12+ hour, 27+ min ago  (94+ words) Ruidoso News IRONMAN promises to be a big splash Todd Fuqua Ruidoso Newstfuqua@elritomedia. com Ruidoso, quickly becoming known as a prime destination for triathlon excellence, will be the site of an IRONMAN event July 11-12, with community leaders and athletes…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (86+ words) Ruidoso News Juneteenth: June 19, 2026 Galen Farrington For the Ruidoso News President Joe Biden declared "Juneteenth National Independence Day" on June 17, 2021 as the most recent federal holiday to be celebrated on June 19th each year. The name itself is derived from a…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago  (94+ words) Ruidoso News Cloudcroft woman sentenced for husband's murder Wheeler Cowperthwaite For the Ruidoso News A Cloudcroft woman will spend 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder for killing her husband in 2025. Deana Thetford, 61, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder,…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (93+ words) Ruidoso News Screwworm brings risk to New Mexico livestock Staff Reports A dog in Eunice was infected with a parasite that could spread to cattle, and prove fatal to New Mexico livestock. The announcement of the New World Screwworm's infestation…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (92+ words) Ruidoso News State police checkpoints and saturation patrols From a Press Release New Mexico State Police will conduct sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols and registration, insurance and driver's license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during June. They are bringing awareness…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago  (96+ words) Ruidoso News Ruidoso Rotary Club fundraiser brings in $8 K for orphanage Sean Chaffin Rotary Club Public Relations Chair The Rotary Club of Ruidoso hosted a special fundraiser on May 30 at Rainmakers Resort and Club to benefit Bethel Orphanage in Juarez,…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (88+ words) Ruidoso News New Mexico must protect freshwater New Mexico Rep. Rebecca Dow Across our state, from Elephant Butte to Caballo and the northern stretches of the Rio Grande, the reality is becoming impossible to ignore. After this irrigation season, our…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (121+ words) Ruidoso News Baby Daddy Cartel wins $350, 000 Mountain Top Futurity, Luxurie fastest in Mountain Top Derby at Downs of ABQ Staff Reports (Albuquerque, NM) Baby Daddy Cartel, a two-year-old gelding, proved fastest by a neck in the $350, 000 Mountain Top Quarter Horse…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (178+ words) Ruidoso News GOP candidates need a functioning party Sherry Robinson All She Wrote In January the president described New Mexico's elections as "so corrupt it's incredible." He insisted he would "win by a lot" if they were cleaned up. Amy…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago  (151+ words) Madeleine Wallis Ruidoso News mwallis@elritomedia. com The Spencer Theater will continue its busy summer season with Missoula Children's Theater's original adaptation of Cinderella performed at 7 p. m. , Friday, June 19. Auditions for the production are scheduled for 9 a. m. , June 15 with about 50 to 60 local…...