Commission sets 2pm tax rate certification and planning votes
Chaves County commissioners will certify state set property tax rates at a 2 p.m. meeting in Santa Fe and Roswell areas. The agenda includes planning board member appointment, DWI council appointees, asset trades, and multiple interagency agreements.
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Chaves
State Department of Finance and Administration
Santa Fe
Roswell
County Planning and Zoning Commission
Joe Velasquez
al Snipes
DWI Planning Council
Hubert Quintana
McPherson North
DFA
Suspect arrested in Pena slaying in Roswell
Roswell investigators arrested Tony Urioste 19 of 404% E Fifth St for the murder of Ray Pena 22 of 1618 S Jackson Dr. Urioste led officers to Pena’s body in the yard in front of his home and allegedly confessed. He was charged with open murder and arraigned in Municipal Court. Detective Lopez credited tips from the public. An unrelated homicide and a rash of vehicle thefts were also reported with a 1997 Pontiac Sunfire and a 1993 GMC Safari minivan among missing vehicles.
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Roswell
Ray Pena
Tony Unoste
E. Fifth St
S. Jackson Drive
Cmdr
Lopez
Urioste
Arioste
Pena
Arieste
Pat Jennings
Edward Sanchez
Sanchez
McMurtry
N. Main St
Petitions Delivered to Governor Over Rehab Center Closure
More than 165 Save the Rehab Center petitions with 3,300 signatures were hand delivered to Gov. Gary Johnson by Rep. Richard Knowles. Arthur McQuiddy, president of the Rehabilitation Center Foundation, said the group sought to prompt a reconsideration of the center's closure as nursing supervisor Marcy Wilson noted broad state support and hopes for another petition drive. Historical counts show the center served thousands in 1906 across multiple units with regional patient origins.
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Save the Rehab Center
Gary Johnson
Arthur McQuiddy
The
Rehabilitation Center Foundation
Richard Knowles
R.roswell
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Legislative Finance Committee
Marcy Wilson
Roswell
Max Coll
Ray Sanchez
NBC sportscaster goes on trial for sodomy and assault
Arlington, Va. AP report says Mary Albert and a female companion testified as the sportscaster faced charges of sodomy and assault. Prosecutors described a hotel room incident with force and coercion while Albert’s lawyer argued the acts were consensual. Albert, 53, pleaded not guilty.
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Arlington
Mary Albert
Benes
Albert
Roy Black
Mary
SIO
Day of Caring a Success for United Way Event
Carla Marley, event chair woman, said 70 to 75 individuals and business people spent the day assisting United Way of Chaves County agencies. Most agencies participated. a few did not. Shannon Hitt reported the drive raised $54,673 toward a $600,000 goal as of Friday.
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United Way Day of Caring
Carla Marley
United Way of
Chaves County
Marley
United Way
Shannon Hitt
Raindrop Round Hits Roswell Overnight Weather Update
Rain fell in Roswell area overnight with an official report of 0.75 inch at the Roswell Industrial Air Center. Residents across Roswell reported varied precipitation around the region including six mile hill and near the Roswell Mall with notes of 0.68 to 1.5 inches in intermittent spots.
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Roswell
Roswell Industrial Air Center
Herb Armstrong
New Mexico Medical Center
Bob & Eva LaGrange
Shirley Sears
Six Mile Hill
New Mexico
USA
N.M
Artesia enrollment inches toward projection gains
Artesia Public Schools total enrollment stands at 3,820 with only slight misses from projections. The district reports 10th grade and fifth grade above target, while ninth grade trails. kindergarten and first grade meet or exceed, with funding based on half the total student count and an average of about $4,000 per pupil.
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Artesia
Mike Phipps
Phipps
Tom Brokaw Says News Has Not Gone Soft
New York AP reports Tom Brokaw says television network news has changed with cable and technology but remains serious. He notes viewers now know breaking stories thanks to the Internet 24 hour news and local outlets.
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New York
Tom Brokaw
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