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Some 8,000 homes and businesses in Ruidoso will soon, for the first time, be equipped with high-speed fiber, a result of a public-private partnership between the Village of Ruidoso and internet provider Kinetic. The village committed up to $2 million of American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 stimulus funds it received to the project. Kinetic will pay $4.8 million and pledged to complete the project by the end of the first quarter of 2024.

Beginning Tuesday, April 6, and extending through Thursday, April 8, Windstream will be laying fiber in Gavilan Canyon from Meander to 543 Gavilan Canyon. Traffic control will be taking place so please approach the area with caution and be aware of crews working.

The Village of Ruidoso currently has a full-time position for a Police Telecommunications Officer.