Social Security Improper Disability Payments Hit $1.3 Billion
The Social Security Administration says about 1.3 billion dollars in disability payments were issued improperly to recipients who were employed while their eligibility should have blocked benefits. The issue affects numerous beneficiaries and prompts review and potential recoveries by the agency.
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Washington
Social Security
Flood aftermath and council action amid road closures
Officials and residents assess flood damage in the past 24 hours while CASA advocates interact with families in court. The council approves an attorney contract as motorists face closures and a Berrendo burst is reported.
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CASA
Bobcats Edge Opponent 20 14 Victory
Packed stands cheer as Bobcats claim a 20 to 14 win on a game day kickoff. Blue and green clad fans fill the venue while both teams charge onto the field.
Flood drains life for Roswell homeless camp survivor
Mary Ann Keegan, once swept from a flood washed camp under the Main Street bridge, remains hospitalized with four broken ribs after a creek bed injury. Neighbors and volunteers distribute clothing, tents, food, and water to remaining homeless near the shuttered Roswell Mall.
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Roswell Mall
Mary Ann Keegan
Tony
Berrendo Creek
Main Street
Jeneva Martinez
Mary Anne
Keegan
Sandra Madero
Colorado flood toll rises to four after body found
Coffee colored floodwaters roared from the Colorado Rockies on Friday causing evacuations across waterlogged communities. The relentless torrents stranded more than 2,500 people and halted most transportation as authorities scaled rescue operations and assessed damage.
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Lyons
Colo
Colorado Rockies
Valley Meat water permit hearing set
The New Mexico Environment Department will hold a public hearing at the 5th Judicial District Court next month on Valley Meat Co. water discharge permit after denying a temporary permit in July. More than 450 public comments were received, spurring the required meeting.
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5Th Judicial District
Valley Meat Co
Water Quality Bureau
Valley Meat
NMED
Kevin Powers
Office of
General Counsel
Powers
USDA
A. Blair Dunn
Dunn
U.S. District Court
Christina Armijo
Rick de Los Santos
Roswell historian Nelson nears 94 with vast local records
Roswell resident Morgan Nelson, turning 94, preserves extensive Chaves County history in 30 to 40 notebooks. His works cover Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico topics from his First Baptist Church to state utilities. He remains a member of the Chaves County Flood Commission as the Berrendo floods.
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Morgan Nelson
Roswell
Chaves County
New Mexico
First Baptist Church
Roswell Historian Nelson to Archive East Grand Plains Works
Nelson born 1919 recalls Roswell in trees and flood memories while planning to turn East Grand Plains and birthplace writings over to the Southeast New Mexico Historical Society. He published one Roswell history by Lucius Dills, proceeds to the Society, limited edition copies $30. See SPOTLIGHT A3.
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Nelson
East Grand Plains
Cottonwood
Roswell
Historical Society of Southeast
The
Historical Society
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