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Monday Jul 6 | St. Joseph News-Press, St. Joseph, MO

Day Two: The storms descend

Dennis and Melissa Villhauer are enjoying the blue skies of eastern New Mexico. Miles covered: 290 miles Day Two started with a fast run through the nothingness of the Oklahoma Panhandle and ended 26 miles short of our planned destination, Taos.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Kansas City Star

Historic NM hotel closes 5 years after remodel

For sale: A bit of the Old West. The historic Eklund Hotel - complete with refurbished guest rooms, a saloon with bullet holes in the tin ceiling and a resident ghost - has closed its doors.Worried townspeople in Clayton, population 2,100 in far northeastern New Mexico, are looking for someone to buy the downtown landmark and reopen it."It's been ...

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

Democracy for New Mexico

ACLU Files Suit Against Private Prison in Clayton, New Mexico

Today, the ACLU of New Mexico sued the Geo Group corporation and several employees of New Mexicoa s newest private prison in Clayton, New Mexico alleging violations of the rights of seven inmates to be free from cruel and unusual punishment.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

KOB-TV New Mexico

Operator of private NM prison sued by 7 inmates

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the operator of New Mexico's newest private prison on behalf of seven inmates.

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Sat Jun 06, 2009

Quay County Sun

Nominations sought for cowboy gathering's heritage award

The annual Cowboy Gathering is looking forward to honoring those who carry on traditions.

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Thu Jun 04, 2009

Silver City Sun-News

Senior centers could close July 1 without new managing entity

SILVER CITY The four Grant County seniors centers in Gila, Santa Clara, Mimbres and Silver City could close on July 1 if a new contractor to operate them is not found, according to Karla Van Gundy of the state Area Agency on Aging.

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Tue Jun 02, 2009

City of Albuquerque

Clayton Heights MRA Public Meeting

The City of Albuquerque Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency is hosting a Community Meeting to present and receive comments on the DRAFT Clayton Heights MRA Plan, generally bounded by Avenida Cesar Chavez on the north, Colombia Avenue and Girard Boulevard on the east, Gibson Boulevard on the south, and University Boulevard on the west.

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Mon Apr 13, 2009

Amarillo.com

Rain makes soggy Easter in Panhandle

Rain late Sunday afternoon made for a soggy Easter in much of the Texas Panhandle and parts of eastern New Mexico.

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Wed Mar 18, 2009

Ruidoso News

Lois Aldrich turns 100

With a sharp, clear mind and direct delivery, Lois Opal Wilkinson Aldrich stood and addressed a crowd gathered at the Capitan Library on Satur-day beginning with, "I want to straighten out a few things about my years of teaching and the grades I taught." A friendly chuckle went through the crowd that had come to honor Aldrich in the marking of her ...

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Wed Mar 04, 2009

KOAT.com

Fire Restrictions Set For Northeast NM Grasslands

Fire restrictions go into effect Wednesday for the Kiowa and Rita Blanca national grasslands in northeastern New Mexico near Clayton.

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Thu Feb 12, 2009

Amarillo.com

N.M. man killed after semi strikes vehicle

A man was pronounced dead at the scene of an accident near Dumas on Tuesday after a tractor trailer collided with his car, Department of Public Safety officials said.

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Mon Feb 02, 2009

KOB-TV

Bent follower talks about death wish

A New Mexico cult member has spoken exclusively to Eyewitness News 4 about why she wants to die for Wayne Bent, the man she believes to be God but a jury convicted as a child molester.

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Fri Jan 30, 2009

KOB-TV New Mexico

Strong City sect member removed from compound

A member of a northeastern New Mexico religious sect has been removed from the sect's compound near Clayton by sheriff's deputies so they can convince her to eat.

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Wed Jan 28, 2009

Quay County Sun

Phone scam targeting Quay County residents

A phone scam is targeting the customers of the First National Bank of New Mexico in Quay and Colfax counties.

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Sat Jan 24, 2009

KRQE

Road plan touts thousands of jobs

President Obama's recovery plan to use taxpayer money to kick start the economy may pave the way for a boost in highway construction and employment in New Mexico starting as early as March.

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Wed Jan 14, 2009

The War on Guns

Mysterious

The gathering place for a merry band of Three Percenters. Monday, January 12, 2009 The Mysterious Disappearance of Ray Sutton "On Aug.

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Mon Jan 12, 2009

KOB-TV

Three NM high schools rank silver in national report

Three high schools in Albuquerque, Los Alamos and Taos earned silver medals in a U.S. News and World Report ranking of 'America's Best High Schools.' No high schools in New Mexico earned gold medals in the ...

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Tue Dec 30, 2008

KOAT.com

New Mexico News Brief, Tuesday, Dec. 30

The head of an apocalyptic sect who was convicted of sexual misconduct with a teenage female follower is set to be sentenced Tuesday in Las Vegas.

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Mon Dec 15, 2008

MyHighPlains.com

Cult Leader Guilty

An apocalypitic cult leader has been found guilty of sexual contact of a minor. Wayne Bent, 67, is a self-described messiah and leader of the Lord Our Righteousness Church near Clayton, New Mexico.

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