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- Category: Front Page News
By Lynn Janes
(Writers note: this article was written using the minutes provided by the Village of Santa Clara)
The Village of Santa Clara held a regular meeting April 9, 2026. Mayor Arnold Lopez called the meeting to order. Mayor Pro Tem Albert Esparza, trustees, Peter Erickson and Olga Amador attended. Ralph Trujillo did not attend.
The council approved the agenda, past meeting minutes and department reports.
Mayor's report
Lopez had been on fire assignment in Ruidoso for a 400-acre fire for a week. Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) had approved the dirt work to do the work needed to start the pump track. Lopez said the work that had been done on the animal shelter looked great and the splash park will be opening soon. Amador added that the music in the park would begin in June.
Public comments none currently
New business
Senator Gabriel Ramos and Representative Luis Terrazas had not been able to attend to provide an update on the legislature.
The council approved the application by Dolores Maynes to move a 28 x 60 foot 2026 Solitaire double wide home to 607 Fort Bayard Street.
The council approved the Maple Street sidewalk improvements.
The council approved increasing the fee for yard trash pickup to $80 per load.
Resolutions
The council approved resolution 2026-04 for the donation of surplus equipment.
The council approved resolution 2026-05 authorizing the assignment of official representatives.
Proclamations
The council approved the declaration of stage one fire restrictions.
The council went into closed session.
The council came back into open session.
Second regular meeting will be April 23, 2026, at 5:00 pm
First regular meeting will be May 14, 2026, at 6:00 pm
Meeting Adjourned
- Category: Weather
Removed all wind alerts for Hildago County from NM Roads. Winds reading between 2 to 10 mph.
HIGH WIND WEATHER ADVISORY:
High wind warning in Hildago County, visibility is low in areas due to blowing dust. High profile vehicles please use caution. The NMDOT will continue monitoring the roadway. This event will be updated as conditions change.
DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS Lordsburg
Difficult Driving Conditions, I 10 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 3, (STEINS) to mile marker 15, (GARY) with high winds and blowing dust. This event will be updated as conditions change.
- Category: Weather
.MARGINALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ON THURSDAY... .Hot and dry conditions will continue tomorrow, but as an upper level ridge shifts east of the area and breaks down, west to southwest winds will ramp up to around 18 to 22 mph with gusts 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Meanwhile, minimum RH values will dip into the single digits in the lowlands, and the lower 10s below about 7500 feet. ERC values are around the 85th percentile, and continue to trend upwards, warranting a watch despite the marginal winds.
Southwest Deserts and Lowlands/Las Cruces BLM/GLZ-
South Central Lowlands and Southern Rio Grande Valley/BLM/GLZ-
Capitan and Sacramento Mountains/Lincoln NF/LNZ-
222 PM MDT Wed May 13 2026
- Category: Front Page News
Anthony Gonzalez
May 13, 2026 — Sixth Judicial District Attorney Norman R. Wheeler announced that 31-year-old Anthony J. Gonzalez is being held without bond in Grant County after being charged with 4 Counts of Criminal Sexual Penetration (1st Degree Felony), 3 counts of Criminal Sexual Contact of a Minor (2nd Degree Felony), 2 counts Child Abuse (3rd Degree Felony), 1 count Intimidation of a Witness (3rd Degree Felony) and 1 count of Aggravated Stalking (4th Degree Felony). The Silver City police investigation began after a call was made to Grant County Central Dispatch regarding a Domestic disturbance complaint.
- Category: Front Page News
By Lynn Janes
The Silver City Town Council held a regular meeting April 28, 2026. Attendance to the meeting included Mayor Simon Wheaton-Smith, Nicholas Prince, Stan Snider, Victor Nañez and Angela Salaiz.
The council approved the agenda with the addition of adding a second position for appointment of an out of city limits member.
Council comments
Nañez did not have any comments at this time.
- Category: Front Page News
By Lynn Janes
The town of Hurley held a workshop and special meeting May 5, 2026. Mayor Reynaldo Maynes, Aron Phillips, Ester Gil, Robert Candelaria and Jason Cox attended.
The purpose of the workshop was to decide the projects they would submitt to the legislators for their infrastructure capital improvement plan (ICIP). Also, part of the discussion would be to review the fiscal year 2026-2027 budget.
Priscilla Lucero, Southwest New Mexico Council of Governments director, attended to assist in making the list and in the priorities of need. She has been helping them with the plan since 1993 and started with a software change that had happened at the state level for the ICIP and it didn't transfer over, so she had to recreate it and provided them with a list. The legislature typically will only look at the first three and in the past, the councilors had done the top five. This plan will also be updated yearly and submitted by July 1, 2026.
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