Artesia man charged with murder in dog dispute shooting
Ruben Lopez, 25, was charged with open murder in the first degree and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after a Monday night shooting in the 900 block of Bullock Court Artesia. The victim, Ronald McClean, 34, died Tuesday at Artesia General Hospital. Witnesses say Lopez threatened the girlfriend’s family over a sold dog and fired at McClean when he intervened.
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Bullock Court
Ruben Lopez
Ronald McClean
Artesia General Hospital
McClean
APD
Gracie Gonzales
Gonzales
Lopez
Ruben
Trevier Gonzalez
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Roswell Awards $18.1 Million Recreation Center Contract
Roswell City Council awarded Waide Construction the $18.1 million recreation and aquatic center project using the CES cooperative purchasing system. Site work begins soon at Cielo Grande Recreation Area with sewer water and electrical installations. City officials note Waide is largely Roswell-based and favor keeping jobs local.
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Waide Construction
Recreation Center
Roswell
Recreation and Aquatic Center
Waide
Cielo Grande
Montana Avenue
West College Boulevard
Cooperative Educational Services Cooperative
CES
New Mexico
Infrastructure
Mittee
Jeanine Corn Best
Lisa Dunlap
City of
Cielo Grande Recreation Park
Euthanizations High at Roswell Shelter
Roswell city animal shelter reports high euthanization rates with 902 of 2,907 animals brought in euthanized through August. In August 461 animals were admitted, 148 euthanized, while adoptions and reclaim efforts cut overall euthanasia numbers from last year’s 1,047.
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Roswell
E. McGaffey St
Pending BLM plan concerns voiced by Chaves County officials
Chaves County officials reiterated worries about a draft management plan for federal land that began over six years ago and remains unpublished for public review. The Carlsbad Resource Management Plan would guide BLM decisions on oil and gas exploration and agricultural activity once adopted, likely many months or a year away.
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Chaves County
Carlsbad Resource Management Plan
BLM
Bureau of Land Management
Washington, D.C
Carlsbad
Jim Stovall
Pecos Valley
Roswell
George MacDonell
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