Ridge Fire Update

The following is a release from the American Legion: Kylee Rice, a senior at Cliff H.S., was named this year’s winner of the American Legion Post #18 2014 Oratorical Scholarship Contest.  With her win, Kylee earned a $500.00 scholarship and a trip to Albuquerque, NM to compete in the Department of NM oratorical contest to be held…

Last week, The Hidalgo County Commission voted to return to in-person voting in the Rodeo, New Mexico District. Rodeo voters were switched to mail only ballots a few years ago while the system underwent upgrades to print ballots at the polls. The new system will allow poll workers to look up voters on site and…

Here’s a look at today’s headlines: As a reminder, the Black Range Ranger District on the Gila National Forest is planning to conduct the Area 74 Prescribed Fire beginning Sunday, May 28th as conditions allow.  The overall project is approximately 10,000 acres in size and the boundaries of the prescribed burn are FR521 on the…