According to an advertisement placed in today’s Daily Press by Town Clerk Alfred Sedillo, the Silver City Town Council will vote tonight to approve a $10 million settlement with the family of Nikki Bascom. Bascom was murdered on April 21, 2016, by her former partner, Silver City Police Capt. Mark Contreras, before he turned the gun on himself in the driveway of a Silver City home. “Announcing the settlement at …
An act of vandalism apparently committed last Saturday night left City Hall in downtown Silver City without internet and telephone service into Tuesday, and the outage was predicted to last through today “at least,” according to a text alert sent by the town. “Walk-in customers are still welcome, however no credit card payments can currently be accepted,” the text stated. Town Clerk Alfred Sedillo said the service interruption hadn’t affected …