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Ty's Take Fires on the Gila always bring out the best in our people—crews mobilized, evacuation plans practiced, neighbors checking on neighbors—and the fact that this one got contained before it spread is exactly the kind of good news we need heading into summer. But while
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Ty's Take The Continental Divide Trail reroute over Boston Hill is one of those small-town puzzles that doesn't look like much until you're standing in it—town council worried about foot traffic on a steep stretch, hikers wanting reliable water and shade, and meanwhile
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Ty's Take The monsoon pattern's finally settling in, which means Silver City's about to remember what July and August are supposed to feel like out here—afternoon thunderstorms that come in fast and hard, the kind that tear up arroyos and remind you why
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Ty's Take Spring's still a ways off, but Silver City's already got rodeo fever—the Wild, Wild West Rodeo is coming up, and if history's any guide, it'll draw the kind of crowd that reminds us why this town'
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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
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Ty's Take A negligence finding against Gila Regional and one of its doctors over a patient death is the kind of story that shakes a town's faith in the place where most of us end up sooner or later—and for some, don't leave
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Ty's Take Two new faces on the County Commission, a downtown storefront filling after months vacant, five brush fires that didn't spread—on the surface, a decent week in Grant County. But underneath it's the usual tug-of-war that never really quits around here. New
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Ty's Take Monday nights around the Grant County sheriff's office tend to be quiet, which makes it worth noting when they aren't. Between a hit-and-run that landed an 18-year-old in the system and whatever else kept the deputies moving, it looks like the start
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Ty's Take First responders in Grant County had themselves a hell of a Wednesday afternoon—rolling out on what looked like a routine overdose call only to get caught in some kind of airborne hazard that sent them scrambling. We don't have all the details yet,
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Ty's Take The Hummingbird Fire scar's finally opening back up to hikers and hunters, which means the Gila country's breathing easier after what turned into a longer closure than anybody wanted. Same week the county's asking folks what they think about the
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Ty's Take Schools closing and bike parks breaking ground—that's the arithmetic of a town trying to figure out what it is now versus what it was. Jose Barrios Elementary's last day wasn't just about shuttering a building; it was watching three
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Ty's Take Tyce Delk's invitation to the Grand Ole Opry is the kind of thing that reminds you Silver City's got deeper roots than the Chino pit ever went—his great-grandfather founded The Delk Band right here, and now the kid gets to play