Forest road 40E denied
Imagine the place you feel most comfortable in, the place you call home. Imagine that place altered overnight. This is what our quaint mountain town of Kingston, New Mexico recently experienced.
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Private property owner blocks access to Gila National Forest in Kingston
A gate with lock and no trespassing sign has recently been installed in Kingston, blocking access to Forest Road 40E. Historic images of Middle Percha Creek show what lies beyond this gate.
Anti-gay, anti-abortion movement hits Sierra County
The Republican Party of Sierra County is hoping that you will believe that protecting LGBTQ persons' rights and women's and girl's rights to seek or not to seek an abortion are somehow an impingement of parents' and conscientious-objectors' rights. It's confusing, which is the point.
Stuff you need to know, 3.6.23
Today's intelligence: The end of free COVID vaccines, tests and treatments for New Mexicans is near.
If you don’t believe me, believe John Arthur Smith and audit figures—tax revenue is the real point of a hospital district
I've been accused of lying by a hospital governing board member--that the point of forming a hospital district is not to bring in more tax revenue for Sierra Vista Hospital. Then Sen. John Arthur Smith and Hospital Association advisors to the two hospital boards lied too.
Get out of town!
A huge majority of the Truth or Consequences locals and visitors alike are unaware of what lies beyond the city limits.
Stuff you need to know, 3.2.23
Today's intelligence: If livestock's trampling of public land is undesirable, why do grazing fees for "authorized" (as opposed to feral) cattle remain so low?
Stuff you need to know, 3.1.23
Today's intelligence: the latest promised timeline for Virgin Galatic commercial spaceflights at Spaceport America; and pros and cons of the U.S. Forest Service's recently concluded shoot down of feral cows in the Gila
Hospital petition is latest example of authoritarianism growing in Sierra County
Do not be duped by local government officials into signing the hospital-district petition. It will form a new taxing authority that can levy up to 4.25 mills and issue general obligation bonds that would also increase property taxes--taxes in addition to the taxes already being collected.
Stuff you need to know, 2.26.23
Today's intelligence: And the winner of the New Mexico Senate's floor vote on naming an official state aroma is . . . .
Highlights of Sierra County commission meeting for 2/21/23
Commissioners heard an audit presentation then signed contracts to start projects on the Arrey baseball field, county fairgrounds, and Monticello Bridge of Grace. They also put in requests for road funding and selected a board to purge voter rolls. A decision for transferring a liquor license in Winston was delayed.
Stuff you need to know, 2.25.23
A roundup of stories of significance to Sierra County published by state and national news sources over the last 10 days