Jo Lutz

1 week ago | scdailypress.com | Jo Lutz

By JO LUTZDaily Press CorrespondentWith the 2025 legislative session wrapped, District 39 state Rep. Luis Terrazas and District 28 state Sen. Gabriel Ramos summarized its accomplishments and challenges for Grant County at Thursday’s regular meeting of the County Commission, highlighting more than $4 million in project funding and bills to benefit veterans and prevent anti-consumer insurance practices.

2 weeks ago | scdailypress.com | Jo Lutz

By JO LUTZDaily Press CorrespondentAt Tuesday’s work session, Hidalgo Medical Services CEO Dan Otero announced to the Grant County Commission the HMS Compassion for Seniors Program would be ending due to a funding shortfall, and HMS would have to consider closing senior centers if the county and several municipalities they serve did not contribute to their operation.

3 weeks ago | scdailypress.com | Jo Lutz

By JO LUTZDaily Press CorrespondentThursday’s brief meeting of the Grant County Commission featured a presentation on the uses of aerial footage for counties at the request of County Assessor Misty Trujillo, who wants to use this service to more easily assess property values. Mimbres resident Paul Foreman also returned to public comments to lament that ATVs cannot legally be driven on N.M. 35 — particularly because there are no alternate routes through the upper Mimbres valley.

1 month ago | scdailypress.com | Jo Lutz

By JO LUTZDaily Press CorrespondentAt Thursday’s meeting, the Grant County Commission declared “extreme or severe drought conditions” in Grant County, imposing restrictions on fireworks. Gila Regional Medical Center CEO Robert Whitaker also reported the hospital’s monthly earnings and admissions, which are up over this time last year. “Our ER visits continue to grow, and we do see more and more people in our ER as well as outpatients and clinics,” Whitaker said.

1 month ago | scdailypress.com | Jo Lutz

By JO LUTZDaily Press CorrespondentDuring Tuesday’s brief Grant County Commission work session, commissioners heard reports from county staff that touched on issues of fire safety and emergency preparedness, as well as follow-up with the ongoing efforts to hold owners of properties with fire hazards accountable through the courts. County Fire Chief Roger Groves reported increased fire activity, with a recent 6-acre fire in Mimbres.