Recently added articles from Las Cruces Sun-News (Las Cruces, NM):
Gardunos ends venture in Las Cruces.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Jenn Kistler Oct. 2--LAS CRUCES -- Jessica Rodrigo received a difficult series of text messages Monday morning from co-workers at Gardunos Vaqueros Steakhouse, at 500 S. Telshor Blvd. in Las Cruces. Rodrigo, 22, of Las Cruces, was unable to attend a mandatory ...
Emergency responders set to hold joint exercise with state.
Sep 28, 2007 ... Byline: Jose L. Medina Sep. 28--LAS CRUCES -- Emergency responders from federal, state and local levels will be in Las Cruces starting today to plan for the worst. The New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management will coordinate with several ...
TWEF-onomics: Fiesta not in it for the money.
Sep 28, 2007 ... Byline: Steve Ramirez Sep. 28--LAS CRUCES -- The economic impact of The Whole Enchilada Fiesta, which begins today and runs through Sunday, isn't exactly known, although hotel and motel rooms are usually almost full and gross receipts taxes increase. But fiesta ...
Fair ends lower-price admission option.
Sep 28, 2007 ... Byline: Diana M. Alba Sep. 28--LAS CRUCES -- If you plan to go to the Southern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo, which starts next week, you'll notice that entry prices bumped up this year -- sort of. If you went last year, you had two admissions options: an $8 ticket ...
Dept. of Energy gives $2M to NMSU center.
Sep 28, 2007 ... Sep. 28--WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Energy has released $2 million to support the Arrowhead Center for Business Development at New Mexico State University. The funds are included in the U.S. government's 2006 fiscal year Energy and Water Appropriations Bill to ...
American RV World opens its doors in Cruces.
Sep 22, 2007 ... Sep. 22--LAS CRUCES -- A new business has opened in Las Cruces. American RV World is located at 700 Stern Drive, where S&H RV used to be located. It opened for business on Sept. 4. Brian Liestman, one of the owners, said he is part of a group of men from the RV industry who have ...
New Mexico, Mexico agree to share flu data.
Sep 22, 2007 ... Byline: Diana M. Alba Sep. 22--LAS CRUCES -- The state would have more warning in the event of a severe flu outbreak just south of its border, thanks to an agreement signed Friday between officials from New Mexico and Chihuahua. The pilot project calls for health ...
Flu shots expected to be plentiful this season.
Sep 22, 2007 ... Byline: Diana M. Alba Sep. 22--LAS CRUCES -- News is good for those of you who swear by your annual flu shot: Health centers locally are expecting an adequate, timely supply of the vaccine this winter. That's in contrast to recent years, in which supplies have been ...
Trucking industry always on the lookout for drivers.
Sep 22, 2007 ... Byline: Brook Stockberger Sep. 22--LAS CRUCES -- Lori Rand and her husband both have college degrees but have recently taken some more classes. In fact, Rand and her husband, Mike Merriwether, plan to start their new career soon -- as truck drivers. "We're going to ...
Sierra County moves forward on spaceport tax despite confusion.
Sep 21, 2007 ... Sep. 21--LAS CRUCES -- Sierra County commissioners Thursday approved a resolution allowing the county manager to work toward a spaceport tax district, an entity that must be in place under state law to spend any spaceport tax dollars. "Our resolution is to take preliminary steps ...
County sets new record with 13 West Nile cases.
Sep 21, 2007 ... Byline: Diana M. Alba Sep. 21--LAS CRUCES -- The state Health Department on Thursday confirmed five new human cases of West Nile virus in Dona Ana County, setting a new record for the number of cases in a year since the virus was introduced to the state. Thirteen ...
Fly-in wins Event of the Year Award.(Conference news)
Sep 19, 2007 ... Sep. 19--LAS CRUCES -- The Dona Ana County Airport at Santa Teresa received the Event of the Year Award this month at the annual New Mexico State Aviation Conference last week in Santa Fe. Each October, the airport hosts the annual "Land of Enchantment Fly-In," which features up ...
Expo offers career contacts.
Sep 19, 2007 ... Byline: Ashley Meeks Sep. 19--LAS CRUCES -- Sometimes it's the $60,000 starting salary. Sometimes it's the face-to-face connection with a company rep. And sometimes, it's the branded rubber cockroaches. Employers at New Mexico State University's Career ...
Need a kidney? El Paso off the list.
Sep 19, 2007 ... Byline: Jason Gibbs Sep. 19--LAS CRUCES -- The recent departure of the region's sole kidney transplant surgeon poses an inconvenience for those waiting for the lifesaving procedure. But local support groups have a simple message for patients -- other options are ...
Nutrition, recess at the forefront of LCPS push.
Sep 19, 2007 ... Byline: Jenn Kistler Sep. 19--LAS CRUCES -- First- and second-graders at Mesilla Park Elementary School chowed down Tuesday on chicken sandwiches, green beans, oranges, apples and low-fat milk during their lunch break. And surprisingly, most of the students at the Las ...
EBID water cutoff nears.
Sep 19, 2007 ... Byline: Diana M. Alba Sep. 19--LAS CRUCES -- Dona Ana County farmers have just a few more weeks to irrigate crops with river water. The Elephant Butte Irrigation District Board of Directors last week decided Oct. 12 will be the last day for irrigation water ...
Area home sales slump.
Sep 18, 2007 ... Byline: Brook Stockberger Sep. 18--LAS CRUCES -- Like the rest of country, home sales are down in the Las Cruces area. Joy Akers put her Las Cruces home on the market last year, took it off for a while, and then put it back on this year. She said she was not sure if ...
New Mexico shoppers await new outlet shopping center.
Sep 17, 2007 ... Byline: Jenn Kistler Sep. 17--LAS CRUCES -- Donna Franzoy is eagerly awaiting the opening of a new outlet center in west El Paso so she does not have to make the trip to a similar outlet center in Phoenix. Although a resident of Hatch, Franzoy, 38, said the drive to ...
Senior meal program must tighten its belt.
Sep 17, 2007 ... Byline: Diana M. Alba Sep. 17--LAS CRUCES -- A program that serves thousands of meals to seniors in Dona Ana County each year could cut back services if it doesn't get more funding in upcoming months. SER de New Mexico, a nonprofit that provides meals at eight senior ...
Arrowhead Center works to help, develop business.
Sep 10, 2007 ... Byline: Brook Stockberger Sep. 10--LAS CRUCES -- Veeral Solanki worked with a client that wanted to develop an Internet marketing strategy, so the New Mexico State University graduate student went online to do some research. "I went on the Google Web site to see what ...