New Rockford Transcript - Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883

At its regular meeting on December 6, the Oberon City Council denied a liquor license to Karen's Place for 2022, and one of the bar's owners is seeking redress. Without a new license, Karen's Place faces an uncertain future after Dec. 31.

Owner Elvis Thumb reported that the council denied the license because the council alleged that drug-dealing was taking place at the bar, and because Thumb di...