Strong thunderstorm warning north central Grant County 051323
Southern Gila Highlands/Black Range NM-Upper Gila River Valley NM-
753 PM MDT Sat May 13 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central Grant
County through 830 PM MDT...
At 753 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles southeast of Mangas Springs, moving north at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Cliff, Silver City, Mangas Springs, Oak Grove, Riverside, Gila,
Mangas Valley, Bill Evans Lake, Sapillo Creek Valley, Tyrone Mine,
Mogollon Box Campground, Little Walnut Village and Portions of the
Gila Wilderness.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Santa Clara Starts Bellm Street Project
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 12 May 2023 12 May 2023
By Lynn Janes
The Village of Santa Clara held its regular meeting April 27, 2023. Mayor Richard Bauch called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor Pro Tem Albert Esparza, trustees, Olga Amador, Arnold Lopez, and Peter Erickson attended.
The council approved the agenda for the meeting with one change to move the closed session to after the mayor's report.
The council approved the minutes from the April 13, 2023, meeting.
Mayor's report
Bayard holds special meeting 042723
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 12 May 2023 12 May 2023
By Lynn Janes
The town of Bayard held a special meeting April 27, 2023. The meeting started with Mayor Chon Fierro calling the meeting to order. Attendance at the meeting included Mayor Pro tem Raul Villanueva, councilors Frances Gonzales, and Jose Diaz. Eloy Medina did not attend.
The council approved the agenda.
The council went into closed session to discuss personnel matters for the maintenance department having to do with Adrian Badillo continuing administrative leave.
Open session
Deming officials have plan to deal with immigrant influx
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 11 May 2023 11 May 2023
KOAT reports on Deming's plans to deal with immigrant influx after the expiration of Title 42. Short article and video at the link.
https://www.koat.com/article/title-42-new-mexico-deming-luna-county/43866790#
Grant County Commissioners choose new GRMC Board of Trustees members 051123
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 11 May 2023 11 May 2023
By Mary Alice Murphy
At the Grant County Commission regular meeting on May 11, 2023, commissioners after an executive session, came out of closed session and named new members to the Gila Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees.
The county about three years ago took over the county-owned hospital as it approached bankruptcy. The hospital at the time was under an interim chief executive officer, as the previous one had abruptly resigned. The commissioners took on additional duties to serve as members of the GRMC Governing Board. One of their first items of business was to choose a management company. After research and due diligence, they chose HealthTech S3, now known simply as Health Tech.
Representatives of the company soon named a new Interim CEO Scott Manis. Vice presidents and various other officers of Health Tech began to work on bringing the hospital back to fiscal stability. Some layoffs occurred, and work on fiscal responsibility consumed the first year of operation under Health Tech.
Woman leads officers on chase then crashes
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- Published: 11 May 2023 11 May 2023
By Roger Lanse
Silver City Police Department officers were dispatched on Sunday, May 7, 2023, to the Motel 6 in reference to a criminal damage to property complaint, Officers were advised a female was in the parking lot holding a bottle of alcohol and had caused damage to a motel window. As officers made contact with the female, she was seen to be driving recklessly in a red Chevrolet Camaro in the Comfort Inn parking lot.
According to SCPD reports, the female sped out of the Comfort Inn parking lot turning north onto Mountain View Road and then turning west onto Highway 180. Refusing to comply with the officer's lights and sirens, the driver traveled through the McDonald's parking lot, then north on Pinos Altos Road at a high rate of speed. The driver continued through the property of Mando's Body Shop, striking his mailbox, traveled up a dirt berm, collided with a metal light pole on the south side of Pinos Altos Road, crashed into two trees in the 1400 block of Pinos Altos Road, and nosed into a dip on that 1400 block property. The vehicle then flipped end-for-end landing on its roof and sliding about 10 yards.