The village of Columbus’ elected trustees met once again Tuesday night in a long series of public meetings with budget workshops and other business as it addresses budget shortfalls in the current fiscal year and prepare for the fiscal year beginning July 1. On Tuesday, trustees made a last-minute addition to Thursday night's agenda to take action on emergency repairs to one of the water wells serving the village. The …
A Deming native and musician for more than 40 years will play a concert Saturday in the heart of the village of Columbus. Paul Smith retired in October after two decades teaching music for the Deming Public Schools, assigned most recently to Red Mountain Middle School. Smith has taught guitar, violin and mariachi for school and privately. He has also performed locally and recorded original music, sometimes in collaboration with …