Hidalgo County Commission Deliberates Hidalgo General Hospital Closure
Hidalgo County commissioners met in a special session on Friday June 6 to discuss closing Hidalgo General Hospital which shut doors June 5 after months of financial strain and doctor shortages. The board weighed payroll, records, caretaker duties, ambulance operations, and liability as district officials sought to preserve emergency services while planning a future reopening.
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Hidalgo County
Hidalgo General Hospital
Hidalgo General
Jerry Veck
Commission
Sara Callaway
Veck
Chaires
McNutt
Eres
EMT
Jacinto Lopez
Lopez
Lordsburg
Dr. Lopez
Brown & Root Rumors Stir Lordsburg Housing Rush
Local chatter speculates Brown & Root may return to Hidalgo County for work after a caller to Lordsburg’s Spanish Arms Apartments sought to reserve 500 rooms and assemble a housing list. Brown & Root and Playas expansion talk are unconfirmed, with no current projects on the books.
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Hidalgo County
Brown & Root Construction Co
Houston
Tex
Phelps Dodge
Playas
Hidalgoree Lordsburg
Harold Johnson
Lordsburg
Blakely
Johnson
Brown & Root
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Ryan
Ryan
Gene Dunham
Asarco
el Paso
Hachita
Deming
Lordsburg Youth Center Opens New Roller Rink
The Lordsburg Youth Center dedicated a new roller skating rink on Sunday June 4. County Commissioner Frank Chaires urged his colleagues to skate, while Jerry Veck and Sven Thygerson hesitantly joined. After a brief session, all three returned their skates as Doning operates the rink for youths and adults. another county funded rink is nearing completion in Animas.
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Hidalgo County
Frank Chaires
Lven Thygerson
Jerry Veck
Lordsburg
Frank ‘Kiki’ Chaires
Sven Thygerson
Chaires
Thygerson
Veck
County Commission
Animas
Doning
Fire truck needed by Animas after shed fire
It was only an old shed and a few corrals but Animas needs a dependable fire truck. A small blaze broke out about 4 15 Friday and destroyed a small building, prompting calls for better equipment.
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Animas
Impounded Ballots Shake Hidalgo County Sheriff Primary
In Hidalgo County eight precincts had voting machines impounded after a legal move by Eugene F. Moore, the Democratic sheriff’s nominee who will run unopposed in November. An opponent’s relative oversaw machines. tallies slowed as state police supervised the process, with impoundment set for at least ten days to verify results.
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Hidalgo County
Eugene F. Moore
Moore
Sixth District
Hidalgo
McCarty
Sims Bowers
Bowers
Sixth
Norman Hodges
New Mexico
Tricounty
Petra Estrada
Pat Paulos
Rosa Lina Salinas
Art Bryan
Dolores Herrera
William Collins
Thygerson
Fausto Noce
Pablo G. Gandara
Gandara
John J
Jerry
Veck
Roy Hatch
Rebecca Diaz
Patricia Paulos
Julia K. Fisher
Animas Board Sets June Meeting Date and Place
The Animas Board of Education will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, June 8 at 8 30 P M in the Animas Elementary Library. The public is invited to attend.
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Animas Board of Education
Animas
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Emt’s
Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff's Dept
Mildred Vermillion
Frank Taylor
Trict Court
Taylor
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