Lincoln County News

The Lincoln County Mobile Command Unit was sent to the county's Dispatch Center in Carrizozo to help with 911 service after lightning struck the antenna.

Several times during the Carrizozo board of trustees regular council meeting July 8, the mayor, trustees and guests thanked the Chamber of Commerce, the fire department and Valle del Sol developer Dan Dattola ...

A proposal to turn sludge into energy and cut power requirements in half at a revamp wastewater treatment plant was shoved to the side last week.

Two women from Lubbock found late Tuesday after getting separated from family a day earlier.

Mississippi Highway Patrol officials say motorist attention when driving on state interstates and highways can help prevent accidents like one that occurred early Monday.

While he's glad to see a week of rain reduce the fire hazard, Lincoln County road boss Albert Hernandez said the precipitation Saturday caused flooding and nearly washed out some culverts around the county.

Lynda Sanchez shows off an 1870 Busch compass. The artifact will be among those displayed at the Fort Stanton museum after the complex officially is transferred to the State Monuments Division.

El Capitan Precious Metals Inc. has signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Forest Service regarding the permitting of 112 exploration drill holes in Lincoln County, New Mexico.

Far be it for us to weigh in on the legalities of the case, or to presume the outcome, but the announcement that injured Lincoln County Sheriff's Deputy Robert Shepperd is suing his dead assailant's estate has ...

When lightning ignited more than a dozen fires around Lincoln County a few weeks ago, property owners, volunteer firefighters and employees of state and federal agencies joined forces to fight the blazes.

A Lincoln County deputy shot four times by a wanted felon is suing the dead offender's estate, his mother and the New Mexico Department of Public Safety.

Within the next 40 days, Ruidoso may grow by more than 515 acres. Village Attorney Dan Bryant reported Tuesday to village Planning and Zoning commissioners that the Municipal Boundary Commission met the ...

Democrat Harry Teague and Republican Ed Tinsley are in a financial league of their own as congressional candidates in New Mexico.

Breaking from the traditional, Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce board president Freda Howard McSwane and Chamber director Sandi Aguilar decided attendees at this year's chamber banquet needed something fun to ...

Three days of intermittent rain delivered 1.76 inches to Ruidoso, according to the National Weather Service office staff in Albuquerque.

Taking a tough stance to protect their county from hardrock mining negative impacts, Lincoln County commissioners last week approved a resolution in support of the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007.

Not happy about a request for lodgers tax money coming in after an event already occurred, Lincoln County commissioners were ready last week to establish a rule to reject all late requests.

In April, Lincoln County Commissioner Jackie Powell wondered if anyone at the state level was keeping track of the "big picture" of water resources.

A Community Wildfire Protection Plan was adopted last week for Lincoln County, but commissioners delayed action for two months on a proposed fire ordinance.

With the number of claims against the Lincoln County Indigent Health Care Fund and the monthly expense required to cover them increasing each year, county commissioners decided not to change income eligibility ...