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Mining District loses power on Thursday Written by Makayla Grijalva on December 11, 2020 The Mining District, Mimbres and Hanover went dark Thursday afternoon beginning just before 4 and lasting well into a chilly evening. According to the PNM Twitter account, the outage affected 4,482 customers, and the company was still investigating a cause for the outages Thursday night. Power was restored at various times depending on the location, but most had light once again by 8 p.m. PNM reported that all service had been restored shortly after 9 p.m. The outage interrupted many Thursday activities, including the Santa Clara village trustees meeting and shopping trips to the Bayard Food Basket. ....
(Daily Press File Photo) Construction workers make headway on the Hurley water project along U.S. 180 early in 2020. The project was beset by difficulties this year, mainly involving the two new wells drilled west of town to produce water for the municipality, which has always depended on water provided by the Chino Mines Company. The town of Hurley still has plans for moving forward in the new year on a yearslong water supply project that hit several snags in early 2020, as well as the consolidation of its police department with Bayard’s. The Hurley project included drilling wells to provide water for its residents independent of mining company Freeport-McMoRan, which has been selling the town water since it became an incorporated municipality in 1956. Hurley was originally constructed as a company town for the smelter of the Chino Mines Company, now owned by Freeport-McMoRan. The mine has continued to extend its agreement to sell water to the town since Hurley embark ....
December 9, 2020 Hurley arrestees to be held in Bayard after incident Written by Makayla Grijalva on December 9, 2020 The Hurley Town Council unanimously approved a resolution to accept a loan and grant from the New Mexico Colonias Infrastructure Board and New Mexico Finance Authority to execute a project on A Street. The grant portion of the funding will provide the town with $515,700, along with a $57,300 loan, to add drainage and sidewalks on the north side of A Street. During their meeting, the council also approved $2,800 to install new air pumps on the Hurley Volunteer Fire Department truck. Town Clerk Lori Ortiz said that while in conversation with Fire Chief Robert Terrazas, he mentioned that their response time has dropped because they have to wait for air to pump into the truck’s brake system. ....
(Press Staff Photo by Makayla Grijalva) Erin Griffith, Silver City Museum interim educator, explains the history of Victorian-style Christmas celebrations while standing in the museum’s courtyard Monday. Kits to make three different types of Victorian ornaments a gilded walnut, foil tinsel garland and an orange pomander are available from the museum. Email [email protected] or call 597-0227 to arrange to pick up a kit. Silver City Museum offers kits, online workshop for Victorian ornaments The Silver City Museum again is spreading Christmas cheer this year with their annual Victorian Christmas ornament decorating workshop but, like so many things in 2020, the hands-on activity has transitioned to an online format. ....
5:27 Silver City Daily Press and Independent Reporter Makayla Grijalva has stories on ballots that were impounded by Republican candidates, possible voter intimidation and condemnation of a judge s decision to release a murder suspect on a $25,000 unsecured bond to house arrest. Silver City Daily Press and Independent Reporter Makayla Grijalva has stories on ballots that were impounded by Republican candidates, possible voter intimidation and condemnation of a judge s decision to release a murder suspect on a $25,000 unsecured bond to house arrest. ....