After several canceled meetings, the Bayard City Council met again Monday at the Bayard Community Center for the first time in more than a month and a half. While the meeting was mostly dominated by resident comments and concerns, Clerk-Treasurer Kristina Ortiz also gave notice of a “fraud incident” the city fell victim to earlier this year and provided long-awaited clarification regarding a money order that former Chief of Police …
There is $91.2 million in the N.M. Unit Fund as of Sept. 30, a roughly $10 million increase over last year, according to a New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission report delivered to the state Legislature on Thursday. ISC Director Rolf Schmidt-Petersen told the Daily Press that the fund’s growth was “thanks to investment returns.” The original $66 million N.M. Unit Fund was created as part of the 2004 federal Arizona …
Five of seven Silver City candidates in the Nov. 2 consolidated local election hopped online Thursday evening to join a candidate forum hosted by the Daily Press via Zoom, and while forums in previous years have been held in person, the online format did not deter residents from participating. Several constituents chimed in with written questions for their potential future representatives, who also fielded inquiries from Daily Press reporter Geoffrey …