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West Las Vegas School district officials are hard at work preparing next year’s budget, and they say the outlook for next year is better than it has been for years.

“I am very happy to say that we haven’t seen a budget this good in quite a few years,” Superintendent Gene Parson said. “We almost feel certain to a point that we can be off emergency supplemental funding.”

So far, the district is expecting next year’s operating budget for next year to be $12.7 million.

By Karl Moffatt
Las Vegas Optic

Bail was set at $100,000 cash or  $200,000 property for Wayne Lovato on Monday after he was arraigned on child abuse resulting in death and other charges stemming from an April wreck on Interstate-25 that left two teens dead and five others injured.

The charges come on the heels on an earlier preliminary hearing during which testimony was heard in the case that will now be tried in adult court, where adult sanctions will be pursued if Lovato is convicted.

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Eleven New Mexico newspapers began sharing content this week as part of a newly created service named Community News Exchange, or CNEx, which is spearheaded by former Optic publisher Tom McDonald.

The Exchange  focuses on small-town community news in New Mexico, seeking to report on issues of interest to readers in the more rural areas of the state. Its intent is to supplement community newspapers with content that no other service provides.

Another Mora native has a doctorate.

Dr. Kathleen A. Romero, AuD., CCC-A recently announced that she is opening her new practice in Albuquerque.

She has worked in Albuquerque with the Hearing Health Center five years. She has now opened her own business,” Audiology Associates “on 415 Cedar SE in Albuquerque.

Romero says that she is honored and excited to have the opportunity to continue serving those with hearing loss and their families. She and her staff offer their services in both Spanish and English.