March 27, 2023: Topics discussed this week included the 3rd annual Ruidoso Adventure Tours, a Wingfield House update and call for loaned and donated artifacts, and new permanent restrooms at Grindstone Lake. Also discussed were Wingfield Park outdoor concerts at the Ride Ruidoso Spring Thunder benefit event (May 20), Brewdoso/Party in the Pines (June 17-18), and summer entertainment at Ruidoso Downs Race Track. Fire Chief Joe Kasuboski discussed the Red Flag Fire Weather Warning conditions, firepit permits, and the Lincoln County, NM, Declaration of Fire Emergency currently in effect.

January 9, 2023: This week, Adam Sanchez, the public works director for the Village of Ruidoso, visited the show to inform us of plans to improve Sudderth and Upper Canyon. Village Clerk Jini Turri shed light on the council meetings and streaming options available. Tim Roberts reported on the Wingfield House Heritage Center and Convention Center. Fire Chief Joe Kasuboski and forest director Dick Cooke discussed fire prevention and forestry thinning projects, while Judi Starkovich, finance director, talked about Village budgeting and GRT. Chief Lawrence Chavez outlined holiday police activities and the upcoming Citizens Police Academy.

August 1, 2022: Show topics this week included Executive Order 2022-04, a temporary abatement to the annual CPI adjustment to utility rates, flooding within the McBride Fire burn scar, the August 2, Special Meeting agenda, and updates regarding the Workforce Housing project. The concert lineup was announced for the 2022 Ride Ruidoso Week, a motorcycle benefit event on September 12 -18, 2022, at Wingfield Park, in addition to expanded parking capacity for the Winter Park and Eagle Creek area. Ruidoso Police Chief Chavez was in the studio to discuss recent police activity and a 3rd Citizens’ Police Academy scheduled for September.

July 18, 2022: Show topics this week included infrastructure updates, including status reports on the Wingfield House, upper Sudderth Dr sidewalk project, bridges, and more. Guest Leroy Cockrell joined the show to discuss new OHV trails in the Hale Lake area. Parks and Recreation director Rodney Griego shared information about 2022 Ride Ruidoso Week, a motorcycle benefit event on September 12 -18, 2022, at Wingfield Park, and a new grant application for the White Mountain Recreation Complex Ruidoso Police Chief Chavez was in the studio to discuss recent police activity.

June 27, 2022: Show topics this week included Fourth of July weekend activities and events. the June 29 Special Meeting Agenda including the NMSA enhanced 911 requirements, and the Mechem Drive Workforce Housing Project. Infrastructure updates included the Gavilan Canyon Road construction and the 2022 Special Session Senate Bill 1 Appropriations for Ruidoso Midtown improvements. Fire Chief Kasuboski was in the studio to introduce the new Assistant Fire Chief Ross Coleman, the need for additional firefighters, and the return to Level 1 fire restrictions. Ruidoso Police Chief Chavez joined the show to discuss recent police activity, the White Mountain Drive speed study results, and an increase in catalytic convertors and gasoline theft.

June 13, 2022: Show topics this week included the June 17-19 Party In The Pines and Father’s Day Weekend events. NM Fire Information, the local Outdoor Burn Band and Forest Closure, plus President Biden’s NM visit and pledge for recovery costs. Tim Keithley from the Ruidoso Downs Racetrack and Casino joined the show to discuss this past weekend’s Derby and Futurity races and summer events..Congressional candidate, Michelle Garcia Holmes, called in and Ruidoso Police Chief Chavez Police Chief was in to discuss RPD active shooter procedures and the continued need for new officers and dispatchers.

June 6, 2022: Show topics this week included the Cienegita Fire on the Mescalero Reservation and the lifting of the READY status for all affected Ruidoso neighborhoods. Also discussed was the June 7 Village Council Workshop Meeting regarding village workforce needs. County Commission Candidate Alice Velasquez telephoned in to discuss her campaign. Ruidoso Police Chief Chavez Police Chief joined the show to discuss the gun violence and the procedures and training that Ruidoso Police have in place for such events. George “The Trout Man” Schlemeyer was in the studio to discuss the success of the June 4 Grindstone Lake Youth Fishing Tournament as well as summer fishing tips and advice.

March 28, 2022: Topics discussed this week included the April 24, 2022 Great American Cleanup and the PNM Aerial Inspection for wildfire mitigation. Also discussed was the fatal motorcycle accident on U.S. Hwy. 380. Republican Congressional Candidate Michelle Garcia-Holmes was in the studio to discuss her campaign and experience. Police Chief Lawrence Chavis joined the show to discuss a recent report of gunshots and motorcycle safety.

June 21, 2021: Topics discussed this week included Fathers Day weekend events at Ruidoso Downs Race Track and the Wibit at Grindstone Lake. Also discussed were the upcoming Ruidoso Adventure Tours Sweepstakes, the NM Vax 2 the Max Sweepstakes and upcoming and continuing projects in the Village including the White Mountain Recreation area, Village Hall, Moon Mountain, Wingfield House, and more. Dr. Clayton Alred called in to discuss the High Mountain Youth Projects fundraiser with Café Rio to help with regional homeless youth, proper procedure for garage sales, and placement of signs, plus employee challenges for retailers and restaurants in the post-Covid era.

June 14, 2021: Fire Chief Cody Thetford joined the conversation this week to discuss the Ball Field Fire as well as other area fires. Dick Cook, Director of Forestry, was also in the studio to discuss defensible space and the thinning that was going on behind the Ball Fields on Ski Run Road. Deputy Police Chief Diron Hill of the Ruidoso Police Department was on hand to take the Oath of Office and with suggestions about social media and citizen involvement with the Police Department.