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By Lynn Janes
The Village of Santa Clara held a regular meeting October 9, 2025. Mayor Arnold Lopez called the meeting to order. Mayor Pro Tem Albert Esparza, trustees, Olga Amador and Peter Erickson attended. Ralph Trujillo didn't attend.
The council approved the agenda, past meeting minutes and department head reports.
Mayor's report
The village will hold an open public meeting for the residents to ask bond questions. Some have already said they would be coming because they have questions. The bond will be needed to do the road projects in the village. It has been over 20 years since major work had been done on the roads. Lopez went over some of the areas he wanted to do, and areas then need curbs and gutters.
By Roger Lanse
Two car fires were reported on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, within an hour of each other but miles apart. One occurred around 6:37 p.m. on S. Highway 90 near Humphreys Enterprises, while the second was at a home on Spur Road off Highway 15 near Owl Hoot Trail.
According to Silver City Fire Department Battalion Chief Preston Johnson, the two fires were not related. He said the fire on Highway 90 probably involved a warm weedeater, spilled gasoline, and static electricity, as the fire started when occupants of the Chevy Equinox were unloading the vehicle and quickly pulled blankets out causing static electricity which ignited the spilled gasoline.
By Lynn Janes
The Cobre Consolidated School Board held a special meeting on October 13, 2025. Board members in attendance included Gabriella Begay, Gilbert Guadiana, Angelina Hardin and Hector Carrillo. Emmarie Heredia didn't attend. Interim Superintendent Randal Piper also attended online.
The board approved the agenda. Begay wanted to add public comment. Guadiana pointed out it had not been on the agenda and published for the public. He said they could hear the comment but could not respond.
Public input
By Lynn Janes
(Author's note. This article was written using the minutes provided by the Bayard clerk's office. It had not been recorded.)
The town of Bayard held a special meeting September 26, 2025. Attendance included Mayor John L. Ojinaga, Mayor Pro Tem Eloy Medina and Councilors, Frances Gonzales and Eloy Gonzales. Gilbert Ortiz and Martha Salas, city clerk, did not attend but Tanya Ortiz, deputy clerk filled in.
The council went into closed session to discuss personnel matters in the wastewater department.
The council came back into open session.
Action for personnel
Photos taken by Mary Alice Murphy on Sunday, October 12, 2025
The Southwest Women's Fiber Arts Collective participated in the Weekend at the Galleries with their annual fall sale of members' works using various types of fabric and techniques to form decorative, and useful items, including toys, clothing, art, rugs and cards. The sales benefit the artists and craftswomen to support their businesses. Also included in the group was a both from Weaving for Justice, a non-profit that supports the Mayan weavers in Chiapas, Mexico, to promote the retention of their traditional culture.
By Lynn Janes
On October 14, 2025, they had the candidate forum for district 4 Silver City town council for the election on November 4, 2025, took place at the WNMU Besse Forward Global Resource center. The forum had Victor Nanez and Jennifer Rider facing off.
Nick Seibel, Silver City Daily Press publisher, moderated the forum. The candidates received questions from the audience, Facebook, and the Press writer Juno Ogle. Each would answer the same question and had two minutes.
Each candidate provided a three-minute opening statement.
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