Accident victim sues over drunken driving crash in Taos
Phyllis Pepper, a former Taos restaurant worker, lost her leg in a May 22 motorcycle crash tied to Raymond Martinez. Pepper sues Martinez and Frank and Carol Faris, operators of the Brown Adobe, alleging the Farises served a drunk driver in violation of the Liquor Control Act. The suit seeks damages deemed reasonable with no dollar figure specified.
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Phyllis Pepper
Taos
Delbert Trujillo
Raymond Martinez
Pepper
Martinez
Frank
Carol Faris
Brown Adobe
Farises
Weatherman Predicts Snow Weekend For High Elevations
A forecaster warns of snow above 8000 feet and possible valley frost this weekend. Expect cloudy skies with showers, highs in the 50s and lows around 30s. Previous records note Taos weather patterns with past low 40s and highs reaching 86 in September.
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Taos
Kkit Radio
Taos Elementary issues traffic and safety guidance
Celestino Romero Taos Elementary principal asks parents and visitors to follow posted signs and use the Placitas gate across from the municipal pool to enter the grounds. Exit through the gate by the fire department and proceed to the Visitor Parent parking area. Children should walk to the playground along the north fence by the soccer field.
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Celestino Romero
Taos Elementary School
Placitas
Fire Department
Enrollment up 83 in public Taos schools
Taos Schools enrolled 83 more students than expected this year with most new to the area. The largest rise is in seventh grade where 309 showed up vs 260 predicted, and first grade adds two teachers. 57 of the new 83 residents arrived from private schools.
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Taos
Taos High
Edward Abeyta
Police capture repeat escapee in Ranchitos chase
David Mondragon, 28, was chased by Sheriff’s deputy Lawrence Miera and Officer Sylviano Archuleta through Upper Ranchitos fields Sunday evening. He was recaptured near the Phil Lavadie Ranch and returned to the county jail to await arraignment this week after another escape from Holy Cross Hospital. He previously escaped in April after a burglary arrest.
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David Mondragon
Ranchitos Fields
Mondragon
Holy Cross Hospital
Lawrence Miera
Los Compadres
Sylviano Archuleta
Miera
Phil Lavadie
Ranchitos
Taos officials back relief route for downtown bypass
Taos town and county leaders endorsed the State Highway Commission plan for a relief route from the Raton Bypass through Ranchitos to meet the highway at a blinking light, with December or January public hearings planned. They warned the project could lose funding if consensus fails, and discussed Harwood Library administration, a joint landfill, a civic center, zoning, and rural transit studies.
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Bryan Welch
State Highway Commission
Ranchitos
Taos
Phil Lovato
James Duran
Fernando Valdez
Joe A. Sanchez
Arturo Archuleta
Carlos Miranda
Tom Trujillo
Raton
Blueberry Hill
Ranchos
Taos Junction Road
Valdez
Harwood
Lovato
Highway Department
Ledger Ken Blair
Trujillo
Llano Quemado
Miranda
Mel Welmer
Wildcats fall to Taos Tigers in tense clash
Questa coach Andy Gallegos watches as the Wildcats lose to Taos. District Judge Leon Karelita rules in favor of CS Ranch in a disputed Angel Fire water suit. Valley Vista highlights Hispanic heritage week in a public schools display.
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Questa
Andy Gallegos
Wildcats
Taos Tigers
Leon Karelita
CS Ranch
Valley Vista
Page Aid
GOP strategy forms as Democrats stay quiet before storm
Republican leaders map a 1982 reelection strategy amid losses, faulting the economy and aiming to regain seats with Romero and Blair rumored for county posts. Democrats, led by Mascarenas, defend jobs and economy while infighting delays unified front until June primaries. Precincts organized. Gonzales and LeDoux plan fundraisers as district shifts intensify.
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Steve Winston
GOP
Celestino Romero
Ken Blair
Mascarenas
Penasco
el Herrera
Blair
Sagebrush Inn
Romero
Francisco Gonzales
Richard LeDoux
Gonzales
Santa Fe
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Ahnee Reine
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