Town of Silver City Closures Remain Through April 30th

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: The lightning-cause Black Fire was detected on the Silver City Ranger District of the Gila National Forest early yesterday morning.  The fire is located in a drainage south of Black Peak, and is partly within the burn scar of the Signal Peak Fire.  The Black Fire is in close…

The Rico fire started approximately 1.5 miles northwest of Pinos Altos on BLM land, on the west side of Bear Creek on Tuesday afternoon around 3:30 P.M. The cause is still unknown.  The fire has grown to over 400 acres.   170 fire personnel have been assigned to the fire. Fuels involved are light logging slash,…

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: The North Fire on the Magdalena Ranger District grew in size and is now over 21,000 acres and at 30% containment.  Acreage will increase daily as ignition operations continue.  The North Fire is located in the San Mateo Mountains 25 miles southwest of Magdalena.  It continues to be actively…

Silver Consolidated Schools will distribute holiday meals to students on Monday, December 22, beginning at 8 a.m. Each participating student will receive a food box containing five breakfasts, five lunches, and a half-gallon of milk to provide nutritional support during the school break. All Silver Consolidated Schools students in grades Pre-K through 12 are eligible…