Highlights of Sierra County Commission Meeting July 18, 2003
Commissioners heard public criticism of their priorities for Sierra County Fairgrounds improvements. Sheriff’s department deputies approved for wolf depredation investigations.
Category News
Stuff you need to know, 7.28.23
Today's intelligence: Air Force whistleblower testifies before House Oversight subcommittee that the U.S. government is covering up its indepth, longstanding research into "unidentified aerial phenomena."
Stuff you need to know, 7.26.23
Should residential use of New Mexico's scare water resources take precedence over agriculture?
Stuff you need to know, 7.21.23
Today's intelligence: New Mexico to require auto dealers to make increasing numbers of zero-emission vehicles available. Plus: discrimination lawsuit against the New Mexico Spaceport Authority settled
Stuff you need to know, 7.20.23
Today's intelligence: New Mexico Governor Grisham's White House announcement and Sierra County's unfavorable unemployment rate
Stuff you need to know, 7.18.23
Late last year, Congress allocated $3.95 billion to compensate victims of New Mexico's worst wildfire ever. So far,
the Federal Emergency Management Agency has paid out only about $3 million in Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire claims.
Hot Springs Land Development is auctioning its land
Hot Springs Land Development, after 15 years of ownership and no development having occurred due to legal issues with the City of Truth or Consequences, is giving up their plans.
State Engineer closes Hot Springs Underground Water Basin
No more well applications will be approved by the Office of the State Engineer in the Hot Springs Underground Water Basin, which includes a lot more than just the Hot Springs District.
Stuff you need to know, 7.13.23
Today's intelligence: safety lapses at Los Alamos National Laboratory, one of the most senior U.S. Department of Energy research and development labs and a major economic driver for New Mexico
Stuff you need to know, 7.12.23
Stating that a reasonable degree of partisan gerrymandering is permissible under law, the New Mexico Supreme Court returns a Republican Party suit challenging the results of 2021 redistricting to a district court to resolve.
Stuff you need to know, 7.10.23
Like Kingston here in Sierra County, Taos, New Mexico, is experiencing neighbor-against-neighbor conflicts over access to public lands. Plus: eligibility for federal compensation for Trinity downwinders again proposed in Congress and two New Mexico reporters receive national recognition
Stuff you need to know, 7.6.23
Today's intelligence: why you should check to make sure your Medicaid eligibility certification is up to date