Taos Schools Supt. Serna resigns. settlement reached
Taos School Supt. Leonila Serna quits after a breach of contract suit filed in Silver City. She receives 33778.59 in a settlement approved by District Judge Lee Vesely, with each side paying its own attorney fees. Assistant Supt. Edward Abeyta now leads day to day operations while Serna considers retirement and travel.
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Billie Blair
Taos Schools
Leonila Serna
Silver City
Edward Abeyta
Serna
Taos Board
Lee Vesely
Taos High
Turoy News
Taos News
Silver City Enterprise
Texas woman crashes into landed craft at Taos Airport
Elizabeth Medary of Fort Worth was landing at Taos Municipal Airport when her single engine Bellanca struck Vern Schwab’s Cessna, causing a cartwheel and crash. Medary remains in stable condition at Holy Cross Hospital. FAA to investigate the incident.
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Elizabeth Medary
Fort Worth
Texas
Taos Municipal
Medary
Vern Schwab
Taos
Schwab
Holy Cross
Holy Cross Hospital
Song for New Mexico's 75th Anniversary Performed in Taos
Frank V. Garcia and Los Mariachia de Taos premiered a commemorative song at Taos Fiestas honoring New Mexico's 75th anniversary and plan another performance at the Santa Fe Fiesta. Weather notes show highs around 91 Saturday and Sunday with a low of 54 Sunday. NWS forecasts fair mornings and scattered afternoon thundershowers.
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Tagseno
Frank V. Garcia
New Mexico
Los Mariachia de
Taos
National Weather Service
Costilla unveils 20 year plan for Amalia ski area
Miracle Mountain Inc owners of Rio Costilla Ski Area outline a 20 year plan adding seven lifts to ten, an 18 hole golf course and 320 acre development meeting state standards. Water supply and wastewater handling are noted as key early concerns with four five year phases. A hotel site near Costilla is eyed by Sagebrush Inn owner Ken Blair. Taos County authorized concept approval July 29.
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Blaine Querry
Amalia - Miracle Mountain, Inc
Rio Costilla Ski Area
Ken Blair
Taos
Costilla
Taos County
Amalia Community Center
Sam Brown
Miracle Mountain
Federal Savings
New Mexico
Savings Institute
Liberty
Brown
Amalia
Twining seeks public hearing on sewer flow increase
The New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission will hear on Aug 18 if Twining Water and Sanitation District may double the Rio Hondo stream flow measurement. The plan, rejected July 6 by the Environmental Improvement Division, hinges on phosphorus and particulates loading. Attorney Grove Burnett warns against expanding discharge. Twining counters the river is clean and supports higher flow.
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Oy Kate McGraw
New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission
Twining Water and Sanitation District
Rio Hondo
Grove Burnett
Committee To Save
Twining Business
Jerry Williams
Cat Ueguard
Twining District Adds Eight Mils To Tax Burden
El Prado may also levy an eight mil increase to fund roads maintenance. The Twining District will total 21.787 mils in November, up from 10.787, with about $267 more per year on a $100,000 home. County official Carmen Medina notes El Prado Water and Sanitation District plans a similar levy. Funds will pay district bonded debt and road upkeep in roughly 10 miles of district roads. Taos County adds another three mils systemwide.
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Twining Water and Sanitation District
Twining
Jerry Williams
Williams
el Prado Water and Sanitation District
Carmen Medina
Elorado
Medina
Population forecast for Taos County and New Mexico
Researchers at New Mexico State University project Taos County will reach 21 590 residents by 2020 from a 1980 Census count of 19 456. Statewide NM population could approach 2.5 million by 2020, up from 1.3 million in 1980, with rural counties like Cibola Guadalupe De Baca and Harding likely to continue losing residents.
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Taos County
New Mexico State University
U.S. Census Bureau
NMSU
New Mexico
Nahilo
Suroun
Cibola
Guadalupe
de Baca
Harding
Hoak In ICU In Critical Yet Stable Condition
Former state policeman Richard Hoak remains in the intensive care unit at St. Vincent Hospital Santa Fe, described as stable but in critical condition after a motorcycle accident near Cuyamungue in July. He previously resigned years ago after service in Taos.
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Richard Hoak
Santa Fe
St. Vincent Hospital
Hoak
Power outage blamed on fault in Plains Electric line
A 30 minute outage on July 28 affected Taos Penasco and Ojo Caliente due to a fault in the Plains Electric 115 kg transmission line. The manager cited a fault that tripped protection equipment and cut voltage to the delivery peak area.
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Plains Electric
Taos
Penasco
Ojo Caliente
Death ruled death by own action in Taos area
Francis Garcia, 40, died from a self inflicted gunshot wound assessed by Deputy Medical Investigator Ruben Martinez. Garcia was found at his La Cordillera home by relatives early Sunday, with no apparent note left. Funeral services were held Tuesday at St. Jesus Nagaren Church in Ranchos de Taos de Terey.
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Francis Garcia
Ruben Martinez
Garcia
la Cordillera
Martinez
Urs
Ats Eis
Garcia In
Jesus Nagaren Ranchos de Taos de Terey
Allsup's Set To Rise At North Pueblo Road Site
Construction on a new Allsup's convenience store is ready to begin within two to three weeks at the Nor th Pueblo Road intersection near Kachina Lodge. The former Chevron station site is being leveled as Wie lawn planning department officials note four building permits with an estimated value linked to the Pew construction project.
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Allsup’s
North Pueblo Road
Kachina Lodge
Chevron
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