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3 hrs ago | Ruidoso News

Greentree Authority reaffirms Lincoln County single vote

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.

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Related Topix: Ruidoso, NM, Carrizozo, NM, Ruidoso Downs, NM

3 hrs ago | Ruidoso News

Lincoln County, Ruidoso could be using same signs to send warnings

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.

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Related Topix: Ruidoso, NM, Ruidoso Downs, NM

Wed May 22, 2013

Ruidoso News

White Goods Drop-off Day set for June 1 in Ruidoso

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)

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Related Topix: Ruidoso, NM

Ruidoso News

Ruidoso man receives a one-year sentence two years later

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

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Related Topix: Ruidoso, NM, Capitan, NM

Ruidoso News

Youth camp job fair draws about 70 applicants

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

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Related Topix: Ruidoso, NM, Fort-Stanton, NM

Ruidoso News

Truck crashes in front of courthouse, driver arrested

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.

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Related Topix: Carrizozo, NM, Ruidoso, NM

Tue May 21, 2013

Ruidoso News

Lincoln County Detention balances population near capacity

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.

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Related Topix: Prison, Carrizozo, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

Ruidoso News

Four arrested on drug trafficking charges

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

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Related Topix: Drugs, Ruidoso, NM, Ruidoso Downs, NM

Ruidoso News

Lincoln County Commission kills funding request over perceived conflict of interest

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.

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Related Topix: Ruidoso, NM

Ruidoso News

Lincoln County to consider moratorium on subdivisions

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.

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Related Topix: Carrizozo, NM, Ruidoso, NM

Thu May 16, 2013

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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