Silver City Daily Digest Sunday, June 07, 2026
Ty's Take
The hospital's trying to fight back against bad information spreading around town, which is a fight worth having but also exhausting to watch—people believe what they want to believe, and a press release only goes so far. Meanwhile, we've got kids doing trick riding at the rodeo, which is the kind of thing that reminds you Silver City's still got grit and showmanship in its bones, even if the economy that built this place is long gone. The court capped that judgment against Gila Regional at $400K, which won't bring anyone back but maybe settles something for whoever needed settling. Small towns run on what we remember and what we choose to forget, and today feels like one of those ordinary days where both things are happening at once.
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Silver City Daily Press
Hospital wants to counter misinformation
Gila Regional Medical Center's leadership pushed back this week against what they say are false claims about the hospital's capabilities, made during the recent election campaign. CEO Robert Whitaker clarified that the critical access hospital does not automatically transfer patients after four...
Young trick riders perform at rodeo
Two young trick riders from Oklahoma are bringing their sparkly skills to Silver City's Wild Wild West Rodeo this weekend, performing acrobatic stunts on horseback while their glittered animals get in on the action. Layne Pickard, 9, and Emma Townsley, 11, have been practicing together for three...
Judgment against Gila Regional capped at $400K in actress’s death
A Grant County jury awarded $13 million to the estate of "Star Trek" actress Nichelle Nichols in a wrongful death case against Gila Regional Medical Center, though state law will cap the hospital's portion at $400,000. The jury found the hospital 40 percent liable in Nichols' death, which occurred...
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Grant County Beat
DAR 250th anniversary plaque dedication 053026
The Jacob Bennett Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held a ceremony to dedicate a plaque marking the organization's 250th anniversary, with chapter regent Lucy Whitmarsh presiding over the event.
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