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Councilors, EcoServants celebrate mutual needs

They can be seen in vacant lots and along roadways spraying and digging up the invasive musk thistle plant.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

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Ruidoso Downs Police Briefs July 3

Ruidoso Downs police officer April Dominguez and Ruidoso police officer Matt Christian responded to the Days Inn on Highway 70, June 26, in response to a call that someone was breaking into a vehicle in the parking lot.

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Strings attached to plant funding

A year ago when a price was locked in on specialized membranes for the new regional wastewater treatment plant, officials from Ruidoso and Ruidoso Downs celebrated.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

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Fireworks displays on tap

Fireworks can be purchased along most highways in New Mexico, but that doesn't mean they can be used in Lincoln County.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

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Tribal customers decry loss of Walmart's fabric department

A Mescalero Apache medicine woman is upset over the closure of the Walmart Supercenter fabrics department and says she is not the only one.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

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Ruidoso Downs Race Track to shorten race meet starting 2010

Ann McGovern, front, and Crystal Springs Farm Manager Tom Goncharoff and his wife Leslie share a few moments in the paddock area.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

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Ruidoso Downs votes to split DPS - again

The vote was different. The result the same. The Ruidoso Downs City Council reaffirmed their May 26 vote to split the Fire Department from the Department of Public Safety.

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Summer youth sports

The Hershey's Track and Field Program was created more than 30 years ago to provide competition and promote physical fitness for children 9 to 14 years of age.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

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County backs senior center

The Ruidoso Downs Senior Center will not be closed, Lincoln County commissioners pledged Tuesday.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

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Big fun for kids at Ruidoso Downs

It's a fun daylong celebration for families - especially kids - on Saturday, at Ruidoso Downs starting at 8 a.m., and continuing through the 10-race program.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

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Happy Humor rallies to capture Free Spirit

The Ken Tohill-ridden Happy Humor wore down pacesetter Cajun Gent in the final furlong to score his first stakes win in the $50,000 Free Spirit Handicap on Saturday afternoon at Ruidoso Downs.

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Mon Jun 15, 2009

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Village budget state-bound

Projecting expenditures of $69.28 million in Fiscal Year 2009-2010 and revenues of $58.4 million, Ruidoso village councilors approved a preliminary budget to submit for state review.

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Sat Jun 13, 2009

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NM governor honors artist LeRoy Neiman

Gov. Bill Richardson has declared June "LeRoy Neiman Exhibition Month," in honor of the contemporary artist.

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Thu Jun 11, 2009

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Raton racino OK'd as Correra bows out

The horse track and casino proposed for Raton won its delayed gambling license Tuesday after a controversial and politically connected business figure took himself out of the project.

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Tue Jun 09, 2009

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Don't feed the bears

There was a mother bear shot and killed this weekend in Ruidoso Downs. Now, the man that had to shoot the bear I do not hold responsible for killing the bear.

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Sun Jun 07, 2009

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Lincoln County Regulators re-enact Eastwood's Pale Rider

The Lincoln County Regulators are heading to their Cowboy Action Shooting Range and Western Town at the Ruidoso Gun Club range in Ruidoso Downs on Saturday, June 13.

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Fri Jun 05, 2009

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County proceeds with caution on budget

While Lincoln County's manager said he's comfortable with approval of a $23,316,397 preliminary budget for Fiscal Year 2009-2010, he'll closely watch trends, and cuts may be needed before the final budget is submitted.

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Wed Jun 03, 2009

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Party turns violent; one man arrested

When Phillip Genest woke up, he was in his vehicle on a dirt road with a head injury and didn't remember how he got there or, in fact, where he was exactly.

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Mon Jun 01, 2009

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Aspen Cup set for Saturday

The stakes-winning Shining Moment heading the $50,000 Aspen Cup and the highly regarded Louisiana Senator in the three trials to the Bayer Legend New Mexico Derby Challenge highlight Saturday's 10-race card at Ruidoso Downs.

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Sat May 30, 2009

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Village to Downs: Pay for repairs

A letter is being sent to the city of Ruidoso Downs by Ruidoso village officials asking for reimbursement of the costs connected to temporary repair of bridges washed out in a July 2008 flood on the Ruidoso River.

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