New Mexico Education Agency Suspends Los Lunas School Board –
Associated Press
The Los Lunas school board has been suspended by the New Mexico Public Education Department over allegations that multiple board members violated ethical standards and procurement and public access laws.
State officials made the announcement Wednesday, saying that it first warned the board about violations in November and that training for board members followed in January and February.
Despite those efforts, the agency said certain unnamed board members persisted in engaging in improper conduct.
Board member Frank Otero said an email to The Associated Press that he wanted to assure people he was not among those accused of wrongdoing.
Paxton Media Group buying Landmark Community Newspapers
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May 17, 2021
Paducah-based Paxton Media Group is buying Landmark Community Newspapers, including all 47 newspapers in the Shelbyville, Kentucky-based chain.
The sale, announced Wednesday, will give Paxton about 120 publications in 14 states, including 20 in Kentucky and 18 in Indiana. Paxton also owns WPSD-TV in Paducah.
Landmark’s Kentucky publications include Elizabethtown, Shelbyville, Shepherdsville, Lebanon and Bardstown.
Paxton owns The Paducah Sun and the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer. The sale will bring its statewide total to 37 newspapers.
“We are very excited to add these newspapers into the PMG portfolio,” Jamie Paxton, PMG president and CEO, told news outlets. “PMG believes strongly in the value of local newspapers and the vital role they play in the communities that they serve. We appreciate Landmark choosing us to be the new stewards of these important community assets.”
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Associated Press
The Los Lunas school board has been suspended by the New Mexico Public Education Department over allegations that multiple board members violated ethical standards and procurement and public access laws.
State officials made the announcement Wednesday, saying that it first warned the board about violations in November and that training for board members followed in January and February.
Despite those efforts, the agency said certain unnamed board members persisted in engaging in improper conduct.
Board member Frank Otero said an email to The Associated Press that he wanted to assure people he was not among those accused of wrongdoing.