San Juan Prescribed Burn Begins Today
SFNF News:
Beginning today, Wednesday Oct. 17, if conditions are favorable, fire managers plan to begin the 7,300 acre San Juan prescribed burn, located 3-5 miles northeast of Jemez Springs.
Approximately 2,500 acres are expected to be treated each day. Prescribed burning is the managed application of fire to wildland fuels (woody material) under specified conditions, within predetermined boundaries in an effort to reduce hazardous fuels, provide community protection, and restore forest health.
The burn area is located three to five miles northeast of the Jemez Springs and four Read More
Police Officials Brief Council on Department’s Master Career Plan
Acting Deputy Police Chief Randy Foster has filled a vacancy left when Kevin Purtymun retired last month. As part of the department’s restructuring, Foster’s previous position of captain has been eliminated. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By Carol A. Clark
Police Chief Wayne Torpy and Acting Deputy Police Chief Randy Foster briefed County Council this evening regarding a Master Career Plan for the Los Alamos Police Department.
“The Master Career Plan provides a road map for our employees to follow that will allow them to progress through a pay system while increasing Read More
Friday’s Hailstorm Wreaks Havoc on Local Home
The home of Dawn and James Cline at 1164 Cheyenne St. is battered by Friday’s Hailstorm. Photo by James Cline
Staff Report
“Our house got trashed,” said Dawn Cline of Friday’s intense hailstorm.
Cline and her husband James Cline own Aspen Copies & Office Supplies, 1907 Central Ave., in downtown Los Alamos. She told the Los Alamos Daily Post that their home was hit the hardest in the neighborhood and sustained the most damage.
“We lost our full front siding and siding on the side of our trailer, all of the shutters and all of the front windows … the front Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Oct. 4 to Oct. 10, 2012
The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department.
Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.
Oct. 4 at 6:38 a.m. / A 13-year-old Los Alamos girl reported that she was to victim of extortion by someone attempting to expose her. The matter is under investigation.
PEGGY MYERS
Oct. 4 at 2:47 p.m. / Police arrested Peggy Myers, 59, of Los Alamos at 15th Street and Central Avenue and charged her with driving on a suspended or revoked license.
Oct. 5 at 2:30 p.m. / A 70-year-old Los Alamos woman reported Read More
CONE ZONE: Week of Oct. 15
COUNTY News:
Public Works Projects:
For more information about the projects listed below, e-mail lacpw@lacnm.us, call 662-8150, or visit the “Projects” link at www.losalamosnm.us.
Eastern Area 2 Concrete, Paving & Utility Project – Phase 1:
Fifth Street between Myrtle and Canyon remains closed.
Roadway prep work continues on Myrtle between 9th Street and 15th Street. This section of Myrtle is closed to through traffic with flagging operations during the day and two-way traffic at night.
Paving from the middle of the Myrtle Green to 9th Street should occur the week of Oct. 22.
Minor delays Read More
