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Thursday | Journal-Advocate

Mile Marker: Monta o House

Visit Lincoln, north of Ruidoso, to explore the Lincoln County War and you'll find the MontaA o house across the street from the Anderson-Freeman Museum.

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Related Topix: Ruidoso, NM

Wed May 15, 2013

Ruidoso News

Lt. Gov. Sanchez hears local concerns

Local officials provided their hopes and aired their concerns to New Mexico's second in command Thursday.

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Related Topix: Ruidoso, NM, Susana Martinez, US Governors, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Dolly

Ruidoso News

Lincoln County Transit service cut to five days a week

Public transportation in the Ruidoso area will be cut to a five-day per week offering.

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Related Topix: Ruidoso Downs, NM, Ruidoso, NM

KCBD-TV Lubbock

Panel to consider vacant judgeship in southern NM

A bipartisan panel will meet in Alamogordo next month to screen candidates for a vacant state district court judgeship in southern New Mexico.

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Related Topix: Alamogordo, NM, Susana Martinez, US Governors, Otero County, NM

Tue May 14, 2013

Ruidoso News

Prison time contested

Elmo Silva Jr. looks at the deputy district attorney during a hearing in District Court Friday on a motion Silva filed to attempt to get more credit for time served in prison on a 1990 conviction for rape, false imprisonment and attempted murder.

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Related Topix: Prison, Ruidoso, NM, Ruidoso Downs, NM

Thu May 09, 2013

Ruidoso News

Fire-fighting plane to arrive at Ruidoso airport May 19

A small plane used in rapid responses to wildfires will arrive at Ruidoso's municipal airport May 19, and remain stationed there for much of the fire season.

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Related Topix: Ruidoso, NM, Alamogordo, NM

Ruidoso News

No deal again

Denny Ward empties his pockets as Lincoln County deputy sheriffs stand by to take him into custody for a violation of his conditions of release in District Court May 1. Ward was in court for a change of plea hearing and Deputy District Attorney John Sugg told Judge Karen Parsons Ward had been charged in Magistrate Court.

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Wed May 08, 2013

Ruidoso News

Easy money, your money

In these tough economic times people are looking for ways to make easy money and scams are providing them with the money they want, your hard-earned money, a Ruidoso police detective said.

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Related Topix: Ruidoso, NM

Ruidoso News

Weather official says regional drought may worsen

The ongoing drought, particularly this past winter's lackluster snows, continues to show up on the Rio Ruidoso.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, Ruidoso, NM

Ruidoso News

Birthday bear

Smokey is surrounded by children from the Region IX Head Start program during his visit to the community garden outside of the Smokey Bear Ranger Station on Friday for his birthday.

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Ruidoso News

Mesa Verde open in Ruidoso

The ribbon is cut as Mesa Verde Enterprises moves into the Ruidoso area concrete and asphalt market.

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Related Topix: Ruidoso, NM, Otero County, NM, La Luz, NM

Ruidoso News

County reviews agencies' financial requests

After listening to more than a dozen representatives of external agencies asking for help with their annual budgets, Lincoln County commissioners tentatively approved about $326,000 in requests, cutting more than $45,000 from initial submissions for the Fiscal Year 2013-2014 preliminary budget.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Ruidoso, NM, Ruidoso Downs, NM, Capitan, NM, Corona, NM

Tue May 07, 2013

Ruidoso News

Attorney's role questioned in lawsuit

The past association of the attorney for Lincoln County with a private garbage hauler is being questioned by officials of Greentree Solid Waste Authority as they try to secure a court ruling on responsibility for a debt repayment.

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Related Topix: Ruidoso Downs, NM

Ruidoso News

CYFD to bring 50 jobs to Lincoln County

Fifty jobs will be added to Lincoln County's economy in the coming months. The New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department will conduct a Ruidoso job fair next week to fill the positions at the new CYFD juvenile center located at the former Camp Sierra Blanca west of historic Fort Stanton.

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Related Topix: Ruidoso, NM, Fort-Stanton, NM, Education Etc.

Fri May 03, 2013

Ruidoso News

Smokey Bear Days return to Capitan

Sometimes someone becomes a symbol, sometimes a symbol finds a representative - as was the case when a little black bear was rescued from the Capitan Gap Fire 63 years ago, later to become the national symbol of fire prevention, Smokey Bear, until his death in 1976.

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Related Topix: Capitan, NM, Fire, Cloudcroft, NM, Home Gardening, Home

Ruidoso News

Free training sessions at ENMU-R

Free ENMU-Ruidoso training in cyber security with a focus on SCADA , solar photovoltaic installation and first responder/fire fighting for solar systems will conclude this month.

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Related Topix: Ruidoso, NM, Fire

Ruidoso News

State looks to intercept funds

Some time in the not too distant future Lincoln County may have less of a say in its process for assisting low-income county residents by covering some of the cost of medical bills.

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Related Topix: Ruidoso, NM

Ruidoso News

Rain forecast bleak

Into a third year of extremely dry conditions, the Ruidoso area is expected to remain very arid going into this summer.

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Related Topix: Ruidoso, NM, Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, Albuquerque, NM

Thu May 02, 2013

Alamogordo Daily News

Ruidoso Public Library's Children's Books about Mexico

Adults should not underestimate juvenile literature. I am currently teaching a class on the History of Mexico at ENMU-Ruidoso. Our Ruidoso Public Library has both adult and children's books on the topic.

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Related Topix: North America, World News, Mexico, Ruidoso, NM, Inventions, Science / Technology, Life, Food, Chocolate, Aztec, NM

Ruidoso News

Trash collection rates could increase

Customers of garbage collection services using the regional landfill south of Alamogordo may see a slight increase in their rates down the road to compensate for a 2 percent jump in tipping fees aimed at covering expenses and the cost of future disposal cells.

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Related Topix: Alamogordo, NM, Otero County, NM, Ruidoso, NM