Rescue by co worker saves woman from carbon monoxide
Carol Lei, in her 70s, narrowly survives after co worker Linda Cekala checks on her Rio Rancho home. Lei fell ill Monday. Wednesday she is hospitalized at St Joseph West Mesa Hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning. Cekala, who visits from across the street, heard Lei’s barking dogs and kept checking until help arrived.
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Tom Sanchez
Carol Lei
Lei
St. Joseph West Mesa Hospital
Linda Cekala
First American Title Company
Rio Rancho
Carol
Cekala
Lopez
Rio Transit adds sixth van for fleet to serve clients
Rio Rancho City Council approved buying a sixth van for the Rio Transit program, a 45 month old service run jointly by the city and Sandoval County for seniors and the handicapped. The van will rotate for maintenance as needed. cost $33,088 funded by remaining FTA grant funds.
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Rio Transit
Rio Rancho
Theity
Sandoval County
Art Corsie
City of
Federal Transit Administration
FTA
Corsie
Rio
Rio Rancho utility faces growing pains and capacity limits
Rio Rancho officials told the new council that the water and sewer system is near capacity with three wastewater plants operating at or near design limits. The city plans a $10.8 million loan to raise plant capacity to about 5 million gallons per day, keeping growth viable through 2005, while evaluating new subdivisions for adequate treatment capacity.
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Jay P. Tharinger
Rio Rancho Utility Commission
Commission
Lewis Poe
Jack Thomas
Joan Kellogg
Felicie Truscio
John
Jennings
The
Utility Commission
Cancer City
Rio Rancho
Larry Webb
Webb
Meadowlark Senior Center
Twe
Rio Rancho High to add classrooms at First Year Academy
Rio Rancho High School plans an addition to the First Year Academy with about 16 new classrooms boosting capacity to around 2700 students. The board eyed bids from nine firms for a roughly 1.6 million project due to overcrowding, with completion possible by early August if notice to proceed is given.
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Jeff Buell
Rio Rancho High School
Rich Herrera
Board of Education
Herrera
Eagle Ridge Middle School
Eagle Ridge
Peoneerer
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