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East Hobson Road tops county’s wish list Vol. 123, No. 203 75¢ Daily / $1.25 Sunday
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Following the lead of the city of Roswell, the Chaves County commissioners on Thursday also adopted a no-frills Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan. In-car computers for Chaves County sherif f deputies were replaced on the county’s top five wish list for state funding by a walking trail at the Chaves County Administrative Center after Commissioner
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Greg Nibert said he preferred the ICIP list prioritize brick-and-mortar projects over office equipment. “My question is, is that a capital expense we ought to be asking the state to take care of, or is it something the sheriff can put in the budget?” Nibert asked about the in-vehicle computers for sheriff’s deputies at Thursday’s commission meeting. Nibert said computers were unlikely to last 10 years and that he preferred
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revised the list to move a $2,225,000 East Hobson Road pavement preservation project to the top of the list for 2016-20 funding. The commissioners said an intersection on East Hobson Road is in a state of disrepair. Nibert said improving county roads would enhance economic development. Two of the commissioners’ top items were for the county’s Road Department. Structural improvements
the county prioritize its wish list to include projects that would last for decades. County Manager Stanton Riggs said Sheriff Rob Coon wants to equip deputies with computer tablets instead of laptop computers. “So why is it even on the list?” Nibert asked of the in-car lap tops. “Actually, I thought kind of the same things,” Commissioner Kim Chesser said. The commissioners also
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Pioneer Bank did the Ice Bucket Challenge with help from the Roswell Fire Department, and challenged several other branches and banks in New Mexico.
to the Road Department’s maintenance building, estimated to cost $540,000, were listed second on the county’s final ICIP list. New solid waste convenience centers, estimated to cost $404,000, were listed No. 3. “These, to me, seem to be more capital improvements than some of the other things,” Nibert said, adding computers and other office equipment should be in the county’s annual budgets. A proposed mile-long
walking trail linking the Chaves County Administrative Center and a nearby rehabilitation center was listed at No. 4, at an estimated cost of $500,000. A retention pond already exists in the area. A voting warehouse for the clerk’s office, estimated to cost $400,000, was No. 5. The city and county needed to submit their respective wish lists to the
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the data breach and how to enroll in free identity theft protection and credit monitoring services. The data taken includes patients’ names, addresses, birth dates, Social Security numbers, the names of employers or guarantors and, in some cases, telephone numbers, the company said. However, the company said, to the best of its knowledge, no credit card information was taken and no medical or clinical information was accessed. CHSPSC recommends patients remain vigilant for incidents of fraud and identity theft by reviewing their credit reports and accounts for unauthorized activity. CHSPSC said it believes the attacker was an
Cyber attack compromises ENMMC data A Tennessee-based company that operates Eastern New Mexico Medical Center in Roswell reported a data breach that occurred earlier this year. Community Health Systems Professional Services Corp. has announced it confir med its computer network had been the target of an external, criminal cyber -attack in April and June. The majority of patients of clinics and hospitalbased physicians affiliated with CHSPSC were not affected by the breach, the company said in a news release. The company said individuals whose information was taken in the cyber attack will be mailed a letter informing them about
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Highway-use tax Lawyers file lawsuit; say immigrants return due Sept. 2 at FLETC aren’t given proper access for most truckers SUBMITTED
PHOENIX, Ariz. — The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today reminded truckers and other owners of heavy highway vehicles that in most cases, their next federal highway-use tax return is due on Sept. 2. This year’s Sept. 2 due date, pushed back two days because the normal Aug. 31 deadline falls on a Sunday, generally applies to For m 2290 (irs.gov/uac/Form-2290,Heavy-Highway-VehicleUse-Tax-Return) and the
accompanying tax payment for the tax year that begins on July 1 and ends on June 30. Returns must be filed and tax payments made by Sept. 2 for vehicles used on the road during July. For vehicles first used after July, the deadline is the last day of the month following the month of first use.
Though some taxpayers have the option of filing Form 2290 on paper, the IRS encourages all taxpayers to take advantage of the speed and convenience of
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ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — A coalition of lawyers filed a lawsuit Friday to halt the quick deportation of Central American women and children, saying immigrants at a New Mexico detention center don’t have proper access to lawyers and are being forced to clean restrooms and retell stories of violence and rape in front of children.
The American Civil Liberties Union and three other groups filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of immigrants being held at an isolated detention center in Artesia.
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This June 26, 2014, file photo shows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement press secretary Barbara Gonzales in a barracks for law enforcement trainees that was turned into an immigrant detention center at the Federal Law Enforcement Center (FLETC) in Artesia.
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The Roswell Police Department is seeking Abrey Miller, 24, in connection with a battery against a household member and other charges. Officers responded to Tierra Berrenda Drive in reference to a kidnapping around 6 a.m. Friday and learned that Miller was involved in an altercation with his girlfriend. Miller battered his girlfriend, held her against her will and broke into
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The Roswell Police Department is seeking Abrey Miller, 24, in connection with a battery against a household member and other charges.
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her parent’s house looking for her, police said.
Detectives have obtained an arrest warrant for Miller for the following charges: Battery against a household member, false imprisonment, vehicle burglary, burglary with intent to commit a felony.
Criminal Investigations asks that anyone who knows the whereabouts of Miller call the RPD at 575624-6770 or Crime Stoppers at 1-888-594-8477.
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SANTA FE (AP) — A group of scientists who work to limit the spread of nuclear weapons is urging the U.S. Energy Secretary to intervene on behalf of a fired Los Alamos National Laboratory worker. Santa Fe political scientist James Doyle was fired after 17 years on the job in July after writing an article for a nonprofit website in support of abolishing nuclear weapons. Doyle worked on the lab’s nonproliferation team. Doyle said he was fired CLASSIFIEDS ..........B6 COMICS .................B5 ENTERTAINMENT .....A8 FINANCIAL ..............B3
after lab officials claimed his article raised classification concerns. Doyle said the article was approved for publication by the lab’s classification office. But, he said, the lab did an aboutface after it was published and declared portions of it classified. The lab has declined to comment. In a letter obtained by the Santa Fe New Mexican, Federation of American Scientists President Charles
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