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Silver City-Grant County Chamber of Commerce held awards banquet 121423
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- Published: 16 January 2024 16 January 2024
Article by Mary Alice Murphy; Photos (below) by Lynn Janes
Silver City-Grant County chamber of Commerce Director Romeo Cruz said: "We're here and we're Grant County Proud to present our annual community awards"
Members of the Gaffney-Oglesby Detachment 1329 Marine Corps League posted the colors, followed by Kaili Martin singing the National Anthem. Trent Petty gave the invocation.
Cruz thanked Savory Kitchen and Catering LLC for providing the meal.
He then introduced the keynote speaker, Western New Mexico University President Joseph Shepard.
Two Wanted Felons Arrested in Grant County
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- Published: 16 January 2024 16 January 2024
GRANT COUNTY – On January 11, the New Mexico State Police Crime Suppression Bureau teamed up with District 12 Uniformed State Police officers to conduct a warrant operation focusing on those with felony warrants who have a violent criminal history, violent current warrant charges, and a history of resisting law enforcement.
6-year-old Child Shot by 14-year-old in Hurley
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- Published: 13 January 2024 13 January 2024
HURLEY, NM – On January 12, the Hurley Police Department requested the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau to investigate a shooting involving a 6-year-old child.
State Police agents learned that Hurley police officers responded to the 200 block of D Street for reports that a 6-year-old child had been shot. When officers arrived, they saw a 14-year-old juvenile running from the scene. Officers detained the juvenile, who had a dismantled handgun and ammunition in his pockets.
Suspect in homicide by vehicle arrested and charged
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- Published: 12 January 2024 12 January 2024
Suspect in homicide by vehicle and accident involving death or personal injuries, arrested and charged.
On January 10, 2024, at approximately 11:17 A.M. Santa Clara Police Department received a tip on the whereabouts of David Allen Smith. Santa Clara Police and the Grant County Sheriff's Office responded to the area of 302 E. Pinon Street in Santa Clara where officers made contact with David Allen Smith.
Dog bites Good Samaritan
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- Published: 12 January 2024 12 January 2024
By Roger Lanse
Some days, it just doesn't pay.
The Silver City Police Department's Animal Control Officer was dispatched to a dog bite call to 3821 Gold Street on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, at about 2:59 p.m. According to an SCPD incident report, the victim, a 33-year-old female, told the ACO a female neighbor had fallen in the female's driveway across the street and was calling for help.
While the good Samaritan was helping her neighbor to her feet, the neighbor's dog, a brown and white mixed-breed dog named Bailey, came from in back of the house and biting the victim's pantleg "got her leg, not really breaking the skin," the report said. The neighbor explained the dog got away from the kids and is very protective of the family. The victim's husband showed the ACO a picture of a "small red pinch mark on his wife's leg." The blotter entry indicated the victim refused medical attention.
Thorough police work identifies thief
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- Published: 12 January 2024 12 January 2024
By Roger Lanse
On Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, at approximately 2:59 a.m., a Silver City Police Department officer was called to 1512 N. Gold Street in reference to the theft of a go-cart. According to an SCPD incident report, the victim, a 52-year-old female, reported a male had stolen a red and black go-cart from her front porch about five minutes prior to her call.
The victim told the responding officer that her surveillance camera caught a male entering her front yard and pushing the go-cart off her property which was clearly marked with a No Trespassing sign. The two-seater go-cart was purchased about two years ago from a junkyard for $600, the victim stated, and had been restored to a "fully operational, and in excellent, condition," worth much more than the original purchase price of $600.
From the WNMU President's Letter to faculty and staff
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- Published: 11 January 2024 11 January 2024
(Editor's Note: This author will use the same technique as used on the NMHED letter, which will include quotes and paraphrases of what is stated in the letter. The Beat prefers to offer all sides of a situation. To view the article on the NMHED letter, please visit https://www.grantcountybeat.com/news/news-articles/82043-nmhed-reports-on-limited-scope-review-of-supporting-documents-from-wnmu-s-president ]
By Mary Alice Murphy
Western New Mexico University President Joseph Shepard in his letter to faculty and staff noted that many recipients were likely aware of the recent articles about him and the university.
"With all of the wonderful accomplishments we have achieved over the years, I am disheartened by the rhetoric and disparaging comments with many of them not true or accurate and lacking context," Shepard said. He said he has always believed in making investment in WNMU, using fundraising for infrastructure, equipment and technology, as well as investing in the character of "those who are working in and around those buildings. I invest in you and our future."
NMHED reports on limited scope review of supporting documents for WNMU's presidential expenses
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- Published: 10 January 2024 10 January 2024
By Mary Alice Murphy
[Editor's Note: This article will paraphrase and quote from the NMHED letter which this author received.]
The letter from the Acting New Mexico Higher Education Department Cabinet Secretary, Patricia Trujillo, was also coped to the WNMU Board of Regents President Mary E. Hotvedt, as well as to the NMHED external audit manager, NM Department of Finance and Administration's cabinet secretary and principal analyst, to the chief of staff of the office of the governor, NM Legislative Finance Committee fiscal analyst and State Auditor Joseph M. Maestas.
It begins by expressing appreciation for receipt of supporting documents for expenditures noted in "recent media reports."