Today's News

A local program has sent actors to liquor stores to determine whether the retailers are following state law.  

The Responsible Retailing Forum Prevention Program has been in effect for a few months in Las Vegas.

This project is not connected to law enforcement and is not meant to entrap establishments or staff — rather results are to be used as educational feedback for participating establishments, according to a press release.  

On Tuesday, voters in San Miguel and Mora counties will go to the polls to elect school board members. We urge people to do their duty.

In recent years, school boards in New Mexico have lost some of their powers. They don’t have hiring authority other than picking a superintendent. That’s a good thing; we don’t want elected bodies getting into the day-to-day process of hiring new employees.

At the same time, boards still have much authority over the purse strings. And this is a vitally important responsibility.

The project to build a multi-purpose field at Mora High School has been delayed once again.

The Mora school board has terminated the contract with Bosque Farms-based Lone Mountain Contracting Inc. out of frustration over the lack of progress and quality and the inability to agree on what should happen next, said Dora Romero, the district’s superintendent.

This is the second time the project has experienced a major delay.

During Tuesday’s school board elections, voters will also decide on four-year general obligation bonds for infrastructure improvements.

If approved, there would be no tax increases. However, if the bond issues fail, taxes will go down.

The West Las Vegas School district is asking voters to approve a $5 million bond that would be in effect for four years, while at Las Vegas City Schools, the aggregate principal amount would not exceed $8 million.