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Plague claims the life of a Lincoln County man and more

The bacterium that causes the plague travels around on fleas. This flea illustration is from Robert Hooke's Micrographia, published in London in 1665.
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The bacterium that causes the plague travels around on fleas. This flea illustration is from Robert Hooke's Micrographia, published in London in 1665.

Jessica Onsurez, news editor for The USA Today Network NM covers the area's top stories each week on Alamogordo NOW. This week, a Lincoln County man dies of plague, a former Alamogordo firefighter is sentenced in child pornography case, it's filing day for candidates, and the teacher of the year has been named.

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