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  • Area Head Start facing cuts

    HOLMAN — Mora-Colfax Head Start is asking area residents to contact their federal elected officials and ask them to end the budget stalemate that is threatening their budget and that could force them to reduce the number of students they serve.

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  • Ex-judge, DA among applicants for judicial post

    Five attorneys, including District Attorney Richard D. Flores and former judge Gerald E. Baca are asking to be considered to fill the post left vacant by the resignation last month of Judge Eugenio Mathis.

    Other applicants are Anna M. Aragon, Floripa Gallegos and Suzanne Gaulin, all of whom practice law in Las Vegas.

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  • Fiesta de la Hispanidad
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  • Settlement reached on ‘river of tires’

    A settlement has been reached on the massive tire dump near Wagon Mound.

    On Friday, State Land Commissioner Ray Powell and state Environment Secretary Dave Martinez announced a global settlement among the state government entities, Daniels Ranches and Kansas Equity Investments.

    The massive tire dump, which has an estimated 300,000 scrap tires, will get cleaned up as part of the agreement, according to a news release from the State Land Office. The agreement calls for the tires to be removed.

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  • Watershed group gets funding

    Submitted to the Optic

    The Hermit’s Peak Watershed Alliance, a local nonprofit that addresses watershed health in the Las Vegas area and surrounding communities has been awarded funds from the New Mexico Environment Department to do a variety of projects to improve water quality and overall watershed health in the upper Gallinas Watershed.  

    The two-year funding grant is for $230,000.

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  • In Brief - New Mexico News - March 25, 2013

    The Associated Press

    Plan could force tax hike  
    The New Mexico Legislature’s decision to phase out state reimbursements to local governments for not taxing food and medicine could lead some city and county governments to raise taxes.

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  • Looking Back - March 25, 2013

    In 1963

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  • Looking Ahead - News - March 25, 2013

    Multi-Media Nature Art Show wrapping up
    The Multi-Media Nature Art Show “Community Rights Above Corporate Might” is now showing through March at Estella’s Café, 148 Bridge St. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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  • Weather - March 25, 2013

    Monday
    A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1 pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Wind chill values as low as -1. Southeast wind 10-15 mph, becoming south in the afternoon. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. A 20 percent chance of snow before 1a.m. Partly cloudy at night, with a low around 15. East wind 10-15 mph, decreasing to 5-10 mph after midnight.

    Tuesday
    Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 10-15 mph. Partly cloudy at night, with a low around 29.

    Wednesday

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  • Bookstore opens
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