District Attorney Renteria and the Drug Trafficker
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 25 March 2024 25 March 2024
Frost McGahey, Investigative Journalist
On March 20, 2020, Paul Collins was speeding down Hwy. 180 when he was stopped by a Silver City Police Officer. He had been doing 90, but when the officer caught up to him, he was doing 42 in a 35-mph zone. During the stop, the officer found methamphetamine. Collins also had no insurance and no registration and was also charged with DWI.
Collins had been under surveillance for a month by a drug task force agent. The agent had been driving to Collins's home to investigate drug activity when he spotted Collins leaving and turned around to follow him to Hwy 180. As Collins was driving so fast, the agent couldn't keep up with him as he was in an unmarked car. He called Silver City Police to warn them that Collins was driving recklessly.
World War II veteran celebrates his 98th birthday
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 24 March 2024 24 March 2024
By Mary Alice Murphy
[Editor's Note: Although this author didn't get to interview him on his birthday, she interviewed him a few days later. The veteran's son, Allan, called from Tennessee to let the Beat know about his father turning 98. He got the phone number from the Silver City clerk. Thank you, Alfred Sedillo.]
William Glenn Von Hoff is a recent resident of Silver City who celebrated his birthday on March 19.
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Grant County Commission holds work session 031224 part 2
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 21 March 2024 21 March 2024
[This is the second of a series of articles on the Grant County Commission meeting on March 12, 2024.]
By Mary Alice Murphy
The second presentation at the March 12, 2024 Grant County Commissioner work session came from Valerie Zech, the Grant County Community Health Council coordinator.
"I'm here to give you the quarterly update for the Health Council," Zech told the commissioners. " I just want to say what a great opportunity this is to work with the community. I love my job."
She noted the commissioners had the Grant County Community Health Needs and Assets Assessment that was done from July to December 2023, as well as the current Grant County Community Health Council (GCCHC) capacity building scope of work.