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Fort Bayard DAV Chapter 1 receives funding; Honor Flight makes presentation
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 14 March 2024 14 March 2024
Photo and article by Mary Alice Murphy
Honor Flight representatives, from left, Linda Widber, John Poland and Dustin Martinez.
At an Allingham-Golding American Legion Post 18 meeting on March 13, 2023, the Beat learned from Art Sierra of the Fort Bayard Disabled American Veterans Chapter 1 that the organization had been the charity of the month at The Silver City Food Co-op.
Sierra said they had received more than $1,000 from the Rounding up program, which rounds people's cash register totals up to the next dollar.
CORRECTION GCSO handling child death with "utmost care and integrity"
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 14 March 2024 14 March 2024
The investigation of the death of a five-year-old child, is still underway by the Grant County Sheriff's Office. The Grant County Sheriff's Office, due to respect of the family of the decedent, minimal information was released. There are multiple factors that could have caused this tragedy to take place.
All these factors are taken into consideration within the active ongoing investigation. Relevant information will be released to the public at the appropriate time as to not have certain information compromise the investigation. The Grant County Sheriff's Detectives are working diligently on this case.
Hurley fails to approve agenda
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- Published: 13 March 2024 13 March 2024
By Lynn Janes
The town of Hurley held a regular meeting March 12, 2024. Attendance to the meeting included Mayor Ed Stevens, councilors Nanette Day, Reynaldo Maynes and James Langley. Keana Huerta didn't attend.
The council did not approve the agenda therefore the meeting could not continue. Lori Ortiz, city clerk said they could add a discussion but not take any action or if they had something on the agenda, they did not want to address it could be stipulated to be tabled in the approval. The council still would not approve the agenda.
Ramos gives resignation to Bayard council
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- Published: 13 March 2024 13 March 2024
By Lynn Janes
The town of Bayard held a regular meeting February 26, 2024. Attendance included Mayor John L. Ojinaga, councilors, Frances Gonzales, Eloy Gonzales, and Gilbert Ortiz. Gabriel Ramos, city clerk, also attended. Mayor Pro Tem Eloy Medina did not attend.
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GRMC Board of Trustees held meeting 022824 part 2
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- Published: 12 March 2024 12 March 2024
[Editor's Note: This part 2 and final article on the GRMC Board of Trustees meeting on Feb. 28, 2023. it begin swith the report from CNO Ron Green.]
By Mary Alice Murphy
The second update at the Gila Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees meeting on Feb. 28, 2024 came from Chief Nursing Officer Ron Green.
Green said: "An update on our nursing resident program—all six of our residents passed the state boards and will finish their residency program toward the end of March and will be given the freedom to be out on the nursing floor by themselves pretty soon."
ADDITION: Local Grant County Candidates who filed today 031224
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 12 March 2024 12 March 2024
According to the New Mexico Secretary of State website, these are the Grant County candidates for the primary to take place on June 4, 2024. Write-in candidates may file on March 19, 2024
Candidates for each office are listed below:
State Senator District 28 (4-year term)
Siah Correa Hemphill, incumbent DEM
Gabriel J. Ramos, Former state senator REP
State Representative District 39 (2-year term)
Gabrielle Begay, DEM
Gilbert Guadiana, DEM
Luis M. Terrazas, incumbent REP
The District Attorney and the Democrat Councilwoman – Part Two
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- Published: 11 March 2024 11 March 2024
By Frost McGahey, Investigative Journalist
On June 6, 2023, Frances Gonzales, a member of the Bayard Town Council and the Grant County Democratic Party, was arrested because she made a false report about an attempted break-in at her home. This report occurred during a May City Council work session where her comment could be reasonably interpreted as critical of the Bayard Police Department and, specifically Bayard Police Chief Hector Carillo.*
The break-in was investigated by the Bayard City Police and found to be false. Gonzales was charged with a misdemeanor, arrested, and released on her own recognizance. Her release was approved by Judge Hector C. Grijalva.
Body of five-year-old female found deceased, GSCO seeking information
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- Published: 11 March 2024 11 March 2024
On March 10, 2024 at approximately 11:14 A.M., deputies responded to the area of 97 Quail Run Road, in regards to a non-responsive five-year-old female. Deputies did perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation while waiting for EMS. Life-saving measures performed on the five-year-old child were unsuccessful. Another child, seven years of age, was transported by ambulance to Gila Regional Medical Center for various medical concerns.
Grant County Sheriff's Detectives were called to the scene and an active investigation is ongoing.
If anyone has any information relating to this case, please contact the Grant County Sheriff's Office at 575-574-0100 or Central Dispatch at 575-388-8840