Ruidoso News

Barbara Bergman, interim dean of the University of New Mexico Law School, listens to a candidate for the open district judge seat on Monday.

The 12th Judicial District Nominating Committee has seven applicants to consider for the judicial vacancy caused by the resignation last month of former judge William Brogan.

If hard work, winning smiles and real beauty are what it takes, five young women from Carlsbad and Eddy County could come home with titles from the Miss New Mexico pageant in Ruidoso next week.

With each dry thunderstorm that moves across New Mexico, the chance of another wildfire breaking out goes up.

The Food 4 Kids Backpack Program started by Frank and Elizabeth Potter began with a desire to feed hungry school children and a $2,500 donation to make that dream a reality.

Ruidoso News Theodore Harvey wiped away tears during the ceremony that awarded him his overdue honors.

Beating the summer learning gap has been made easier and a lot more fun with several programs being offered community wide in Ruidoso.

Every VFR pilot who has flown long enough to have gotten himself into and out of a few tight situations knows how insidious the onset of trouble is.

Some side roads in Sun Valley and Enchanted Forest subdivisions north of Ruidoso off New Mexico Highway 48 are slated to be resurfaced.

City Parks & Recreation Department is offering a fishing trip for individuals 50 and older to Grindstone Canyon Reservoir in Ruidoso, on Tuesday, July 16. The cost is $10 per person.

Rate increases that would affect all residential customers in the unincorporated area of Lincoln County and in four municipalities are overdue and needed for the continued viability of the Greentree Solid Waste Authority, administration officials contend.

Bonito Lake near Ruidoso used to be a popular summer destination for New Mexicans, but the Little Bear fire changed that.

The Lincoln County Transit is no longer serving the Inn of the Mountain Gods, the Travel Center or any residents, entities or businesses located outside of Ruidoso and Ruidoso Downs boundaries, the manager of the service said.

Marlon Reyna , 40, appeared May 15, waived the right to an attorney and pleaded no contest to driving without a driver's license and no evidence of vehicle registration.

"I'd hoped to do it now," Pippin said from behind his desk, cluttered with computers, stacks of papers and assorted other tools of the trade that undoubtedly helped Pippin achieve the honor of being the longest running real estate company in Ruidoso.

I learned more about the Mescalero Apache Tribe and also of St. Joseph Apache church through news articles by Dianne Stallings.

Thursday's Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce Casino Night at the Inn of the Mountain Gods was, by first-hand account, a successful, well-populated event.

Agents of the Lincoln County Narcotics Enforcement Unit executed a search warrant May 30 at 132 Birch Drive in Ruidoso, seized drugs and guns and arrested two men.

Veterans Mark Lanham, left, and Jerry Oliver stopped at the Billy The Kid Scenic Byway Visitor Center Saturday.

Ruidoso Downs Patrol Cpl. Christopher Rupp, left, and Ruidoso Patrol Officer Jon Lund talk in the Days Inn parking lot Tuesday after Rupp stopped a car and discovered it was stolen.