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Despite soaring copper prices, Grant County and the two school districts within the county are set to see a decline in revenue derived from the ad valorem copper tax again this year, according to Grant County Assessor Raul Turrieta, who presented the figures during a special meeting of the Grant County Commission on Tuesday morning. Since the passage of the state Copper Production Ad Valorem Tax Act in the 1980s, …
May 19, 2021 Splash park won’t open, but Hurley pool will Written by Nickolas Seibel on May 19, 2021 (Press File Photo by Stewart McClintic) Santa Clara Mayor Richard Bauch sports a poncho while testing out the village’s new splash park during a ribbon-cutting in November 2016. With the mayor is architect Steven Shelendich, who designed the park, and his partner, artist Zoe Wolfe, both sporting wetsuits for the event. With construction on Maple Street set to begin any day now, the village of Santa Clara has announced that it will not open t...
Valterra Resource Corporation: Pilar Gold Inc. to Acquire Valterra's Brazilian Assets for $2.4 Million Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 12, 2021) - Valterra Resource Corporation (TSXV: VQA) (OTCQB: VRSCF) ("Valterra" or "the Company") reports that the Board of Directors has approved the sale of Poconé Mining Mineração Ltda ("PMM"), which holds a 100% interest in the Lima gold property and a binding agreement to purchase a 100% interest in the Livramento gold property, both located in the Poconé Mining District, Brazil, to Pilar Gold Inc. ("Pilar Gold"). The closing of t...
(Press Staff Photo by Geoffrey Plant) Heart of the Gila Outdoor Equity Program educator Elysha Montoya, left, and Heart of the Gila Chairperson Patrice Mutchnick, pointing, led about 12 volunteers who came out to pick up trash in Cameron Creek in Santa Clara on Saturday. The event was organized in collaboration with the Santa Clara Action Committee. Grant Countians picked up a lot of trash this weekend: About 120 volunteers filled approximately 200 trash bags along U.S. 180 from Silver City to Hurley on Saturday, as well as along several creeks, in honor of Earth Day, which was April 22. The ...
By The Daily Press Staff The budget for Hurley’s next fiscal year may be in its early stages, but one thing already seems likely: For the first time since 2018, town employees can expect a significant pay raise come July 1. Hurley’s Town Council held a special meeting Monday evening to move forward on some key engineering projects for the town, followed by a 30-minute work session dedicated to the community’s budget for the 2022 fiscal year. During the work session, Town Clerk Lori Ortiz laid out her preliminary budget for Hurley’s government. Overall, the outlook was positive. Despit...