Lou Chorney sensed something was not quite right in the urgency in an older woman's voice. She was insisting on buying almost half a million dollars in gold bars.

The town of Bayard held a regular meeting August 20, 2025. Attendance included Mayor John L. Ojinaga, Mayor Pro Tem Eloy Medina and Councilors, Frances Gonzales (phone), Eloy Gonzales and Gilbert ...