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By Lynn Janes
The town of Hurley held a regular meeting November 12, 2024. Attendance to the meeting included Mayor Ed Stevens, councilors Nanette Day, Reynaldo Maynes, Keana Huerta and Pete Ordonez.
Public input
Ted Shinkle has owned a home in Hurley for 20 years and he came to give public comment regarding the license request from DRI Metals. "DRI Metals is a junk yard, and I think it is a very, very bad idea to have a junk yard at the entrance of our town." He felt people would not want a house behind the junk yard and it would devalue the property in town. Junk yards generate considerable hazardous material. He listed what he thought the hazardous waste would be oil, gas, antifreeze and battery acid. It would be dripping on the ground and would smell bad for years. He added that with old cars you have old tires and referred to the fire on Rosedale Road and the resources it took to put that fire out. "We want some cleaner and less offensive businesses, and a junk yard would make them less likely to come to Hurley. It will have a negative effect on the community for years to come." He urged the council at the very least to table the application until further study had been done.
By Lynn Janes
The town of Bayard held a regular meeting November 12, 2024. Attendance included Mayor John L. Ojinaga, Pro Tem Eloy Medina, councilors, Frances Gonzales, Eloy Gonzales and Gilbert Ortiz. Martha Salas, city clerk, also attended.
Consent agenda
The council approved the consent agenda that included minutes, police department report, wastewater report, maintenance report, fire department report, library report and accounts payable. It also included training conferences for Robert Terrazas, wastewater supervisor and Hector Carrillo, police chief.
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{Editor's Note: This author photographer could not stay for the entire day of any of the three days, so the photos come from a few on Friday and the parts including and after the Grand Entry on Saturday and Sunday.
Photos and article by Mary Alice Murphy [Photos are in three separate shows, the few on Friday, then many more on Saturday and Sunday.]
The Red Paint Powwow and Indian Market, presented by the Chiricahua Apache Nation and the Red Paint Tribal Council, took place Nov. 15, 16, 17, 2024 at the WNMU Intramural Gym.
Friday was free admission and featured dancers showing students some of the traditional dances. Indian Market vendors began setting up the merchandise and food venues for visitors.
Deming, NM – Using the Automatic License Plate Recognition system (ALPR), New Mexico State Police arrested an individual who struck and killed a bicyclist.
On November 23, 2024, at approximately 1:00 p.m., NMSP officers were dispatched to a fatal accident involving a vehicle and bicyclist on State Road 11 near milepost 8. A passing motorist noticed debris and a bicycle in the dirt off the shoulder of the road and stopped to check the area. They called 911 when they saw a man, identified as 69-year-old Kevin O'Leary, deceased near his bicycle. The suspect vehicle had fled the scene and there were no witnesses.
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