Capitan News

Ronda and Randy Dougherty, owners of Ran La Roca Glass are pleased to announce that they have moved into the Historic La Paloma Saloon and Museum four doors down and across the street from their old location, directly across from the Historic Court House in Lincoln, N.M. This new space will house not only the gallery but includes a working studio.

Older generations in New Mexico are now better educated than the younger generation in terms of credentials beyond high school.

Reopening the juvenile treatment facility near Fort Stanton, previously know as Camp Sierra Blanca, has received backing from village trustees in Capitan.

Wednesday night, a long time servant of Lincoln County celebrated her retirement party with her friends and family.

A request of a landowner near Capitan to divide his ranch into seven large tracts of private property along with leases of state land will be reviewed by a Lincoln County advisory committee before county commissioners express a position to state Public Lands Commissioner Ray Powell.

Windy conditions forecast for much of the rest of the week moved Lincoln County fire officials to ban outdoor burning.

Ruidoso Officer Jon Lund and Cpl. Larry Smith responded to the 100 block of Randle May 15 for a report of a violent subject.

A caravan of 4-wheel drive vehicles departed last Saturday from the parking lot at Capitan Schools.

Ruidoso police and Crimestoppers report a new attempt to separate you from your hard-earned money.

Eric Collins, left, presents the final plat for Unit 1 of the Capitan Trading Post to Capitan trustees, from left, Dennis Haskell and Ricky LaMay.

The council already allocated $10,000 as start-up money for the group in exchange for providing youth programming and services.

Flyers handed out in village hall prior to the beginning of the Ruidoso Village Council meeting Tuesday were confiscated by the police chief at the direction of Mayor Ray Alborn.

An inflatable Smokey Bear peeked out of the pines in Smokey Bear Historical Park over the weekend as the village of Capitan celebrated another year of Smokey Bear Days.

Returning for another year of music, the National Dance Institute of New Mexico will be in Capitan schools next week to teach new and returning students a bit about the performing arts.

Smokey Bear, who helped NASA earlier this year celebrate its 50th anniversary, is being called into service again.