Silver City Daily Press and Independent

08/30/2026

Huge thanks, once again, to our friends and colleagues at Silver City Daily Press and Independent for their wonderful support of our nonprofit club and our upcoming Labor Day gem show! It's uplifting to see a paper so supportive of their community. We are so grateful! 😇

08/30/2026

According to Silver City MainStreet Cultural Coordinator Kim Ryan, the goal is to reopen the weekend of Sept. 11 — possibly showing Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey.” However, this will depend on a technician recalibrating the theater’s projector once a new, retractable screen is installed.

By RALEIGH BURLEIGH Daily Press Correspondent Cinephiles tired of driving to Deming for the latest blockbusters have only a little longer to wait until the Silco Theatre on Bullard Street reopens. According to Silver City MainStreet Cultural Coordinator Kim Ryan, the goal is to reopen the weekend of...

08/30/2026

Commenters on both solid waste and ballparks opposed the changes, while both Hawkins and County Commission Chair Chris Ponce called explicitly for better solutions to their emergent resource issues.

By JO LUTZ Daily Press Correspondent Thursday’s Grant County Commission meeting focused largely on two large public concerns — impending solid waste ordinance revisions and rate hikes, and the impending withdrawal of Silver Schools from its lease of the Ben Altamirano Sports Complex in favor of ...

08/28/2026

As the film explains, Roman, a journalist and author, began this journey when a friend introduced her to radionics, a methodology she found miraculously effective at alleviating her chronic back pain. Roman and Zapolin proceeded to interview scientists, philosophers and leading voices on related topics, including Joe Dispenza, Bruce H. Lipton, Gregg Braden, Lynne McTaggart, Michael Beckwith and Veda Austin, to name only a few.

By RALEIGH BURLEIGH Daily Press Correspondent Every seat at Western New Mexico University’s Light Hall was filled for the Silver City premiere of Kaia Roman’s “Frequency: The Secret of Everything” on Tuesday evening. The 97-minute documentary boldly explores fringe sciences, following Roman ...

08/28/2026

The Rural Health Care Delivery Fund was established in 2023 within the state’s Health Care Authority, and in the October 2025 special session, the Legislature allocated an additional $50 million to the fund at the governor’s request. A total of 41 organizations received that funding, including 11 in southwest New Mexico, according to an Aug. 4 press release from the Health Care Authority.

Several southwest New Mexico healthcare providers will soon receive a share of $50 million in state funding designated to help keep facilities open. The Rural Health Care Delivery Fund was established in 2023 within the state’s Health Care Authority, and in the October 2025 special session, the Le...

08/28/2026

Two incoming attorneys will help round out the staff that is almost entirely based within the communities of Grant, Hidalgo and Luna counties, District Attorney Norman Wheeler told the Daily Press. An exception is one prosecutor who works remotely specifically to file pleas to hold suspects without bail.

By JUNO OGLE Daily Press Staff In office for more than a year and a half now, the Sixth Judicial district attorney said he’s happy with the status of the prosecutor’s office. Two incoming attorneys will help round out the staff that is almost entirely based within the communities of Grant, Hidal...

08/27/2026

Mark Diaz, the committee’s chairman, says the event makes its return amid high community demand.
“We weren’t able to have it the past couple of years due to resources. However, this year we’re able to bring it back,” Diaz said. “It’s going to be bigger and better than ever.”

By MIKAELA JOHNSON Daily Press Correspondent Halloween preparations are already underway in Bayard, as the Bayard Beautification Committee is set to host the city’s fourth annual Halloween Candy Dump and trunk-or-treat event. Mark Diaz, the committee’s chairman, says the event makes its return a...

08/27/2026

The institute is the brainchild of Isaac Iniguez, who grew up in Silver City and has recently returned to practice as a physical therapist.
Physical therapy runs in his family, which has operated Iniguez Physical Therapy in Silver City and Bayard since the 1990s.

By AARON ROGERS Daily Press Correspondent In the next six weeks, there will be a transformation at 2140 Silver Heights Blvd. in Silver City, the former retail space next door to Marshalls. The interior of the future Onyx Performance Institute is already undergoing remodeling, and the exterior will s...

08/27/2026

Jesus Pedregon, 29, is in custody in the Grant County Detention Center on charges of aggravated fleeing a law enforcement officer, possession of a stolen vehicle and possession of drug paraphernalia, as well as several warrants issued for his arrest in July and August.

By JUNO OGLE Daily Press Staff A Silver City man wanted for an alleged armed robbery and kidnapping earlier this month was captured Monday after a pursuit by New Mexico State Police on U.S. 180 that ended near the Grant County Airport. Jesus Pedregon, 29, is in custody in the Grant County Detention....

08/26/2026

The project is set to go out to bid Sept. 18, according to Ami Evans, public information officer for NMDOT District 1. Once the contractor is selected, the agency will announce a specific start date for the construction, expected to be later this year or in early 2027.
One of the busiest intersections in town, the two streets are also U.S. 180 East and N.M. 90, so fall under the state transportation agency’s responsibility.

By JUNO OGLE Daily Press Staff Upcoming improvements to the intersection of Silver Heights Boulevard and Hudson Street will go ahead as the state originally designed them, cutting direct access northbound from Hudson Street to Juniper Street, according to the New Mexico Department of Transportation....