Ruidoso Downs News

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.