Today's News

Members of an electric cooperative serving northeastern New Mexico will consider doing away with health insurance for the Board of Trustees and strictly barring nepotism, among other proposed changes, during the utility’s annual meeting Saturday.

Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative members will consider eight proposed bylaw changes during the meeting, which will last from 9 a.m. to noon at Mora High School.

John Pintek and other members of an informal group of members opposed to the cooperative’s leadership proposed five of the bylaw changes.

Big Brothers Big Sisters held an all-day event at the city recreation center last weekend in hopes of recruiting and matching volunteers to explore new horizons with children looking for positive influences in their lives.

Maggie Romigh, San Miguel County community coordinator, said, “The main thing we need right now is Big Brothers. This afternoon, we’ve got 15 little boys on our waiting list waiting for Big Brothers. This morning, we had 18 kids on the waiting list this afternoon. We’ve already made three matches today.”

The Las Vegas Kryptonite won a 5-3 battle Monday night in Moriarty, adding to its recent win streak.

In the top of the first, the Kryptonite jumped on Moriarty for two runs. Las Vegas leadoff hitter Corey Archibeque reached first on a error and moved to second, and Nicholas Aragon was hit by a pitch. Antonio Arguello scored Archibeque on a fielder’s choice and Aragon would score the second run on a play at home when the Heat catcher attempted to tag the runner out but dropped the ball.

A law firm has increased the reward in the search for the killer of a 6-year-old girl, bringing the total to $10,000.

Albuquerque-based Will Ferguson & Associates is adding $8,000 to the existing $2,000 Crime Stoppers reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect.

Jasmine Garcia, who had recently completed her kindergarten year, was sleeping in her mother’s bed during the early morning of June 15 when a shot ripped through the outside wall facing the street.