Sierra County Citizen

News

Stuff you need to know, 7.13.22

Must-read reporting from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: the double-edged sword of record state oil and gas revenues; and Virgin Galactic's ever-retreating horizon for full passenger service,

Perspectives

Living with fire

Fire will be a topic I discuss for awhile as the Silver Fire still has influence on our ecology in the Black Range Mountains, nine years after the burn. The Black Fire still has hot spots and as the largest single fire in New Mexican history, it will for awhile.

Steve Morgan
July 11, 2022
Education, Environment, History/Natural History

Perspectives

Monsoon sweeping over Sierra County

Photos taken from Emory Pass vista point. Kingston Main st is the white curved line pretty much in the middle of the picture.

News

Stuff you need to know, 7.8.22

Must-see reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: the origins of birthright citizenship and the relationship between drought and extreme heat.

Diana Tittle
July 8, 2022
Environment, Government, History/Natural History, Politics

Perspectives

Stuff you need to know, 7.6.22

Van burned during Calf Canyon-Hermits Peak fire

Must-see reporting and commentary from around the state and the country. Today's intelligence: a short documentary about the fire up north and Spaceport America's newest client.

Diana Tittle
July 6, 2022
Economy, Environment, Government, Social Issues, Visuals

Analyses

Higher taxes in the offing for Truth or Consequences’ residents and businesses

A relatively small person who seems worried sits atop a pile of over-sized coins, personifying government spending of tax dollars.

Other cities fund their government services with taxes and use utility fees to operate, maintain and replace that utility's infrastructure. Not T or C. Now the infrastructure is failing. The solution? Raise taxes.

Perspectives

One image says a thousand words

I love the vast open space surrounding us. My photographs document its wild beauty . Here is a series about the Black Fire, awesome and terrifying.

Véronique De Jaegher
July 4, 2022
Arts & Culture, Education, Environment, Visuals

News

How wolf depredation is determined

An ongoing issue in Sierra county has been the presence of introduced Mexican wolves. John Grant, the state’s director of inspection services, explained how his agency determines if a depredation is due to wolves. Six depredations (5 dead, 1 injured) have been confirmed in the county so far this year.

Perspectives

Bio of sorts

I felt a good way to start this journey would be to introduce myself and talk about why I am compelled to write what I love to write about - The natural world and our relationship to it

Steve Morgan
July 4, 2022
Education, Environment, History/Natural History

Analyses

Rule of law and fact finding not a concern in P&Z commissioner selection

Statue or personification of "Justice;" a woman blindfolded holding scales.

The Truth or Consequences City Commission interviewed three of five candidates interested in serving as planning and zoning commissioners during the June 22 city commission meeting. From the questions asked and answers given, it is clear that being pro-development and doing the city commissioners' bidding are key requirements.