From the Las Vegas Optic A gunshot meant for a stray dog instead struck and killed a Mora County man, according to New Mexico State Police. State Police investigators responded to a property on State Road 94 near Ledoux around 8 a.m. on Aug. 8. They’d been called to the rural property to investigate the…
From the Las Vegas Optic West Las Vegas Schools will soon hire two new “co-teachers” for its federally-funded school readiness program Head Start. The Board of Education unanimously approved the hirings during its regular meeting last Thursday. Head Start program managers are also working to train current teachers on the use of Google Meet, a…
From the Las Vegas Optic She called to let him know she was outside with the package. The meeting had been arranged earlier in the day, and now 21-year-old Skye A. Sedillo sat in a car on a road near the San Miguel County Detention Center, waiting for a corrections officer to come retrieve the…
From the Las Vegas Optic Las Vegas City Schools has again violated the state’s public records law, according to the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government, a nonprofit dedicated to government transparency. The district was chided by the New Mexico Office of the Attorney General in late January for charging illegal fees for access to…
From the Las Vegas Optic The two men accused of killing 16-year-old Adelina Tafoya and injuring two other teens in a July shooting will remain in custody at the San Miguel County Detention Center until trial. Nico L. Barela, 30, was arrested July 24. Roger A. Tait-Gomez, 29, was arrested in the early-morning hours of…
From the Las Vegas Optic A man and a woman returning from a fishing trip discovered the body floating in the Gallinas River on Sept. 14, 2019. “They’re not moving or nothing,” the man told a 911 operator. “They’re just floating.” Under the bridge at Independence Avenue and River Road, down a treed embankment along…
From the Las Vegas Optic Antonia Louise Bernal was killed on a mild summer evening 12 years ago this week while visiting Las Vegas from Springer during the Rough Rider Motorcycle Rally. It was July 25, 2008, and Bernal was the passenger on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle riding south on Grand Avenue. As the bike neared…
From the Idaho Business Review Garrett Lofto has been working for the J.R. Simplot Company for more than 28 years. In fact, it’s the only company he’s ever worked for. His lengthy, and ongoing, career with the private family-owned company began in his native Canada in 1992, and he and his family relocated from Manitoba…
From the Idaho Business Review From an early age, Odette Bolano knew she wanted to enter health care administration. After graduating from Texas Christian University with a nursing degree, she went on to pursue a master’s degree in health care administration from the University of Houston. She’s worked as a critical care nurse and as…
From the Idaho Business Review Karen Baker attributes her career successes to other great leaders willing to share knowledge with her. “From the very beginning, I think it came down to mentors,” Baker says. “I’ve been fortunate to always have a great leader around me that really wanted to share their wisdom.” Baker’s career began…
