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  • Looking Ahead - News - Feb. 17, 2014

    Watershed Alliance
    Hermits Peak Watershed Alliance will host Bill Zeedyk, who has designed and implemented restoration projects in various states. He will share techniques and ideas on maintaining and improving rural unpaved roads to reduce erosion and increase water-catchment and drainage. 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19 at Leveo Sanchez Lecture Hall, G-35.

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  • Weather - Feb. 17, 2014

    Monday
    Sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind 10-15 mph, becoming southwest 15-20 mph in the afternoon. Partly cloudy at night, with a low around 32. Southwest wind around 15 mph.

    Tuesday
    Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 10-15 mph. Partly cloudy at night, with a low around 31.

    Wednesday
    Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy. Partly cloudy at night, with a low around 32.

    Thursday
    Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

    Sunrise ... Sunset
    6:45 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.

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  • Crews monitor WIPP for radiation

    The Associated Press

    CARLSBAD — Officials checking the presence of airborne radiation at an underground site in southeastern New Mexico where the U.S. government seals away low-grade nuclear waste say surface tests have detected no contamination.

    Samples were taken at several sites around the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant after an air monitor found radiation on the underground levels of the facility around 11:30 p.m. Friday, the U.S. Department of Energy said in a news release.

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  • Editorial Cartoon - Feb. 17, 2014
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  • Amtrak route worth saving

    It’s no secret that northeastern New Mexico’s economy is struggling. Many businesses throughout the region are fighting for their lives as area cities and villages shrink in population.

    It’s a trend playing out in rural areas across the nation as more people flock to big cities in search of jobs.

    Given the challenges this region is facing, we fail to understand Gov. Susanna Martinez’s lukewarm response to a plan that would keep Amtrak’s Southwest Chief running through the region.

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  • Another Perspective - Water projects critical for NM

    By Pete Campos and Ryan Flynn

    In November, Gov. Susana Martinez asked the Legislature to allocate 60 percent of the available capital outlay, or $112 million, to water infrastructure projects throughout New Mexico. The governor’s proposal is to fund projects that will improve watersheds and rivers, provide a clean supply of drinking water to New Mexico’s communities, make critical repairs to dams and invest in water research at our state’s public universities.

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  • Dons grab district title in OT clash

    For the first time in a decade, the road to the District 2-3A championship in boys’ basketball must go through Gillie Lopez Gym.

    West Las Vegas (17-6 overall, 7-0 District 2-3A) clinched the regular-season district title — its first since 2004 — and the No. 1 seed in next week’s district tournament.

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  • Jr. Cardinal Classic on tap

    The Robertson High School wrestling team and coaching staff will sponsor the Junior Cardinal Classic the last week of February.

    The Cardinals are coming off a runner-up finish in this past Saturday’s district championships in Tucumcari and are preparing for this coming weekend’s state tournament in Rio Rancho.

    The Junior Cardinal Classic is open to children in kindergarten through fifth grade.

    Schedule is as follows, with all practices and the tournaments to be held at McFarland Hall on the Robertson High School campus:

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  • Raton hangs on vs. Lady Cards

    Working for rebounds and playing heads-up defense, the Raton Lady Tigers scored a key district victory Saturday afternoon at Robertson, 55-45.

    With one week left in the regular season, District 2-3A squads are jockeying for position in the district tournament, which opens on Feb. 24.

    Robertson (11-14, 3-4) has been trying to keep pace with Pojoaque Valley for the No. 2 spot, but a skid could drop the team to fourth.

    A Sarandon Walton 3-pointer and a Shania Dorrance hoop provided Raton (16-8, 3-4) a 5-0 head start.

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  • Looking Ahead - Sports - Feb. 17, 2014

    Monday
    No local varsity sporting events scheduled

    Tuesday
    No local varsity sporting events scheduled

    Wednesday
    Basketball
    • Robertson girls (A,B,C) at Taos, 4 p.m., Taos
    • West Las Vegas girls (A,B,C) at Pojoaque Valley, 4 p.m., Jacona
    • West Las Vegas Middle School boys at Los Alamos, 4 p.m., Los Alamos
    Softball
    • LCC at Otero (DH), La Junta, Colo.
    • NMHU vs. Oklahoma Panhandle State (DH), noon, Cowgirl Field

    Thursday

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