Bayard resident Suzette Marrufo discovered that the tap water in her home was brown and cloudy Wednesday, and not only reached out to Bayard City Hall for help, but also took to Facebook, posting a picture of a cup of brown, cloudy water to warn fellow residents of the issue. “I wanted to notify other residents so that they wouldn’t consume the water and get sick,” she said. Although the …
The Bayard City Council, during a special meeting Monday, voted unanimously to terminate now-former Chief of Police Cornel Stemley who was sworn into service a mere two months ago. While Bayard Clerk-Treasurer Kristina Ortiz and Councilor Eloy Medina had both previously reported that Stemley was “under investigation” after a Feb. 8 incident in which Stemley acted in his capacity as chief while driving his personal vehicle neither …
During their regular meeting Monday, the Bayard City Council voted to continue Police Chief Cornel Stemley’s paid administrative leave, rescinded employment offers to two potential police officers and heard an update report from the Stantec Engineering firm on various road improvement projects. Additionally, a request to use the Bayard Little League field this weekend was denied. Shortly after calling the meeting to order, the council excused themselves to a back …
While new Bayard Police Chief Cornel Stemley hit the ground running, the trajectory of what appeared to be progress for the Mining District community’s Police Department came to an abrupt halt earlier this month: Effective Feb. 14, the new chief was suspended by Mayor Chon Fierro and placed on paid administrative leave. After the Daily Press was tipped about the suspension on Feb. 15 multiple calls to Fierro …