Mountainair NewsLocal news for Mountainair, NM continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Lightning Passes Of The Manzano Mountains- June 30, 2008 June 24, 2008: The Mountainair Ranger District had several fires spark up this morning following a lightning storm that passed through the area last night.http://www.topix.net/city/mountainair-nm/2008/06/lightning-passes-of-the-manzano-mountains... Big Spring Fire claims structures- June 28, 2008 Smoke from the Big Spring Fire saturates the sky Thursday. A law officer mans a midday roadblock as more evcautions take place A line of flames progresses through the Manzano Mountains A law enforcement officer ...http://www.topix.net/city/mountainair-nm/2008/06/big-spring-fire-claims-structures?fromrss... Tajique evacuated as fire grows; governor declares disaster- June 26, 2008 Officials managing the assault on the still-expanding Big Spring Fire late this afternoon ordered the evacuation of the village of Tajique.http://www.topix.net/city/mountainair-nm/2008/06/tajique-evacuated-as-fire-grows-governor-... Food storage order aimed at protecting bears in central NM- June 10, 2008 Feed a bear, pay a fine. The Cibola National Forest wants to prevent bears from having to be killed because they view humans as a source of food, so the forest supervisor has issued an order prohibiting leaving ...http://www.topix.net/city/mountainair-nm/2008/06/food-storage-order-aimed-at-protecting-be... |