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Articles from the June 13, 2012 edition


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  • Court of Appeals upholds voiding of La Mesa's gaming license

    Thomas Garcia QCS Senior Writer|Jun 13, 2012

    The State Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a decision from the New Mexico Gaming Control Board to invalidate a gaming license for a planned race track and casino in Raton — news that gives more life to the possibility of Tucumcari gaining such a facility instead. The board decided in 2010 to nullify licenses for La Mesa, which was awarded the state's final gaming and racing licenses in June 2009. Tucumcari also lobbied for those licenses. The nullifiation was based on La Mesa's failure to open the casino by May 2010 or show it had adequate f...

  • Rodeoers set for state

    Eric Butler CMI Correspondent|Jun 13, 2012

    In many sports events, preliminaries lead toward something often called the "finals." This weekend though, the whole thing is called the finals when New Mexico's best high school cowboys and cowgirls get together. The New Mexico High School Rodeo Association Finals take place at the Curry County Special Events Center beginning at 9 a.m. today. Shelby Montano of Thoreau ropes her calf during breakaway roping at the 2011 New Mexico High School Finals Rodeo. Montano placed second in the short go wi...