By Roger Lanse
Bayard Police Department officers responded to a harassment call on Grant Street, Thursday, Apr. 20, 2023, regarding a neighbor throwing rocks. When an officer arrived at the location, according to a BPD incident report, the officer observed Tom Nevarez, standing in his backyard, "pick up an object and throw it in the direction of (the victim's) home."
The victim told officers she has had ongoing problems with Nevarez but doesn't know why. Officers proceeded to Nevarez' residence and stated Nevarez appeared to be upset judging from his facial expressions, his pacing, and his yelling of obscenities. When officers told Nevarez they had witnessed him throwing something at his neighbor's home, Nevarez became defensive, the report said, and stated he had been throwing things at a "white target."
The victim presented to officers a video on her cell phone showing Nevarez yelling and throwing things at her home.
[Editor's Note: This is part 9 and the final of a multi-article series on the Commission work session on April 11, as well as on the regular meeting on April 13, 2023. This article begins with the elected officials' reports at the regular meeting.]
By Mary Alice Murphy
Sheriff Raul Villanueva presented the first elected official report at the April 13, 2023 Grant County Commission regular meeting. He said the deputies had responded to 1,559 calls, most of them self-initiated. They included four burglaries, with two of them being aggravated burglaries; 20 domestic violence calls; 20 crashes; and 36 animal complaints. "I am pleased with our new animal control employee. She's excited about her job and is working out very well. One of the aggravated burglaries involved the stealing of a gun safe with about seven firearms being taken. The investigation is ongoing. On March 4, we had a missing person's report of a man with dementia. His wife drove around and finally found him. We have another ongoing investigation into a residential burglary where a rifle and tools were missing. On March 8, a mentally ill homicidal individual was missing. When he was found, he didn't want to go to the hospital, but we took him. We also addressed an incident with an unresponsive male. He was revived and transported to the hospital even though he was refusing to go. On March 28, Silver City Fire Department personnel were doing CPR on a woman not breathing, but she died."
Photos and videos by Lynn Janes
Earth Day and CDT Day 042223
Earth Day and CDT Day 042223
The Grant County 4-H booth at Gough Park
Earth Day and CDT Day 042223
Gila Resources Information Project booth
Earth Day and CDT Day 042223
The north side of Gough Park had booths
Earth Day and CDT Day 042223
The large sycamore tree at Gough Park puts out its new foliage for the event.
Earth Day and CDT Day 042223
Silver City Watershed Keepers had information for visitors
Saturday April 22, 2023, celebrated the 53-year tradition of the holiday. It took place at Gough Park and this year was celebrated with the Continental Divide Trail Days.
The event listed 64 different organizations participating. They ranged from Advocates for Snake Preservation to WNMU (Western New Mexico University) Outdoors program. They also had several organizations and outdoor gear sales from out of the area. Several local musicians also performed throughout the day.
The two videos below show the east side and west side of Gough Park.
Grant County, NM – On April 23, 2023, at around 1:20 p.m., the New Mexico State Police investigated a fatal crash involving a single vehicle on White Water Road off State Road 90 south of Silver City, NM
The initial investigation indicated that a 2004 Buick, driven by Tyler Trusty (35) of Caballo, NM was traveling eastbound on White Water Road. For reasons still under investigation, Mr. Trusty left the roadway and struck a dirt embankment, causing the vehicle to roll over. Mr. Trusty sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased on the scene by the Office of the Medical Examiner.
[Editor's Note: This is part 8 of a multi-article series on the Commission work session on April 11, as well as on the regular meeting on April 13, 2023. This article begins with the GRMC monthly report.]
By Mary Alice Murphy
At the Grant County Commission regular meeting on April 13, 2023, Gila Regional Medical Center Interim Chief Executive Officer Margie Molitar came forward to give the monthly report and turned it over to Chief Financial Officer Patrick Banks, who presented the February financial report, as the March one had not been yet approved by the Governing Board.
Banks noted the days cash on hand were up from the previous month at 109 days. "We are improving our cost structure. We have had a significant increase in labor costs, but we expect to see an improvement. The hospital posted a $30,000 surplus in operations, which is highly significant. The hospital is grateful to Sen. Siah Hemphill, Rep. Luis Terrazas, our federal congressional delegation, and you commissioners for your support to make sure to keep the hospital going."
The National History Day coaches for the Silver Consolidated Schools are Claudie Thompson and Lee Wilson. The theme this year was Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas.
Below is the list of the awardees. Only 1st and 2nd place go to the National Competition, but included are the 3rd place projects as well since they received a medal. Also included are the special awards.
The topics of each person's and group's award, 1st and 2nd places that will allow them to go on to nationals, is in parentheses after the medalists’ name(s).