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July 08, 2020 The Chronicles of Grant County
The Chronicles Of Grant County Boston Hill A cactus is seen growing on an outcropping at Boston Hill Open Space in October of 2012. (The photograph was provided by Steve Douglas through Flickr. Mining companies and railroads were critical elements in the early growth of Silver City and Grant County. One such entity was the Massachusetts and New Mexico Mining Company. Headquartered in Boston,…
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Update includes five additional COVID-19 deaths

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Thursday announced 207 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
60 new cases in Bernalillo County
2 new cases in Chaves County
3 new cases in Cibola County
2 new cases in Curry County
46 new cases in Doña Ana County
2 new cases in Eddy County
1 new case in Hidalgo County
3 new cases in Lea County
1 new case in Lincoln County
7 new cases in Luna County
37 new cases in McKinley County
1 new case in Otero County
3 new cases in Rio Arriba County
1 new case in Roosevelt County
9 new cases in Sandoval County
18 new cases in San Juan County
3 new case in Santa Fe County
2 new cases in Sierra County
2 new cases in Socorro County
2 new cases in Torrance County
1 new case in Valencia County
1 new case among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Otero County Prison Facility

The Department of Health on Thursday reported five additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19. Those cases are:

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Members of the Western New Mexico University board of regents approved an amended fiscal year 2020-21 budget and voted to continue advancing the university toward its energy efficiency goals during a meeting on Thursday morning. They also heard from WNMU President Dr. Joseph Shepard, who reported on the university's plans to reopen this fall using a hybrid model.

"We will not create a zero probability of COVID, but we can be prudent," he said. "All of this could change on a dime, based on the governor's orders."

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[Editor's Note: This is part 4 of two long Commission meetings on June 16 and 18. This one will begin with the agreements.]

By Mary Alice Murphy

Grant County commissioners reviewed agenda items at the work session on June 16, 2020. Some items involved a great deal of discussion, some of which was addressed in a previous article citing the public input at the regular meeting on an agreement, which will be addressed in this article.

Previous articles can be viewed at http://www.grantcountybeat.com/news/news-articles/58582-grant-county-commission-hears-presentations-at-work-session-061620-and-at-regular-session-061820-part-1 , http://www.grantcountybeat.com/news/news-articles/58600-grant-county-commission-addresses-agenda-items-at-work-session-061620-and-regular-meeting-061820-part-2 , and http://www.grantcountybeat.com/news/news-articles/58630-grant-county-commission-deals-with-agenda-items-at-the-june-16-work-session-and-june-18-regular-meeting-part-3

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Update includes four additional COVID-19 deaths

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 156 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
34 new cases in Bernalillo County
4 new cases in Chaves County
2 new cases in Cibola County
8 new cases in Curry County
21 new cases in Doña Ana County
3 new cases in Eddy County
7 new cases in Lea County
1 new case in Lincoln County
24 new cases in McKinley County
1 new case in Otero County
4 new cases in Rio Arriba County
1 new case in Roosevelt County
8 new cases in Sandoval County
14 new cases in San Juan County
1 new case in Santa Fe County
2 new cases in Taos County
2 new cases in Torrance County
1 new case in Union County
2 new cases in Valencia County
2 new cases among individuals held by federal agencies at the Torrance County Detention Facility
14 new cases among New Mexico Corrections Department inmates at the Otero County Prison Facility

The Department of Health on Wednesday reported four additional deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19. Those cases are:

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On June 20, 2020 at approximately 8:23pm, Grant County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to assist in a high-speed pursuit which began at the Interstate 10 Customs & Border Protection checkpoint at milepost 121 in Dona Ana County.

The pursuit continued through Luna and Grant Counties with multiple agency involvement. Grant County Deputies assumed the lead role in the pursuit on U.S. Highway 180 East at milepost 133 (south of Hurley, NM.). The pursuit ended when the suspect vehicle collided with a fence at a residence in the Village of Santa Clara, NM. No injuries were observed or reported by the three occupants of the vehicle.

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By Roger Lanse

Town Manager Alex Brown told the Silver City Town Council at its Tuesday, June 23, 2020 meeting that he is still not at a point where he can make a final concrete decision regarding the fiscal year 2020-2021 budget, "It's going to be changing throughout the fiscal year as we get information about what is happening in the economy." He said he is looking more in the range of a 14-15 percent decrease rather than the 15-22 percent decrease he originally anticipated.

Brown stated that based on new water accounts opened in the last two months, people from out-of-state are starting to move here. "The last time I looked," he said, "It was like 160 some new accounts."

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