Ruidoso News

Ruidoso News
Type	Biweekly newspaper
Owner(s)	El Rito Media, LLC
Founder	Lloyd P. Bloodworth
Publisher	Richard L. Connor
Founded	1946
Language	English
Headquarters	Ruidoso, New Mexico
Website	ruidosonews.com

Ruidoso News is a biweekly newspaper in Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States. It has been published since 1946.

History

On May 16, 1946, Lloyd P. Bloodworth first published the Ruidoso News in Ruidoso, New Mexico. In 1949, he sold the paper Louis R. Spain, and bought it back a year later. In 1951, Bloodworth sold the News again, this time to Ben Vaughn and Victor "Vic" Lamb. Vaughn soon exited the business. In 1953, Lamb acquired a press and opened a print shop in Ruidoso.

In 1968, Barney Barnett, of San Luis Obispo, California, bought the News, only for ownership to revert back to Lamb less than a year later. Barnett said he sold the paper because his political and social views greatly differed from those of Ruidoso residents. A month later, Lamb bought a variety store in Sedona, Arizona. In 1970, husband-and-wife Alton and Glorianna Lane bought the paper. In 1975, brothers Ken Green and Walt Green, publishers of the Artesia Daily Press and Deming Headlight, bought the News from the Lanes.

In 1988, the Green family sold the News, Headlight and El Defensor-Chieftain to Jack Kent Cooke, owner of the Washington Redskins and the Los Angeles Daily News. In 1989, Cooke acquired the Valencia County News-Bulletin. Cooke sold his four New Mexican papers to WorldWest in 1994. The News was acquired by MediaNews Group in 2001. Gannett bought the News in 2015, and sold it, along with the Carlsbad Current-Argus and Alamogordo Daily News, to El Rito Media, LLC in 2024.

References

↑ "Alpine C. of C. Manager Resigns". El Paso Herald-Post. El Paso, Texas. March 8, 1946. p. 7.
↑ Stern, Jackie (March 22, 1965). "By Speaking, Writing | Retired Secretary-Manager Of Restaurant Assn. to 'Play'". Albuquerque Journal. p. 2.
↑ "Ruidoso News Sold To Louis R. Spain". The Albuquerque Tribune. United Press. March 19, 1949. p. 2.
↑ "Bloodworth Buys Ruidoso News". Albuquerque Journal. Associated Press. September 28, 1950. p. 22.
↑ "Ruidoso News Sold to Texans". The Lordsburg Liberal. Lordsburg, New Mexico. November 9, 1951. p. 2.
↑ "Ruidoso News Soon To Appear From Its Own Printing Shop". The Albuquerque Tribune. August 4, 1953. p. 13.
↑ "California Couple Buys Ruidoso News". The Albuquerque Tribune. United Press International. November 29, 1968. p. 8.
↑ "Lamb Resuming Operation Of Ruidoso Paper". Alamogordo Daily News. Associated Press. May 4, 1969. p. 7.
↑ "Lamb Buys Back Ruidoso News". Albuquerque Journal. United Press International. May 3, 1969. p. 18.
↑ Rigby, Elizabeth (June 28, 1969). "Texan chooses store to replace newspaper". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. 7.
↑ "Obituary | Alton Lane (1931-2017)". Ruidoso News. September 20, 2017. pp. A2.
↑ "Ruidoso Newspaper Purchased". Silver City Daily Press. Silver City, New Mexico. Associated Press. October 11, 1975. p. 6.
↑ "Media Group Buys 3 N.M. Papers". Albuquerque Journal. Associated Press. November 15, 1988. p. 33.
↑ "Business briefs | Headlight's owner buys Belen paper". The Deming Headlight. April 3, 1989. p. 5.
↑ "Kansas Company To Buy Four N.M. Newspapers". Albuquerque Journal. Associated Press. May 18, 1994. p. 23.
↑ "Three central New Mexico newspapers change hands". Alamogordo Daily News. June 3, 2001. p. 3.
↑ "Media | Gannett acquires Ruidoso News". Ruidoso News. June 3, 2015. pp. A6.
↑ Nott, Robert (May 7, 2024). "Gannett sells four New Mexico newspapers, three to 'Rio Grande Sun' owners". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
↑ "El Rito Media acquires Alamogordo Daily News, Carlsbad Current Argus and Ruidoso News". Editor and Publisher. May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.

External links

Official website

[1] "Alpine C. of C. Manager Resigns". El Paso Herald-Post. El Paso, Texas. March 8, 1946. p. 7.

[2] Stern, Jackie (March 22, 1965). "By Speaking, Writing | Retired Secretary-Manager Of Restaurant Assn. to 'Play'". Albuquerque Journal. p. 2.

[3] "Ruidoso News Sold To Louis R. Spain". The Albuquerque Tribune. United Press. March 19, 1949. p. 2.

[4] "Bloodworth Buys Ruidoso News". Albuquerque Journal. Associated Press. September 28, 1950. p. 22.

[5] "Ruidoso News Sold to Texans". The Lordsburg Liberal. Lordsburg, New Mexico. November 9, 1951. p. 2.

[6] "Ruidoso News Soon To Appear From Its Own Printing Shop". The Albuquerque Tribune. August 4, 1953. p. 13.

[7] "California Couple Buys Ruidoso News". The Albuquerque Tribune. United Press International. November 29, 1968. p. 8.

[8] "Lamb Resuming Operation Of Ruidoso Paper". Alamogordo Daily News. Associated Press. May 4, 1969. p. 7.

[9] "Lamb Buys Back Ruidoso News". Albuquerque Journal. United Press International. May 3, 1969. p. 18.

[10] Rigby, Elizabeth (June 28, 1969). "Texan chooses store to replace newspaper". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. 7.

[11] "Obituary | Alton Lane (1931-2017)". Ruidoso News. September 20, 2017. pp. A2.

[12] "Ruidoso Newspaper Purchased". Silver City Daily Press. Silver City, New Mexico. Associated Press. October 11, 1975. p. 6.

[13] "Media Group Buys 3 N.M. Papers". Albuquerque Journal. Associated Press. November 15, 1988. p. 33.

[14] "Business briefs | Headlight's owner buys Belen paper". The Deming Headlight. April 3, 1989. p. 5.

[15] "Kansas Company To Buy Four N.M. Newspapers". Albuquerque Journal. Associated Press. May 18, 1994. p. 23.

[16] "Three central New Mexico newspapers change hands". Alamogordo Daily News. June 3, 2001. p. 3.

[17] "Media | Gannett acquires Ruidoso News". Ruidoso News. June 3, 2015. pp. A6.

[18] Nott, Robert (May 7, 2024). "Gannett sells four New Mexico newspapers, three to 'Rio Grande Sun' owners". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved April 17, 2026.

[19] "El Rito Media acquires Alamogordo Daily News, Carlsbad Current Argus and Ruidoso News". Editor and Publisher. May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.