Gila National Forest Wildfire Roundup

Silver Consolidated Schools has announced Jody D. Alexander as the new principal of Silver High School. Ms. Alexander has over two decades of experience in education, including serving as the Principal at Navajo Middle School, where she was instrumental in the many improvements in student engagement and academic outcomes. Throughout her career, Ms. Alexander has…

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: K-Kids at G.W. Stout Elementary recently held a carwash to raise funds for a cause of their choosing.  K-Kids is a service organization for elementary school children within the Kiwanis program that provides students their first opportunity to learn about how to organize events to benefit others.  On Saturday,…

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: Fire managers continue to evaluate current and forecast conditions in order to implement the Meekins Prescribed Fire on the Wilderness Ranger District of the Gila National Forest.  The 400-acre project is west of Forest Service Road 150, also known as Wall Lake Road or North Star Road.  The Meekins…

The WNMU College of Education is accepting nominations to the College of Education Hall of Fame.  The deadline to nominate is next Wednesday, March 12th.  Those eligible for nomination include bachelor degree graduates and the teching faculty who are graduates of WNMU or its predecessor institutions.  The nomination form is available on the WNMU website….

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: Notice is given that the Silver Consolidated Schools Board of Education will hold a Work Session in the Board Room of the Administration Building, 2810 North Swan on Monday, December 7th at 6 pm.  An agenda for the meeting may be obtained from the Superintendent’s Office 72 hours prior…

Despite most of Grant County having received over 2 inches of rain this month, and more than one flash-flood warning alert sent to all of our cell phones, we are still depressingly in the midst of a drought.  If you want proof, just compare the above satellite photo, courtesy of the NASA Earth Observatory, to…