Sierra firefighters place second at regional Combat Challenge
Two Sierra Volunteer Fire Department members, Chris Mann and Richard Ramirez, placed in Tyler Texas regional Combat Challenge and will represent southeast New Mexico in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. They clocked 1 38 in tandem relays and train seven weeks. The 19th annual event draws crews from the U S Canada New Zealand Germany Argentina Chile and South Africa running November 8 to 13.
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Sierra Volunteer Department
Tyler
Texas
New Mexico
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Chris Mann
Richard Ramirez
U.S
Canada
New Zealand
Germany
Argentina
Chile
South Africa
Zadroga health bill faces renewed House vote
Ailing 9/11 responders attend the House vote as lawmakers debate a $7.4 billion Zadroga health care and compensation bill. Opponents call it a costly new entitlement and tax rise, while supporters push for coverage for rescue and recovery workers with disputed links to trade center dust. The measure targets multinationals in tax havens to fund the program.
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Congress
House
Joe Barton
Rtexas
Texas
Lamar Smith
Trade Center
U.S
Voters weigh school library bonds and amendments in New Mexico
Ballot measures include Bond B funding ENMUR and Roswell ISD libraries, Bond A for senior centers, and five amendments on veteran benefits voting terms terms limits incapacity and legislative appointments. Early in person voting runs Oct 5 at Chaves County and Oct 16 at Roswell Mall with additional sites in Hagerman.
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John Madden
ENMUR
Chaves County
Roswell Independent School
RISD
New Mexico
Area D
Roswell
Hagerman
Sheriffs
Wichita Road
Mattarco
Roswell-Record.com
Two Juveniles Cited For Battery At Mesa Middle School
Two juveniles received citations for battery after allegedly attacking a student outside Mesa Middle School at 1601 E Bland St. Police were called to multiple locations for gunfire incidents with spent shell casings found and two vehicles exchanging shots. A walk-in report documented fraudulent charges totaling 734.88 on a card.
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Mesa Middle School
E. Bland St
South Ash Avenue
East Bonney
Home Depot
Job Corps celebrates multiculturalism at Roswell center
Roswell Job Corps hosted a celebration in a gym decorated with green white and red balloons. Commissioner Trujillo shared his immigration and military service journey while addressing about 200 students, more than half Hispanic, and highlighting a family success story in El Charro Mexican Food Industries.
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Job Corps
Trujillo
Iraq
New Mexico National Guard
Mexico
Ries
el Charro Mexican Food Industries
America
Puerto Rico
Juan Rivera
Isamar Macias
Community builds green home for disabled veteran Burgos
Volunteers from SENMVVA Home Depot Team Depot and Dou ble A Construction have rebuilt a mold damaged house at 1900 W Alameda St for Burgos. The project has over 1 000 hours of labor and many donations with the aim of full accessibility and 75 percent utility savings, with a hopeful move in before year end around Thanksgiving.
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Burgos
Senmvva
Home Depot
Team Depot
Double A
W. Alameda St
McGraw
Greg Neil
Neil
American Legion
VFW
Mexico Drug War Sparks Violence Across States
President Calderon’s administration reports low conviction rates as drug gangs wage a brutal campaign. Since 2006, 28 000 lives have been lost amid turf wars between Gulf and Zetas factions, with recent attacks in Tamaulipas Nuevo Leon Matamoros and Ciudad Juarez including an assassination and the killing of two federal officers.
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Calderon
Tamaulipas
Nuevo Leon
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Mesa
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Federal Attorney General's Office
Ciudad Juarez
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Roswell Convention & Civic Center
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Ken Goins
Love, Family & Friends
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Andrew Poertner
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Kim
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