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Grant County Spurs 4-H Club new 2025 officers
The new 4-H year for the Grant County Spurs 4-H Club is off to a great start. Our first order of business for the new year was to elect this year's officer team. Congratulations to Rowan Burchett-President, Aubrey Harsh-Vice President, Hunter Weaver-Secretary, Ryleigh Weaver-Treasurer, Amery Jackson-Reporter, Hunter Geren-Sergeant at Arms, and Jameson Runyan-Song and Recreation Leader.
By Roger Lanse
On Thursday, March 6, 2025, at approximately 8:06 a.m. a Bayard Police Department officers were dispatched to Snell Middle School in reference to a school threat. According to a BPD incident report, the principal of the school told the officers that a student came to her that morning reporting she overheard another student state, "I'm going to shoot up the school tomorrow or Monday." The student making the threat was a 14-year-old male from Vanadium.
The report said it was known this student was close friends with the two juveniles arrested the day before for making shooting threats toward Cobre High School where it was reported a handgun was taken to the school. The owner of that handgun reported it stolen, the report stated, but it has not been located.
On March 5 and 6, 2025, the City of Bayard Police Department responded to two separate incidents involving threats to school safety, resulting in the arrests of two juveniles.
In the first incident, officers received information regarding a fight at Cobre High School. Additional intelligence suggested that a weapon may have (been) brought onto school grounds. In response, law enforcement, with assistance from the Grant County Sheriff's Department, Hurley Police Department, Deming Police Department, U.S. Department of Justice-Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, and Explosives and the New Mexico State Police we were able to conduct a thorough investigation. While no weapon was found, a tactical vest was recovered. Out of an abundance of caution, the school was placed on lockdown while personnel from Cobre staff conducted a search to ensure student and staff safety.
A vehicle hit the power pole leading to the Grant County Veterans Memorial Conference Center causing an electrical outage. The townhall has been canceled for tonight March 5, 2025.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... .A deep upper level trough moving across the Four Corners region will induce deepening low pressure over southeast Colorado Monday afternoon. As the pressure gradient tightens, and deep mixing occurs, southwest winds of 30 to 45 mph with gusts to 55 to 65 mph will develop. Meanwhile, a dry air mass will be lingering across region. The combination of low humidity and strong winds will lead to dangerous fire weather conditions in the Red Flag Warning area on Thursday.
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS, LOW RH VALUES, AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS FOR NMZ111...
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands of the Bootheel-
Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-Northern Dona Ana County-Southern
Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley-Otero Mesa-East Central Tularosa
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