Weekend Outlook: sunny with mid 80s highs and cool lows
The forecast calls for mainly sunny skies with highs around the mid 80s and nightly lows near 50s. On Monday temperatures peak near 86 degrees with a low of 51 degrees as the conditions hold steady.
Lovington Chamber Seminar on Developing A Better Business
The Lovington Chamber of Commerce hosts a seminar on Monday April 22 from 1 30 p m to 5 p m at the Troy Harris Center priced 20 for members 30 for non members Toby Leser and Associates presents topics on business etiquette self image tailoring products services and communication customer loyalty employee selection orientation and training marketing and related topics.
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Lovington Chamber of Commerce
Troy Harris
Toby Leser
Your Story Could Save Your Life
Lea County DWI Program hosts monthly Victim Impact Panel where speakers recount how impaired driving affected lives. attendees include offenders required to participate and share experiences to influence behavior. Andrea Chavez notes many speakers move offenders to tears, underscoring impact.
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Lea County
Andrea Chavez
Lovington Lights It Up Blue Autism Event Monday
Lovington's Autism Center for Education hosts the 3rd annual Lights It Up Blue on Monday April 8 at the Urlacher Training Center from 4 to 6 PM. The family event offers 9 jumpers a video game truck face painting balloon animals door prizes a DJ games raffles and vendor booths with hotdogs chips and drinks for five dollars.
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Lovington
Autism Center For Education
LACES
Urlacher Training Center
Urlacher Center
Obama Proposes Cuts To Social Security Budget Plan
President Obama releases a Fiscal 2014 budget plan seeking to slow growth in Social Security and other benefits while raising taxes on the wealthy. The proposal targets chained CPI inflation, Medicare spending cuts, and limits on tax preferences, aiming to reduce the 10 year deficit by about 1.8 trillion dollars.
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Jim Kuhnhenn
Associated Press
Washington
Barack Obama
GOP
Obama
John Boehner
Boehner
Ohio
White House
Lovington Library Hosts Scavenger Hunt for Library Week
Lovington Public Library hosts a community scavenger hunt on April 19 to celebrate National Library Week. Clues are in the Lovington Leader on April 9 and 16 Tuesday editions and April 11 and 18 Thursday editions. Call 396-3144 for details.
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Lovington Public Library
Lovington
American Library Association
ALA
Laws and Rumors Drive Ammo Shortage Across Stores
Gun lovers stockpile amid tighter controls and rumors of government hoarding. Walmart in Albany reports three-fourths of ammo cabinets empty and early-morning limits, while Dick's Sporting Goods enforces three-box-per-day caps and presales lines. Stores nationwide feel the squeeze as shoppers rush for .22 and .223 rounds, with gun shops in North Carolina also selling out quickly.
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Michael Virtanen
Associated Press
Albany
N.Y
Walmart
Dick’s Sporting Goods
New York
Hunter
Mark Smith
Smith
Dick’s
Hunter’s Haven
Rolesville
N.C
Raleigh
Dean Turnage
Barack Obama
Preliminary Hearing In 2nd Day For Local Accountant
Local bookkeeper Karen Dunn faces embezzlement fraud and racketeering charges as a second day of hearings continues before Magistrate Judge David Finger. Prosecution witnesses described alleged unauthorized withdrawals totaling over 32 thousand from Vasquez Trucking and 260 thousand from LG Oilfield Services via electronic debits and forged signatures. Defense questions Miranda's investigation as testimony proceeds.
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John Graham
Karen Dunn
David Finger
Dunn
Dunn Accounting and Tax Service, LLC
Vasquez Trucking
Vasquez
Leonardo Garcia
Levington
David Miranda
Casey Vasquez
Miranda
Barry Crutchfield
Man Shot Dead North of Hobbs Identified as Gregory Alley
Lea County deputies investigated a fatal gunshot found at the 3200 block of West Jones Road near Hobbs. The victim was Gregory Alley, 44, of Hobbs. Investigators are processing the scene and seeking leads. no arrests have been made. Call the Criminal Investigations Division at (575) 396-3611 or Crime Stoppers at (575) 393-8005 with information.
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Lea County Sheriff's Department
Hobbs
West Jones Road
Gregory Alley
Criminal Investigations Division
House Group Finalizing Immigration Bill
A bipartisan House panel works on a sweeping immigration bill offering work permits and a long path to citizenship for millions living illegally in the United States. The process would take at least 15 years for many, with tighter border controls and employer enforcement. Rep. John Carter said actual language would be released soon.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
United States
Senate
Barack Obama
U.S
John Carter
Texas
Capital Tonight
YNN
Carter
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