Flood threat persists as Taos County battles runoff
Weary crews in Taos County fight high runoff across rivers and streams with more weeks of danger ahead. Heavy weekend rains pushed Red River over banks threatening Red River downtown, homes, cabins, and businesses while officials declared emergencies and mobilized state funds, National Guard, and volunteers to build levees and sandbag. Molycorp and contractors aided by excavators to keep the river in its channel and restore Highway 38 bypass after a washout and spill from the tailings line. over 100 workers coordinate the effort as homeowners race to save properties.
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Phil Bateman
Taos County
Red River
Ranchitos
Taos
Bruce King
Red River Academy
Powder Puff
National Guard
Molycorp
Questa
Allen
Rio Pueblo
Los Compadres
Governor Bruce King Stumps for C B Trujillo in Taos
Gov Bruce King and several department heads will spend a day in Taos on Tuesday June 5 to campaign for State Sen C B Trujillo's reelection. The schedule includes visits across Taos County and a fundraising dinner ending the day. The governor will call on San...
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Bruce King
Taos
C.B. Trujillo
San
King
Kachina Lodge
Trujillo
Senate
Talos
Mora
San Miguel
Taos County
Bruce Campbell
Aubrey Dunn
Fabian Chavez
Carter
State Corporation Commission
Santa Rosa
Accidents injure three in Taos and on road to Taos Ski Valley
Two Taos Pueblo men Clyde and John Romero sustained injuries when their pickup rolled near the John Dunn Bridge at noon on Tuesday. New Yorker Raymond Beale Jr. fractured a lower leg in a motorcycle skid on the road to Taos Ski Valley at 12 30 p.m. Beale and the Romeros were treated at Holy Cross Hospital and transferred or cited for careless driving or DWI offenses, with Beale to Santa Fe Hospital for further care.
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New York
Clyde Romero
John Romero
Taos Pueblo
Holy Cross Hospital
John Dunn
Raymond Beale Jr
Taos Ski Valley
Beale
Santa Fe
Holy Cross
Romeros
Glenn Weathers
Taos Memorial Day tourism buckles under fuel crunch
Taos welcomed Memorial Day weekend visitors despite a national gas shortage and local flooding talk. Most tourists stayed in state or nearby Colorado and Texas, with motels near full occupancy and Sagebrush Inn expanding. Cyclists from River City Rallye boosted foot traffic, yet per capita spending lagged as fuel constraints persisted.
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Billie Blain
Taos
Colorado
Texas
KOA
Sagebrush Inn
el Portal
Michael's Kitchen
Michael Ninneman
Colonel Sanders
Taos liquor crackdown urged by state director at conference
State liquor director Jim Baca challenged Taos officials and judges to crack down on violations urging harsher penalties for underage buyers and bar sellouts. He warned of pulling licenses and cited enforcement difficulties while noting Taos County exceeds license quotas. A conference with 100 community leaders discussed alcohol abuse, treatment limits, and a new resource handbook to aid suppressing alcoholism.
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Jim Baca
Alcohol Beverage Contral Department
Holiday Inn
New Mexico
Baca
Taos County
Taos
Gus Cordova Named Taos County Young Man of the Year
Inside Gus Cordova was named Taos County outstanding young man of the year by the Jaycees this weekend. Please see Page A% for more Jaycee honors.
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Gus Cordova
Taos County
Jaycees
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PHS
Coronado Center
Plaza
Chamber of Commerce
Taos Potive
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Questia
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Tres Piedras
The
Taos High
THS
Greg Vinella
Charlene Gonzales
Gary Gonzales
Chuck Holden
Francisco Ochoa
Andy Manzanares
Moly
Taosenos
Ed Rosenberg
LaTugiah
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