Capitan NewsLocal news for Capitan, NM continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.County supports mining reform- June 29, 2008 Taking a tough stance to protect their county from hardrock mining negative impacts, Lincoln County commissioners last week approved a resolution in support of the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007.http://www.topix.net/city/capitan-nm/2008/06/county-supports-mining-reform?fromrss=1 County soaks up relief from monsoon preview- June 27, 2008 Three days of intermittent rain delivered 1.76 inches to Ruidoso, according to the National Weather Service office staff in Albuquerque.http://www.topix.net/city/capitan-nm/2008/06/county-soaks-up-relief-from-monsoon-preview?f... POW Language Use, Nagasaki, 1944-45- June 25, 2008 My sociolinguistics professor in grad school once opined that the best place to learn a foreign language was in a foreign prison.http://www.topix.net/city/capitan-nm/2008/06/pow-language-use-nagasaki-1944-45?fromrss=1 Capitan water rate hike has no supporting facts- June 23, 2008 Capitan Mayor Sam Hammons says not to worry - the village is awash in plenty of water.http://www.topix.net/city/capitan-nm/2008/06/capitan-water-rate-hike-has-no-supporting-fac... County dutifully acts to protect the Capitans- June 21, 2008 Lincoln County commissioners have taken important steps in an effort to protect the Capitan Mountains from the ravages that could result from proposed mining activity.http://www.topix.net/city/capitan-nm/2008/06/county-dutifully-acts-to-protect-the-capitans... Reward offered in dog's murder- June 19, 2008 Brenda Dixon's daughter was horrified when she returned about 4 p.m. Saturday, to her mother's house in Capitan to check on her three dogs and found Slik, a German Schnauzer, dead in the fenced front yard.http://www.topix.net/city/capitan-nm/2008/06/reward-offered-in-dogs-murder?fromrss=1 Capitan base water rate raised $8 along with an increase in volume- June 17, 2008 Anna Gail Grassie addresses her concerns for the water volume increase before a small crowd gathered at Capitan's council meeting Tuesday.http://www.topix.net/city/capitan-nm/2008/06/capitan-base-water-rate-raised-8-along-with-a... Sheriff's race to court- June 15, 2008 The contradiction between a state election statute and a directive in the Secretary of State's 2008 Candidate Guide is the basis for an emergency petition for an injunction filed in Santa Fe District Court ...http://www.topix.net/city/capitan-nm/2008/06/sheriffs-race-to-court?fromrss=1 It was a great Carlsbad weekend- June 13, 2008 Last Sunday afternoon, a crowd of more than a thousand, most of them teenagers, rocked out as Christian music sensation Skillet performed live at the Walter Gerrells Performing Arts Centre.http://www.topix.net/city/capitan-nm/2008/06/it-was-a-great-carlsbad-weekend?fromrss=1 Capitan public hearing for water rate increase- June 11, 2008 The Village of Capitan will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m., June 10, prior to their regularly scheduled meeting to address the adoption of three ordinances, one of which is an increase in water rates.http://www.topix.net/city/capitan-nm/2008/06/capitan-public-hearing-for-water-rate-increas... |