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A Serafina woman was killed when the vehicle she was in crashed.

Carole Eagen-Floyd, 70, was pronounced dead at the site of the crash.  

State police officers were alerted to a single-car crash around 11 p.m. Saturday. The crash occurred in the northbound lanes of Interstate 25 near Ilfeld.

The officers’ investigation has revealed that David Floyd, 56, was driving a 2000 Dodge Neon north on Interstate 25 when the left rear tire blew out.

The head of the Rancho Valmora treatment center near Watrous say it’s closing because of a state decision on funding for such services — a change supported by a state lawmaker who represents that area.

The closure means the loss of 65 jobs, said Bill McKay, president of Social Learning Environments, which runs Rancho Valmora and similar centers in Fort Davis, Texas, and Missoula, Mont. Rancho Valmora was Mora County’s largest employer, he said.

Paul Maez, who works in the county clerk’s office, is closely examining registrations to make sure voters are assigned to the right political districts.

In so doing, he’s finding some oddities.

At the beginning of the year, Maez, who is now the elections bureau supervisor, essentially swapped jobs with Melanie Rivera, who was elected county clerk. Maez served as county clerk for two four-year terms, but state law bars him from running for a third term in a row.

An advocate for a police oversight board says she wants a constructive approach toward the issue.

Pat Leahan of the Las Vegas Peace and Justice Center, who helped organize a recent meeting dealing with police oversight, told the City Council earlier this month that an Optic headline, “Residents complain about police,” mischaracterized the meeting.

She said the meeting didn’t focus on complaints, but rather sought solutions.

“Our goal is partnership, not divisiveness,” she said.