TorC MainStreet Clean-up Event
TorC MainStreet has announced the date for their clean-up event. Participants will automatically be eligible for raffle prizes.
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T or C to pay $87,000 in damages to woman hit by car being chased by police
Two and a half years ago Robbie Montgomery was hit by a car being chased by a T or C police officer near Bullocks grocery store.The city will pay her $87,000 in damages.
What you need to know, January 7, 2024: Malpractice insurance threatens New Mexico’s doctors and hospitals
Doctors are leaving New Mexico. Hospitals essential to small, rural counties (and that is most of them in the state, including Sierra County), find it difficult to stay in the black. The Searchlight New Mexico reporter Ed Williams thinks the cause is malpractice insurance. His analysis has started a controversy.
Upcoming SCAC Membership Party
An open invitation to the annual Sierra County Arts Council Membership party scheduled for Saturday February 1st.
`Historical architecture gem’ is mostly empty, leaving an opening for local preservationists
Three fourths of the old Carrie Tingley Hospital is empty now that all the veterans housed for 38 years have moved to new residences. No plan yet how to use it.
“Why even have an RR-I zone?”
The city hands out variances like candy, regularly punching holes in the zoning code.
Polio hospital began with publisher’s plea to FDR who hid his paralysis from the public
For 44 years, Carrie Tingley Hospital was TorC's biggest industry, treating polio and other orthopedic disorders
Special election on police building’s financing just got really complicated
The people are bound to be confused by the March 4 special election. That may be the point. Low-information voters may pass higher tax and debt measures without knowing it.
New veteran digs are among swankiest skilled nursing units you’ll find but they’re not cheap
The six new residential buildings at the New Mexico State Home provide a home-like atmosphere for veterans needing higher levels of care, with each bloc of 12 units sharing a kitchen staffed by professional cooks.
Arts Council Announces Upcoming Events
The Sierra County Arts Council has a roster of new Art Talks and Music on the calendar for the first quarter of 2025.
Otto Rigan’s sculptures speak to us in the universal language of forms
A sculptor with a career in creating art for public spaces is making his home here--a new light in the area.
Unexpected joy
After almost a two year battle to reopen Forest Road 40E west of Kingston to public access, we prevailed. The lock is removed and the entry to Middle Percha Canyon is opened with a permanent easement. This story reflects the joy felt by lovers of the canyon.