Torrance County’s elected officials will meet Wednesday to vote on whether to extend a contract allowing the federal government to incarcerate asylum seekers in central New Mexico. The agenda for tomorrow’s Torrance County Commission meeting includes a request from County Manager Janice Barela to sign an amendment to the contract between the county government and […]
Author Archives: Tierna Unruh-Enos
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Dept. of Agriculture Issues Feed Recall
On Friday, April 12, the New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) issued an advisory following a manufacturer recall of chicken, swine, cattle and horse feed products. While the 11 recalled feed products were not found at distributors in New Mexico, some of the products were distributed in the nearby states of Arizona, Colorado and Texas. […]
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Dept. of Agriculture Issues Feed Recall
On Friday, April 12, the New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) issued an advisory following a manufacturer recall of chicken, swine, cattle and horse feed products. While the 11 recalled feed products were not found at distributors in New Mexico, some of the products were distributed in the nearby states of Arizona, Colorado and Texas. […]
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected at Eastern NM Poultry Facility
The New Mexico Livestock Board (NMLB), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL), have confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) at a poultry facility in eastern New Mexico. Initial testing of the facility was performed on April 10 for the presence of HPAI. Further testing […]
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected at Eastern NM Poultry Facility
The New Mexico Livestock Board (NMLB), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL), have confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) at a poultry facility in eastern New Mexico. Initial testing of the facility was performed on April 10 for the presence of HPAI. Further testing […]
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Rumble Strips May Get Fixed
After community criticism, the New Mexico Department of Transportation has agreed to fix the rumble strips on I-40 East. The NMDOT hosted a community meeting at the Village Hall of Tijeras last week to discuss the next phase of construction in the Tijeras Canyon. The NMDOT will fix the rumble strips by moving them outward […]
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Rumble Strips May Get Fixed
After community criticism, the New Mexico Department of Transportation has agreed to fix the rumble strips on I-40 East. The NMDOT hosted a community meeting at the Village Hall of Tijeras last week to discuss the next phase of construction in the Tijeras Canyon. The NMDOT will fix the rumble strips by moving them outward […]
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Court Rejects Request by Tribes to Block $10B Energy Transmission Project
By Susan Montoya Bryan/Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request by Native American tribes and environmentalists to stop work on a $10 billion transmission line being built through a remote southeastern Arizona valley that will carry wind-generated electricity from New Mexico to customers as far away as California. […]
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Court Rejects Request by Tribes to Block $10B Energy Transmission Project
By Susan Montoya Bryan/Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request by Native American tribes and environmentalists to stop work on a $10 billion transmission line being built through a remote southeastern Arizona valley that will carry wind-generated electricity from New Mexico to customers as far away as California. […]
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A Medical Cost You Didn’t Know About
Most of us have never heard of independent medical examinations. We might need to know a little more about them. An independent medical examination (IME) is an exam performed when there is litigation related to a sick or injured person’s medical condition that requires more than the opinion of the treating physician. A doctor is […]