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By Lynn Janes
On December 18, 2025, the commission had a regular meeting at the Silver City city annex building.
New business
Jesse Shapiro, ISC (Interstate Stream Commission), had been to Silver City and met with some people involved in the commission. Currently they will be preparing the policy for the next funding round for New Mexico Unit Fund. It will be put out for public comment by the end of January or February. They will also do some listening sessions in Silver City around the same time.
The next step will be to put together a funding agreement with IS, and it will require a detailed scope of work. Shapiro will be sending out a template later for that as well as other requirements that will be necessary.
Alex Brown, town manager, introduced Mark Valenzuela, Bosque Advisors. He had been contracted to be the financial advisor on the update of the JPA (joint powers agreement) on the finance side. They had partnered with Melendrez and Melendrez Law Firm in Albuquerque. They will do the legal side. They had submitted a proposal to the Water Trust Board for the technical assistance program and won through a competitive bid process. He spoke to having a relationship with many involved in the regional project naming Silver City and Grant County. Valenzuela said he was familiar with the project and some of the paths. The finance authority has engaged them to help support the project.
By Lynn Janes
The town of Bayard held a regular meeting December 17, 2025. Attendance included Mayor John L. Ojinaga, Mayor Pro Tem Eloy Medina (phone) and Councilors Frances Gonzales and Eloy Gonzales. Martha Salas, city clerk, also attended. Gilbert Ortiz didn't attend.
Ojinaga asked for a moment of silence for the passing of Mayor Ed Stevens recently.
Public input none currently.
The council approved the consent agenda that included minutes from November 19, 2025, and reports for the department heads. It also included attendance to the New Mexico Wastewater Association conference in Las Cruces for the employees and for employees to attend the Think Trees conference.
Eloy Gonzales wanted to know if Jason Quintana would still be doing a presentation to open a gym in Bayard. Salas said he would be contacting her but had not yet.
New business
By Lynn Janes
The Cobre Consolidated School Board held a regular meeting on December 15, 2025. Board members in attendance included Gabriella Begay, Gilbert Guadiana, Emmarie Heredia and Hector Carrillo. Interim Superintendent Randal Piper also attended. Agelina Hardin did not attend.
Dottie Pfeifer with Kiwanis attended to present the student of the month awards. The students have been chosen by the teachers at the high school and middle school.
Christian McBride, Cobre High School, consistently brings positivity and energy to the school encouraging others with his upbeat attitude and genuine school spirit. He has been a true role model
Santiago Arrendondo, Snell Middle School sixth grade, excels both academically and athletically. He demonstrates kindness and strives to reach his full potential. Currently he has been maintaining a 4.0 GPA.
By Lynn Janes
The Silver City Town Council held a regular meeting December 9, 2025. Attendance to the meeting included Mayor Ken Ladner, Mayor Pro Tem Guadalupe Cano, Nicholas Prince and Stan Snider.
The council voted to move the item pertaining to the resolution to name a park Monje Martinez Park to farther up in the agenda. The council did not approve Prince's motion to strike from the agenda the mayor's appointment for council district 1 and postpone until the first meeting in January.
Ceremonies
By Roger Lanse
The reporting person at 605 S. Mill Road advised the Grant County Regional Dispatch Authority at 10:07 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, that the shop was broken into and burglarized. According to the blotter entry, caller told Silver City Police Department officers that a 4-wheeler and other items were stolen. The VIN of the 4-wheeler was reported as 2BVBHHB195V000016.
By Roger Lanse
On Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, a Silver City Police Department officer met with a female at the Gila Regional Medical Center in reference to a dog bite. The female told the officer that Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, around 8 a.m., she was bitten on her lower left leg by a small brown and white dog as she walked on the 3400 block of N. Swan Street. The victim was unsure which residence the dog came from but noted an elderly woman near a vehicle called the dog away from her, but she could not name the elderly woman.
The officer observed a single small mark to the victim’s lower left leg that was not bleeding. An address for the dog was not determined as the victim could not pinpoint exactly where the incident occurred.
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