Mescalero News

The comedy duo Cheech and Chong will perform as part of their Light Up America Tour at 8 p.m. Jan.

Three incumbents lost their seats to challengers in the Mescalero Apache general election earlier this month.

Otero County Electric Cooperative will have a "planned outage" of services at 4 a.m., Sunday.

On the ballot this election are a number of bond questions. Bond A relates to seniors, Bond B for libraries, Bond C for health facilities, and Bond D for higher education and special schools.

We move here or visit the area to escape some of the modern world's annoyances. Yet those troublesome reminders follow us - even if they are purportedly in our best interest.

The man accused of murdering a woman in Mescalero and burning her body in Juarez before abandoning her 2-year-old son on the streets of that city is set to stand trial in March.

Prayer service for Jacob Martinez, 24, of Mescalero will be at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct.

The Ski Run Road Challenge got off to a 8 a.m. start at Eagle Creek Sports Complex.

Barbara White, 39, of 1610 Hawaii Ave., was sentenced to six days in jail, given 360 days probation and assessed $242 in fines and court costs for possession of drug paraphernalia.

Early voting for the Nov. 4 election has begun. In addition to the national, state, and regional elections, you will see other items on the ballot.

Chon Miranda cracks out in the bareback riding at the Grants High School Rodeo last month.

Rollover accident southeast of Ruidoso on Tuesday sends three others to hospital.

The public is invited to an "wrap party" celebration with the cast and crew of the Transformers sequel this Saturday at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino in Mescalero, New Mexico.

An employee of Walker Towing at 1704 10th St. reported that between 5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Monday, a tan and pink 1988 Ford Ranger with a license plate No.

Carlos Silverio Jr., 23, of 2113 Stardust No. 6, was arrested on a Magistrate Court warrant and a Municipal Court warrant for alleged failure to appear.

Robert Sayen, 18, of 2350 Apache, was arrested on a Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear.

Charles Edgar Hugar of Mescalero passed away Sept. 3, 2008, at Ruidoso. He was born in Altoona, Penn., on July 25, 1930.

Avlora Urban, 23, of 5 South Road, was arrested on a Municipal Court warrant for failure to pay fines.

Bob Ewing, left, owner of Premier Pellets, which will make wood pellets for stoves, discusses his new venture during an interview Thursday at the company's location near Tularosa.

Mack Hunter, 60, of 523 Maryland Ave., was arrested on a Municipal Court warrant for failure to pay fines.