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Hobbs · HobbsLCDTF fentanyl bust Christina Holt/News-Sun The Lea County Drug Task Force partnered with the federal Drug Enforcement Agency recently in the seizure of 150,000 fentanyl pills — the largest single fentanyl bust in DEA history. Alex Anthony Martinez and Bruce Sedillo were reportedly regional managers within a multi-state drug trafficking organization based in Albuquerque and reportedly led by Heriberto Salazar Amaya with supply distributors in Al…Read Article
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Hobbs · HobbsFifth time’s the charm for market swine show contestant Denise Marquez/News-Sun LOVINGTON — This was the year for Katelyn Parsons who won grand champion at the market swine show Tuesday at the Lea County Fair and Rodeo. Parsons, 12, with Enchantment 4-H Club brought home the dark purple banner with her 231-pound pig, Fatso. Parsons said this is her fifth year showing pigs at the Lea County Fair and Rodeo, and her first time placing as a grand ch…Read Article
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Hobbs · HobbsChicken champs win in class and show Levi Hill/News-Sun What makes chickens talented banjo players? Don’t know? Well, you can bet River Caviness and Cadi Godwin know. The pair know all about chickens and proved it Wednesday at the Lea County Fair. Cadi, a veteran of the barnyard, perhaps won bigger than anyone else in the coop, taking two Grand Champion titles with her broiler chickens and her layers. She also snatched up the win in the chicken …Read Article
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