Carrizozo News

Michael Ortiz knows the New Mexico State University community may be wary of a presidential finalist who is a former Lobo, but he says his University of New Mexico background is nothing to worry about.

A centralized rural addressing office with a new employee to handle technical privacy issues is being researched for action by Lincoln County Manager Tom Stewart.

State Rep. Nate Cote, center, chats with Alamogordo City Commissioner Ed Cole, seated, before the start of an Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee meeting Friday afternoon at the Elks Lodge.

The president of Cal Poly Pomona announced Tuesday that he was one of five finalists to be president of New Mexico State University, according to a prepared statement.

Lincoln County property tax bills will begin arriving in mailboxes Thursday. County Treasurer Beverly Calaway told county commissioners Tuesday that 30,266 tax bills would be mailed today by her staff in Carrizozo.

A new warden has been named as the head of the Lincoln County Detention Center and he's not a new face in town.

A resolution in support of film-making in Lincoln County was placed on hold Tuesday as county commissioners asked for time to sort out representation and proper attribution for scenic backdrops and buildings.

When state officials cut gross receipts taxes in 2004 on "essential" grocery food sales and on medical services, they promised to make up the drop in tax revenue for municipalities and counties.

Editor's note: Police logs are provided to the Daily News by the Alamogordo Department of Public Safety.

Roswell Goddard at Clovis, 7 p.m. Class 2A Gruver at Texico, 6 p.m. Class 1A Loving at Fort Sumner, 7 p.m. 8-man Melrose vs.

A special meeting of Lincoln County commissioners is set for 8:30 a.m., today to conduct an executive session to discuss threatened and/or pending litigation, and purchase, acquisition or disposal of real property.

For reasons too many to list here, animal welfare in Lincoln County has often become a political football, complete with infighting inside of organizations and sparring between organizations.

With the blessing of Lincoln County commissioners, but no formal appointments, a panel of animal advocates is being formed to review the county's animal control ordinance and recommend changes, keeping in mind fiscal restrictions.

A mid-day round-trip ride from Ruidoso to Carrizozo and back won't be happening for at least another year.

An arrest warrant was issued in February 2008, for Mary Wolfe, 43, after allegedly attempting to purchase crystal meth for undercover state police officers in Ruidoso.

Vroom, vroom means money and rain. Early arriving motorcyclists at the Golden Aspen Motorcycle Rally this week rode through wet conditions that held high temperatures in the low-60s. "When Ron started this event 40 years, he was really on to something," Tim Ackerman said.

The Bexar County Sheriffs Office, San Antonio, Texas, returned William E. Johnston, 46, to Lincoln County after his Aug.

The failure of officials in the Village of Capitan and Town of Carrizozo to complete their addressing systems places their communities at risk for prompt emergency services, warn-ed Lincoln County Manager Tom Stewart.

The filming of The Book of Eli last spring filled the town of Carrizozo with a beehive of activity, people and assorted moving making business.

The Torrance County Commission appointed Deputy Assessor Betty Cabber to the position of assessor due to the retirement of Assessor Jim Shields.