Local News Releases

Bayard Police Department

Tuesday, Dec. 17

Welfare check
Rogers and Blackhawk streets
Male standing on the edge of the road screaming and hollering. Deputy made contact with male/he is looking for his dog.

Wednesday, Dec. 18

Welfare check
Virginia street
Caller advised she can hear a female screaming that she needs help that someone is hitting her/it sounded like someone was hitting her then it was muffled afterwards. Officer made contact with a male and a female walking and they were yelling at each other/nothing physical.

Monday, Dec. 16

Fraud/embezzlement
Lance Drive
Someone used her card to purchase $800 worth of plane tickets.

Unattended death
Broken Arrow Drive – Silver Acres
Caller went to check on his 76-year-old mother and found her deceased/she appears to have fallen/she had diabetes and complained of feet issues. Deputy – call out OMI. OMI advised about 40 minutes.

Monday, Dec. 16

Unwanted subject
E. Kelly Street
Caller advising a named female is refusing to leave/she is on the porch telling caller she is holding the house because it is moving and is destroying property/she is a friend. Officer – female left property.

Welfare check
Cedar Street
Caller from G&G Towing advised to check on a named female/they responded to jump start her vehicle and now the driver can’t get her to come to the door and the garage door is open with the vehicle running/she did have a back injury. Officer had negative contact.

Welfare check
N. Texas Street and W. Broadway
Subject lying in a sleeping bag/has been there all morning. Officer – everything is okay.

Serving out of Wilderness Ranger District in Mimbres, New Mexico

SILVER CITY, NM, Dec. 19, 2024 – The Gila National Forest recently welcomed a newly minted federal law enforcement officer, Silver City's own Nick Delgado, to its ranks. Delgado fills the void of a long-vacant law enforcement position on the forest, delivering increased capacity for emergency response, public safety, and natural resource protection services.

"I couldn't be more thrilled to have another seasoned law enforcement officer among our ranks," said Gila National Forest Supervisor Camille Howes. "Being from the Silver City area, Nick brings a wealth of knowledge of the forest and its communities."

Delgado hails from Silver City, New Mexico, where he previously served as a Seargent in the Silver City police department. He completed his federal law enforcement training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in 2024 and completed his field training just last week. Now, LEO Delgado is fully certified and working out of the Wilderness Ranger District in Mimbres, New Mexico, where he will increase law enforcement field presence across the forest.

"I'm proud to be a part of the Gila National Forest; to do my part to help care for the land and provide service to our communities and visitors," said Delgado. "I look forward to interacting with visitors, sharing my knowledge of the forest, and protecting our shared natural resources."

Congratulations, Nick, and welcome to the Gila! For more information contact Maribeth Pecotte at 575-388-8211 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Tom Wingo and Carol McMurrain lived in southwest Montana and during winters they headed south in their camper, searching for warmer weather and rockhounding. When they came upon Ajo Arizona they loved its plaza and small-town charm.

“We heard about the Ajo Samaritans and, drawn to their mission, became involved. We found our niche with their support of the migrant shelters in Sonoyta, Sonora, Mexico: we found it very meaningful to actually meet the people trying so desperately for a better life for themselves and their families,” McMurrain said.

They soon moved to Ajo full-time. “When Ajo Samaritans decided to withdraw from shelter work at the end of 2022, a few of us decided to continue to support the shelters. We formed a little club which eventually morphed into our nonprofit, Samaritanos Sin Fronteras. During the summer of 2023, we began helping Humane Borders with water barrels along the wall just west of the Lukeville port of entry because asylum seekers were pouring in by the thousands,” she said.

The agenda for the meeting is attached.

The members of the WNMU Board of Regents, including Regent President Dr. Mary Hotvedt, Regent Vice-President Dr. Lyndon Haviland, Dr. Daniel H. Lopez, Dal Moellenberg and Secretary/Treasurer and Student Regent Trent Jones.

The WNMU Board of Regents Executive Session meeting is at 10:00 a.m. The Special Session begins at 11:00 a.m.

The Board of Regents will convene the Special Session virtually through Zoom at https://wnmu.zoom.us/j/5755386880 . Viewing is open to the public both via Zoom and in the Seminar Room of the Thomas B. McDonald Student Memorial Center.

A Grand Rounds will take place at Southwest Bone and Joint, given by Dr. Peter Holguin, Child Psychiatrist, Thursday night 12/19/24 at 5:30.

The one-hour CME (continuing medical education) is being offered for Medical Providers and Nurses. Topic is Inattention and Self-Harm in Adolescents. Dr. Holguin was raised locally and completed his medical training at UNM in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

They are looking to provide remote services through ECHO project for rural areas. All professionals who work with children and adolescents are welcome. This includes, but is not limited to: Doctors, Nurse Practitioners, PAs, Teachers, Counselors, Nurses, and Probation Officers.

Public Notice
Announcement

Office Closure
The Town of Silver City Offices
Will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday, December 24 and 25, 2024
In observance of Christmas Holiday.
From our family to yours,
Merry Christmas!
Offices will re-open Thursday, December 26, 2024
8am – 5pm