San Antonio NewsLocal news for San Antonio, NM continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Browns Celebrate 66 Years Together- April 30, 2008 Earl Brown and Elsie Murphy Brown, originally from San Antonio, N.M., celebrated 66 years of marriage. They were married March 28, 1942. They currently live in El Reno, Okla. Elsie Brown and her sister, Eve Murphy Feight, attended San Antonio School. Earl Brown worked for the Civil Conservation Corps at Bosque del Apache building projects during the 1930s. He served in both Germany and Japan during World War II and was part of the invasion of Normandy and after D-Day. He made 24 trips across...http://www.topix.net/city/san-antonio-nm/2008/04/browns-celebrate-66-years-together?fromrs... Trustee airs beef about co-op- April 28, 2008 "So I'm a little uneasy, I guess, about where we're headed with this" Petition asks that the board be reduced in number The Socorro County Com-mission has heard complaints about unequal representation on the Socorro Electric Cooperative Inc. via El Defensor Chieftainhttp://www.topix.net/city/san-antonio-nm/2008/04/trustee-airs-beef-about-co-op?fromrss=1 San Pedro Fire Contained After Burning Empty Structure- April 26, 2008 "An order of evacuation was given late in the afternoon and the San Antonio school was prepared to receive people, but our crews were able to keep the blaze away from those structures, except for one" The San Pedro Fire, which flared up in the bosque near the Rio Grande last Wednesday, was officially declared controlled Tuesday night.Doug Boykin of New Mexico State Forestry said the fire was essentially contained at 733 acres as of last Thursday."We want to watch it for a while to make sure...http://www.topix.net/city/san-antonio-nm/2008/04/san-pedro-fire-contained-after-burning-em... Former Lobo assistants identified in NCAA case- April 24, 2008 "We'll just go through it and make our presentation" Former New Mexico assistants Lenny Rodriguez and Grady Stretz have been implicated in an academic fraud investigation, The Associated Press has learned, and both are expected to attend a NCAA infractions ... via Las Cruces Sun-Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/san-antonio-nm/2008/04/former-lobo-assistants-identified-in-ncaa... Socorro County Sheriff's Blotter- April 22, 2008 Feb. 28An officer was dispatched at 7:45 p.m. to an accident on State Rd. 1 in San Antonio. It was learned that the suspect had crashed while riding a motorcycle. He had severe injuries and was taken to Socorro General by ambulance, to be airlifted to Albuquerque. Blood was drawn and sent to the scientific labs in Albuquerque. Results showed that the rider was under the influence of an intoxicating beverage at the time of the crash, and faces charges of drunk driving and careless driving.April.http://www.topix.net/city/san-antonio-nm/2008/04/socorro-county-sheriffs-blotter?fromrss=1 Fire is contained, but danger remains- April 20, 2008 "There were other poles that were damaged in the fire area" Firefighter crews to stay on site through weekend to hold the line As of 8 a.m. on Friday morning, a fire that broke out east of San Antonio on Wednesday afternoon was completely contained, but it is not ... via El Defensor Chieftainhttp://www.topix.net/city/san-antonio-nm/2008/04/fire-is-contained-but-danger-remains?from... Firefighters battle forest fires in central, southern N.M.- April 18, 2008 "It's such a prime example of how defensible space could keep homes from being destroyed" Crews were taking advantage of precipitation and cooler temperatures Thursday to establish fire lines around a blaze that has burned an estimated 650 acres in rugged, steep terrain of the Manzano Mountains in ... via Las Cruces Sun-Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/san-antonio-nm/2008/04/firefighters-battle-forest-fires-in-centr... Bosque fire prompts evacuations- April 16, 2008 Officials are evacuating between 15 and 20 homes near the town of San Antonio because of a fire burning in the bosque. via KRQEhttp://www.topix.net/city/san-antonio-nm/2008/04/bosque-fire-prompts-evacuations?fromrss=1 Committee Wants Electric Cooperative Reforms- April 11, 2008 "Right now there are 11 board members serving the five districts" A group of Socorro County residents gathered for an informal meeting in the Skeen Library at New Mexico Tech Sunday to discuss concerns with electricity rates and to examine the bylaws of the Socorro Electric Cooperative.SEC District 5 Board Trustee Charles Wagner told the group of about 20 that co-op members -- those who get electricity from Socorro Electric Cooperative -- could petition the board to make changes in the co-op's.http://www.topix.net/city/san-antonio-nm/2008/04/committee-wants-electric-cooperative-refo... |