of wintry weather for the lowlands, especially along the Rio Grande Valley, as the cold front struggles to progress westward.
From Jan. 21, 2026 Forecast Summary:
- Category: Weather
A G4 (Severe) Geomagnetic Storm may impact critical infrastructure around New Mexico. The Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) issued an alert at 5:27 a.m. ET for a G4 geomagnetic storm. The SWPC projects that any potential impacts could last from six hours up to a day. More information can be found in the situational awareness bulletin below.
Synopsis: NMASIC has been made aware of a G4 (Severe) Geomagnetic Storm that may impact critical infrastructure around New Mexico. The Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) issued an alert at 5:27 a.m. ET for a G4 geomagnetic storm. Since then, additional alerts have been issued between the G3 and G4 levels with impacted areas fluctuating between poleward of 45- and 50-degrees geomagnetic latitude. The SWPC projects that any potential impacts could last from six hours up to a day.
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By Frost McGahey
In an earlier article on siren noise a pickleball player at the Rec Center said, "I was across the street from the hospital and saw three emergency vehicles leave with sirens and lights on full blast. And I thought why not just have the first driver do it? The noise was deafening."
The reason for so many vehicles is that a medical emergency call is dispatched to BOTH the Gila Regional Ambulance service PLUS the Silver City Fire Department. So BOTH respond to a call and since they are very close to each other the noise can be deafening.
As a resident who lives close to the GRMC ambulance barn said, "The EMTs here hit their sirens before they even leave their ambulance bay. If only they would first turn on their lights and hit their horns and then once on 32nd Street, use their sirens if needed."
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