Grant County News

Scott Knight has been inspiring a love for theater in his students since coming to Grant County from Chicago five years ago.

Polling places for the county's municipal election have been set and the list is available from the Grant County Clerk's Office.

The Gila/San Francisco Water Commission will meet at 9 a.m. today at the Community Center, Richmond Strett at Virden.

State Rep. Rodolpho "Rudy" Martinez, D-Grant/Hidalgo District 39, will hold office hours from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Grant County Administration Center, 1400 Highway 180 East, to meet with the general public.

The deadline for nominations to Silver City-Grant County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors is Wednesday.

A Houston man who has been missing since Tuesday in the Gila Wilderness Area was spotted late Thursday afternoon by National Guard Search and Rescue crew members aboard an HO 58 helicopter.

The Gila National Forest offices will be closed today in observance of Veterans Day.

Public Hearing on Village of Santa Clara 2010 CDBG applications, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, at City Hall, 105 N. Bayard St.

I was encouraged when I read Dutch Salmons recent column in the Sun-News, "Lost Water and Lost Water Rights," and its discussion of issues related to the planning process for the 2004 Arizona Water Settlements Act .

Thieves have struck again, hitting a business and a church in Silver City, taking computers, office equipment and welding equipment in several separate incidents at each location.

Thanksgiving comes early to Grant County again this year. On Nov. 14 - 12 days before the official holiday - a public, Native American-derived celebration of thanks will be held at the National Guard Armory in Santa Clara, featuring traditions of food, music and dance that originated long before Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock.

Silver City Cemetery Board, 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Public Works Administration Building, 610 E. 8 St.

Mark Rudd, a revolutionary student organizer and anti-war activist from the 1960s, spoke to students and members of the public at Western New Mexico University Friday morning about wars, the U.S. government, student activism, organizing and learning their history.

The first snowfall of the season dropped about two inches Wednesday night on Pinos Altos, but not much accumulated down the hill in Silver City.

Viking knit bracelet, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, A Bead or Two, 703 N. Bullard St. Instructor Pam Bell.

At 29, Manny Jaure had already put in five years at the mines when he got laid off earlier this year.

Another confirmed case of rabies has been found in Grant County. The New Mexico Department of Health confirmed Thursday that a fox found about 10 miles south of Glenwood, near the Catron County line, tested positive for rabies.

Congressman Harry Teague will hold a "Harry in Your Hometown" event from 4 to 5 p.m. today at the Grant County Administration Building, 1400 Highway 180 East.

The Gila/San Francisco Water Commission met Tuesday in Silver City. Most of the session was spent on discussion of projects and the role of the commission.

The High Desert Humane Society, The Silver City Rotary Club and the Grant County Sheriff's Department, have teamed to address animal abuse issues in Grant County.