By Lynn Janes
On June 25, 2026, the board of regents held a board meeting. The board consisted of Steven Neville, chair, Joseph "Dean" Reed, John Wertheim, Gregory Trujillo and WNMU student regent Keana Huerta. Trujillo attended online and all other attended in person. Dr. Chris Maples, interim president, and Dr. Jose Coll, incoming president also attended.
The board meeting started with their entering into executive session. They would be discussing legal matters subject to attorney client privilege. The cases included state attorney general Torrez vs Shepard, state ethics commission vs Shepard and Shepard vs WNMU.
The board came back into open session.
The board approved the agenda for the meeting and past minutes with a slight change on line 46, Neville had asked for any public input.
Public comment.
[Editor's Note: Sorry this is so late, but tech glitches have slowed us down today. and other flood watches have come in, so please be prepared!!]
Upper Gila River Valley-Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands of the Bootheel-
Uplands of the Bootheel-Central Grant County/Silver City Area-
Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range-
Including the cities of Mimbres, Cloverdale, Fort Bayard,
Lordsburg, Grant County Airport, Gila Hot Springs, Hachita,
Silver City, Animas, Red Rock, Faywood, Virden, Lake Roberts,
Mule Creek, Cliff, Buckhorn, Antelope Wells, Hurley, and Kingston
950 AM MDT Tue Jul 28 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Southwest New Mexico, including Silver City
and Lordsburg.
By Roger Lanse
The New Mexico State Police were asked to respond Tuesday, July 28, 2026., at 7:07 a.m., to a vehicle-bicycle crash According to NMSP personnel, a Grant County Sheriff's Office deputy had struck a bicyclist in the area of 4360 Highway 15 in Grant County.
The cyclist's condition is not known at this time, and the NMSP, along with their Vehicular Crimes Unit, continues to investigate the incident.
High wind warning in Luna County. High profile vehicles please use caution. The NMDOT will continue monitoring the roadway. This event will be updated as conditions change.
ROAD ADVISORY
FLOODING – Mimbres/Lake Roberts Area
NM 35 from milepost 27 to 5, Mimbres, has water running over the roadway at low water crossings, roadway is still passable. NMDOT is currently monitoring and will notify as conditions change.
When the roadway is flooded do not cross and seek an alternate route. Turn around, don’t drown.
By Mary Alice Murphy
[Editor's Note: This is part 2 a series of articles of a memorial reception that gook place on June 28, 2026, to honor Private Jose G. Jaurequi. He died in the Philippines in connection with the Bataan Death March, as well as the 200th and 515th Coastal Artillery Regiments, which included many New Mexican soldiers in their ranks. To understand the history, it is best to read Part 1 first at https://grantcountybeat.com/home/news-articles/memorial-reception-for-private-jose-g-jaurequi-062826-part-1-and-photos-of-the-event ]
"I'm going to give you a little bit of background," Larry Jaurequi continued."Now we go to the Philippines. The documentary we filmed in the Philippines this year is about the forgotten Gen. Jonathan Wainwright. What happened was in March of 1942, President Roosevelt tells Douglas MacArthur to get out. "This is a no-win situation. Leave the Philippines." MacArthur leaves on around March 17 late at night on a PT boat and goes and gets close to Australia. At that point, he says to Johnathan Wainwright, 'It's yours.'
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