Cadets linked to NMMI assault no longer on roster
Three cadets involved in the November ninja style attack at New Mexico Military Institute are no longer listed among current cadets. Ejiroghene Sipho Michael Adjekuko and Chance Butler were removed from the roster, while the 16 year old Alabama victim also did not appear on current rosters. Butler faces aggravated assault and battery charges and has a February trial date in Roswell. Adjekuko faces a contributing to delinquency charge set for January 7.
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Pampa
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Ior
Colts
Chaves County
Steven Bell
5Th Judicial District Court
Children’s Court Division
Roswell
Children’s Court
Freddie Romero
J. Michael Thomas
Thomas Hawranek
Broncos
Istrate
Daniel Reyes Jr
Public Defender's Office
K.C. Rogers
ENMU Roswell Graduation Speaker Melissa Juarez Addresses Diverse Learners
Melissa Juarez, the featured speaker at ENMU Roswell winter graduation, reflects on her year and a half on campus. She notes many age groups attend classes and says it’s never too late to pursue education while graduates celebrate with diplomas Thursday night.
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Melissa Juarez
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell
ENMUR
Juarez
Martinez touts 16 percent drop in overdose deaths
Gov. Susana Martinez announced a 16 percent decline in New Mexico drug overdose fatalities from 2011 to 2013. Data from the CDC show the state falling from first to third nationally by 2012, with NM below West Virginia and Kentucky for the first time since 1992.
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Susana Martinez
New Mexico
U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
West Virginia
Kentucky
Los Alamos cleanup funds trimmed in Congress budget bill
The budget measure would boost funding for cleanup after a radiation leak at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant by 100 million dollars while cutting 40 million for Los Alamos National Laboratory cleanup. LANL faced a summer deadline to move thousands of barrels from outdoor storage as it worked toward a milestone to ship waste to WIPP. Governor Martinez pressed for faster removal.
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U.S. Senate
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Lab
WIPP
Roswell Toyota Christmas Tree Contest Seeks Schools
Roswell Toyota runs its first Christmas tree decorating contest with 3000 in prizes. Schools including Dexter High Goddard High Shine program Proj Celebration University High and Valley Christian Academy submit trees. Ballots due by 6 p.m. December 31 at the dealership 2211 W Second St. Roswell. First prize 1500, second 1000, third 500. An extra 100 will be donated for any school credited with a sale referral.
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Goddard High School
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Valley Christian Academy
Second St
Toyota General
Mike Baker
Baker
Roswell Toyota
Haley Norris
Newly elected county officials attend two day training conference
More than 100 newly elected and current county assessors, commissioners, and sheriffs from around New Mexico attended the 2014 Better Informed Public Officials Conference in Santa Fe. The event, hosted by the New Mexico Association of Counties and County College New Mexico EDGE, offered ethics governance and media relations training. Veterans panelists shared lessons on balancing county duties with personal life as a media panel discussed press relations.
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Santa Fe
New Mexico Association of Counties
County College
New Mexico Edge
BIPO
Steve Kopelman
NMAC
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Cific
San Juan
Clyde Ward
Bernalillo County
Maggie Hart Stebbins
Sandoval
Glenn Walters
Union County
Van
H. Robertson
Robert Garcia
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