Grant County Commission held work session 121223 and regular meeting 121423 part 4
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- Published: 02 January 2024 02 January 2024
[Editor's Note: The Grant County Commission held a work session on Dec. 12, 2023. This part 4 continues with county director reports and gets into the regular meeting agenda review and decisions made.]
By Mary Alice Murphy
Internet Technology Director Adam Baca was unavailable to attend the the Grant County Commission work session on Dec. 12, 2023, but his report in the commissioners' packet noted that the new website is due to go live in mid-January. It also said that the Incode Cloud migration was complete and the network vulnerability management is in place. Infrastructure installs continue at the Grant County Airport.
Randy Hernandez, Planning and Community Development Department director, gave his report.
Missing Endangered Advisory – Deming Police Department – Wilma Hessler
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- Published: 02 January 2024 02 January 2024
Deming, NM – The following information is for the distribution of a Missing Endangered Advisory from the Deming Police Department. Please refer all media inquiries and questions to the Deming Police Department at (575) 546-3011.
The Deming Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Wilma Hessler, (90) who is 4 feet, 9 inches tall and weighs approximately 97 lbs with brown eyes, and white hair. She was last seen on November 11, 2023, at her residence on E Walnut Street in Deming. Her clothing description is unknown. Wilma may be in Grants, NM in a gold 2009 Ford F350 pickup truck bearing NM license plate of FXB-459.
Gila National Forest celebrates 100 years of Gila Wilderness in 2024
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- Published: 02 January 2024 02 January 2024
The Gila is the birthplace of Wilderness
SILVER CITY, NM, January 2, 2024 – The Gila National Forest kicks off 2024 as a year of celebration of the world’s first Wilderness. The Gila Wilderness was designated on June 3, 1924. The forest will host events and observations honoring all that is wilderness, in recognition of the centennial anniversary of the Gila Wilderness.
“One hundred years ago, Aldo Leopold held with conviction that wilderness is a value unto itself and a precious resource to be protected. He also had the influence and power of persuasion to effect change,” said Gila National Forest Supervisor Camille Howes. “He argued for large swaths of land to be set aside for ecosystem function and recreation, where man is only a visitor. Convinced of his wisdom, the Southwestern Region of the Forest Service answered the call for protection by designating the Gila Wilderness.”
Man with multiple warrants arrested
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- Published: 02 January 2024 02 January 2024
By Roger Lanse
As a Silver City Police Department officer was on the way to assist another officer with a traffic stop on Cecilia and Pine streets at about 2:17 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023, the officer noticed a white flatbed Ford truck parked in a bay of the carwash on Pine Street. According to a SCPD incident report, when the officer cleared the traffic stop about 30 minutes later, he and a Grant County Sheriff's Office deputy made contact with the driver of the Ford truck at the carwash. The driver stated his name was Carl Underwood and his birthdate was '6/17/74.' However, when officers checked with the Grant County Regional Dispatch Authority and with the Arizona and Texas Dispatch Authority's no record could be found with that name and birthdate.
Bullet penetrates restaurant window
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- Published: 02 January 2024 02 January 2024
By Roger Lanse
On Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, Silver City Police Department officers were dispatched at about 8:09 p.m. to the La Familia restaurant in reference to a shooting call. The reporting person advised that someone had just shot through the window of the restaurant, almost hitting one of her employees. According to a SCPD incident report, when an officer arrived, he observed a hole in the east side window near the entrance the size of which was consistent with a bullet hole.
Silver City appreciates Jose Ray's service
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- Published: 31 December 2023 31 December 2023
By Lynn Janes
The Silver City Town Council held a regular meeting December 12, 2023. Attendance to the meeting included Mayor Ken Ladner, council members included Jose Ray, Nicholas Prince (phone), Guadalupe Cano, and Rudy Bencomo.
The council presented Ray with a plaque to commemorate his service and a jacket. He has served on the council from 2011 to 2023. Everyone who commented included the word, appreciation, when they spoke about Ray.
Bencomo thanked Ray for his service. "We don't always get gratitude from our citizens, but we appreciate what you have done. You have been a great friend and will be missed." He told Ray he would do his best to learn from what he had taught him.