Join Ruidoso Parks and Recreation for a Christmas Drive-Thru Light Display and Laser Show. This COVID-safe event is FREE and promises to be lots of fun. Make your reservations online today under the Activities & Programs tab.

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) MCL Violation at Ruidoso Water System: Our water system recently violated a drinking water standard. Although this is not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened, what you should do, and what we are doing to correct this situation.

Beginning on December 7, 2020, crews from SAK Construction will be performing maintenance on sewer lines within the Village of Ruidoso. The work will continue through December 12, 2020. Please look for signs indicating that crews are working and approach the areas with caution. Please reference the following maps for specific street and date details.

Important information for Ruidoso small business owners: Applications for the new $100 million CARES grant program will be accepted beginning on Monday, December 7, 2020. Sign up today to receive the necessary information!

Notice is hereby given that after consideration, Lynn D. Crawford, Mayor of the Village of Ruidoso, Has cancelled the Workshop Meeting of the Governing Body of the Village of Ruidoso that was scheduled for Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 8:00 AM.

In an effort designed to provide local communities the flexibility to operate more day-to-day activities, the state of New Mexico will transition to a tiered ‘Red to Green ‘county-by-county COVID-19 risk system on Dec. 2, enabling local communities to shed burdensome restrictions as soon as public health data show the virus is retreating within their borders.

The Forest Service and National Park Service have expanded the Every Kid Outdoors program—which provides 4th-grade children and their families a year of free access to hundreds of parks, lands, and waters—to 5th-grade students during the period of October 28, 2020, through August 31, 2021.

All Non-essential Services & Activities Suspended. On Friday, November 13, 2020,, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a new Public Health Order that will go into effect for two weeks beginning Monday, November 16 – Monday, November 30. The new order temporarily re-enacts a statewide order closing in-person services for all non-essential activities in an effort to curb the unprecedented spike of COVID-19 cases and to attempt to relieve escalating strain on hospitals and health care providers across the state.

Construction on the Ruidoso Sewer Line Interceptor Project begins Thursday, November 12, 2020, as SAK Construction begins installing a special liner inside the existing sewer main to renew the sewer quickly and without excavation. Crews will begin this process in the area of Mechem and Sudderth behind Allsup’s. A list of addresses that will be affected can be found at RuidosoSewerProject.com.

Join fellow community members at a virtual event on November 12, 2020 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm to learn more about the Grindstone Canyon Master Plan, share priorities, and learn about next steps. 

At the September 8, 2020, Village Council meeting, the Governing Body approved and awarded the Village Hall Remodel and Expansion Project to White Sands Construction, Inc. Mobilization and construction began this week and will continue through July 2021.

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the state of New Mexico and in Lincoln County, Ruidoso law enforcement and emergency first responders issue new video asking people to help protect themselves and others by wearing masks and face coverings.

By Executive Order 2020-12 issued on October 29, 2020, effective immediately Grindstone Lake and Alto Lake recreation areas are open to Lincoln County residents, individuals who own property within Lincoln County, and members of the Mescalero Apache Tribe only until further notice.

The Sacramento Ranger District plans to begin prescribed burning in the 16 Springs area approximately 5 miles north of Mayhill, NM beginning the first week in November and continuing throughout the fall and winter as conditions allow. Smoke from the prescribed burn is expected to travel northeast towards Roswell but may impact nearby homes.

On Tuesday, October 20, 2020, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and state health and workplace safety officials announced enhanced COVID-19 mitigation efforts including new safety requirements at food and drink establishments offering limited indoor-dining options, a targeting of higher-risk hotspot places of business reporting clusters of infections and statewide mandatory closing time of 10 pm for retail entities among other measures effective Friday, October 23, 2020.

Lincoln National Forest has moved from a Moderate to Very High Fire Danger Rating. The public is urged to use extreme caution.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 announced the state of New Mexico will implement, and in some cases re-implement, several public health regulations to stem the alarming rise of COVID-19 illnesses statewide. The governor and state health officials will, effective Friday, Oct. 16, append the following changes to the public health order and associated public health guidance documents.

In an effort to help small businesses that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Village of Ruidoso recently applied for and received $2,787,792 from the State of New Mexico. Of that amount, $1,171,500 was earmarked specifically for loans to small businesses in the Village that have suffered economic hardship during the past seven months.

The Village of Ruidoso was successful in obtaining approval from the New Mexico Finance Authority (NMFA) for the financing of a new Magistrate-District Court building. Having the court building centrally located in Ruidoso will be beneficial and convenient not only to residents of the Village of Ruidoso and out to other surrounding areas of Lincoln County.

For the first time since 1986, the Village of Ruidoso recently applied for a Community Development Grant to improve the Town and Country Subdivision. Last week, Village management was notified that its application was ranked #1 in the state and was fully funded the maximum amount of $750,000.00. Construction is scheduled to begin in the spring and is expected to last for 18 months.