Lincoln County News

Lincoln County commissioners and the county attorney previously asserted that based on the original joint powers agreement that formed the authority in 1991, the county should have two votes on the board and each municipality only one.

County Manager Nita Taylor said after Commissioner Mark Doth inquired about how to obtain light-emitting diode signs to allow the county to notify residents and visitors of the level of fire danger and other potentially hazardous conditions, she did some research.

Ruidoso homeowners can help the village, the environment and themselves by participating in the 2013 Village of Ruidoso Free White Goods Drop Off Day on June 1. General Services Director Jeff Kaplan explained that although the village tries to accommodate residents who discard old water heaters and other large appliances, such as refrigerators, the ... (more)

Magistrate Court Judge Lorena LaMay ordered a 37-year-old Ruidoso man to serve a year in jail on an April 2011 conviction.

Some 70 people applied last week for various positions that will come with a juvenile detention facility that is expected to open in October.

Emergency personnel and volunteers help strap 79-year-old Sabino Sandoval to a stretcher after extracting him from his wrecked pickup in front of the Lincoln County Courthouse Thursday afternoon.

The Lincoln County Detention Center is operating close to its maximum inmate population capacity, but the warden told county commissioners he is balancing intakes and releases.

A search warrant executed on a Ruidoso home Saturday resulted in the arrest of four on charges of trafficking in various illegal drugs.

A perception of a conflict of interest prompted a split vote on a request for lodgers tax to distribute a Billy the Kid Scenic Byways brochure promoting Lincoln County.

A moratorium on subdivisions may go into effect even before Lincoln County commissioners approve new regulations requiring developers to buy water rights and create community water systems.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.