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‘The Lost Bus’ starring Matthew McConaughey filming in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Film Office (NMFO) is announcing the feature film “The Lost Bus” starring Matthew McConaughey will be filming in and around Santa Fe, Española and Ruidoso. The film is a thriller based on Lizzie Johnson’s novel “Paradise: One Town’s Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire.” The story is set during […]
Alamogordo Daily News, Carlsbad Current-Argus, Ruidoso News to be sold to El Rito Media
Gannett Co., Inc., owner of the Alamogordo Daily News, Carlsbad Current-Argus, Ruidoso News and more than 200 daily newspapers across the country, has signed a purchase agreement to sell the Alamogordo Daily News, Carlsbad Current-Argus, Ruidoso News to El Rito Media. El Rito Media is expected to close on its purchase of the three newspapers on June 1, for an undisclosed sum. ...
Softball Recap: Haisley Huffman can't quite lead Tucumcari over Ruidoso
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Tucumcari can now relate to. They lost 13-3 to the Ruidoso Warriors on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for Tucumcari in their matchups with Ruidoso: they've now lost seven in a row. Tucumcari saw four different players...
Baseball Recap: Ruidoso picks up third straight win at home
With a playoff game on the line, Ruidoso rose to the challenge on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Sandia Prep Sundevils a 10-0 shutout. Considering Ruidoso has won 11 contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new. Logan Sandoval made a big...
Baseball Recap: Capitan falls despite strong effort from Caden Griffin
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Capitan can now relate to. They lost 8-2 to the Eunice Cardinals on Wednesday. Capitan has not had much luck with Eunice recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met. Caden Griffin was...
Baseball Recap: Ricky Bryant leads a balanced attack to beat Capitan
Tularosa waltzed into their match on Friday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Capitan Tigers. That's more bragging rights for Tularosa, who also won the pair's last head-to-head. Danner Daugherty spent all seven innings on the mound, and...
Baseball Recap: Darius Wheeler can't quite lead Mescalero Apache over Capitan
Mescalero Apache was the 13-12 winner over Capitan when they last played one another last Thursday, but their luck changed this time around. The Mescalero Apache Chiefs lost 20-10 to the Capitan Tigers on Tuesday. Mescalero Apache just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
Baseball Recap: Mescalero Apache snaps five-game streak of losses on the road
Mescalero Apache had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Capitan Tigers 7-5. This was a revenge matchup for Mescalero Apache, as the team was forced to settle for a 20-10 defeat when these two played on Tuesday.
Celebrate Smokey Bear's 80th birthday in Capitan May 3
Smokey Bear Days return to Capitan to celebrate Smokey's 80th birthday. The occasion is only celebrated every five years. Smokey Bear Days begins May 3 Entry for Smokey Bear Days cost $2 for ages 13 and up and $1 for kids from 7 to 12 years old. Children 6 and under are free....
Softball Game Recap: Ruidoso Find Success
Ruidoso put the finishing touches on their 16th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Santa Fe Indian Braves a 10-0 shutout. Ruidoso's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matches. Ruidoso...
Ruidoso in August
By Gregg WendorfAdvance News JournalSome people like hot weather. I like it too, but I’d prefer the 80s as opposed to the 90s or 106, like we had last summer.Still, give me a choice between 25 degrees Fahrenheit and 106 in the shade, and I’ll choose the latter.Some people tell me on occasion that they hate the heat, and I say, well, sorry, but you’re living in the wrong place.Indeed, by May, the Rio Grande Valley is already seeing daytime highs of 90 degrees. In fact, all of this week, daytime highs for Hidalgo County will be in the low- ...
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