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Vincent Ray Quezada
February 6, 2026 — Sixth Judicial District Attorney Norman R. Wheeler announced that Vincent Ray Quezada, 28, has been held without bond following charges of one count of Child Abuse, Resisting, Evading or Obstructing an Officer – Misdemeanor, Assault (unlawful acts, threats or conduct)-Petty Misdemeanor.
Deputy District Attorney Mark Abramson represented the State during the hearing before the Honorable Judge Runnels of the Sixth Judicial District Court. Judge Runnels granted the State's Motion for Pretrial Detention, finding that Quezada posed a danger to the victim and the community. The judge's decision considered that Quezada had purchased a weapon, threatened the victim in a public setting, and refused to comply with officers' commands.
Grant County Commission holds work session 010626, part 2
[Editor's Note: This is part 2 of the the first Grant County Commission meeting of the year, held on Jan. 6, 2026.)
By Mary Alice Murphy
This article on the Grant County Commission work session held Jan. 6, 2026, begins the county reports.
Kim Dominguez, Corre Caminos director, gave her quarterly report. She noted that the grant application for the 2027 fiscal year is pending Department of Transportation review. She said the department has always been rated high, which is beneficial to their grant funding. She said she expects the report in April or May, and generally the grant is awarded in June or July, at which point she will begin the budgeting process for FY 2027.
For the first quarter 2026 ridership [federal fiscal year first quarter, running from Oct. 1-Dec. 31 2026], Corre Caminos had a ridership of 18,371, including Corre Cantinas [which offers rides on weekend or holidays for those who plan to drink alcohol at a bar or event, so they don't have to drive intoxicated].
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-
Including the cities of Red Rock, Virden, and Lordsburg
1130 AM MST Wed Feb 4 2026
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust.
* WHERE...Lordsburg Playa, including Interstate 10 between the
Arizona state line and Lordsburg.
* WHEN...Until 6 PM MST this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.
By Lynn Janes
The Silver City Consolidated Schools held a work session and regular meeting January 20, 2026. Members in attendance included Ashley Montenegro, Michelle Diaz, Patrick Cohn, Mike McMillan and Kimberly Klement. Superintendent William Hawkins also attended.
Work session
During this work session they swore in the reelected board members. Matthew Runnells, magistrate judge came to swear in Montenegro, Diaz and Cohn. Runnells said he appreciated each one for serving but, "You can't have a full-time democracy with part-time citizenship."
Work session adjourned
Regular meeting started.
By Lynn Janes
The town of Bayard held a regular meeting January 21, 2026. Attendance included Mayor John L. Ojinaga, Eloy Medina (phone), Eloy Gonzales, Gilbert Ortiz and Charles Gray. Martha Salas, city clerk, also attended.
The council approved the agenda.
The mayor made his appointments for the next year with the approval of the council on all.
Mayor pro tem would be Eloy Gonzales this year. Ojinaga said he had made the change from Medina because Medina has so many other boards and commission responsibilities. He also serves as the EMS supervisor. Ojinaga felt he needed someone that would be available at a moment's notice. Gonzales had been on the council for three years and is retired so he had a lot more availability. Gonzales abstained from the vote.
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