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 …
While Bayard Police Chief Cornel Stemley, who began working for the city roughly six weeks ago, planned to have a fully staffed department by this month, the department still has but one on-duty officer and the chief, who was suspended Feb. 14, may soon be out of a job. In a March 1 letter addressed to Stemley, a copy of which was obtained by the Daily Press, Mayor Chon …
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 …
During their regular meeting Monday, the Bayard City Council approved two expenditures and an ordinance pertaining to an economic development grant awarded to G-Boyz Beef Jerky. Police Chief Cornel Stemley welcomed crime analyst intern Abby Lee, who presented an analysis of Bayard crime over the last eight years. Two Bayard residents also addressed the council regarding ongoing ordinance violations at M&M Bayard Auto Service. G-Boyz owner Andres Gomez IV, along …
More than two decades ago, Mining District communities banded together to secure funding for a wastewater plant to service the three municipalities of Bayard, Hurley and Santa Clara. Since the plant’s construction, the majority of the effluent water released from the plant has been pumped to Freeport-McMoRan’s Chino Mines Co. The mine, however, does not have a use for the water roughly 400,000 gallons per day, according to Santa …