Dragonfly Festival cancelled due to COVID-19
Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge and Friends of Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge announced on June 9 the cancellation of the 2020 Dragonfly Festival,...
State Police: Face mask order will be enforced
The New Mexico State Police will enforce a state order requiring the use of face coverings in public.
According to a Friday night announcement ahead of...
NM breaks records on reported virus cases in a day
SANTA FE (AP) — New Mexico health officials say the state has shattered its record on the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in a...
USA Beef owner reports end of COVID-19 outbreak at plant
The owner of a local meat processing company has said that the plant is operating near full capacity again after all employees have recovered from...
State issues shelter-in-place instructions in COVID-19 ‘reset’
The governor of New Mexico on Friday issued a revised public health order with shelter-in-place instructions that will last until after Thanksgiving.
“If we don’t...
Lujan Grisham sounds alarm on COVID
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Thursday afternoon that New Mexico’s sharply rising COVID-19 cases mean that stricter public health orders could be reinstated soon...
11 more COVID-19 deaths in state
With only partial results available by Saturday afternoon, the state announced that New Mexico and Chaves County continued to have high numbers of new COVID-19...
Community Kitchen offering free Thanksgiving meals
Aside from serving a meal of green chile chicken noodles on Tuesday, Brad Ussery was cooking enough boneless turkey roasts for about 200 people.
On...
Local COVID-19 gating criteria numbers improve slightly
Chaves County is still at the Red Level, but saw improvements in the two gating criteria metrics used by the New Mexico Department of...
State plans vaccine call-in registration
Collins says more than 48,000 vaccines given
The state plans to introduce a call-in line by the end of the week to make it easier...
State reports more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases Friday
New cases of COVID-19 in New Mexico topped 1,000 for the first time in almost two weeks, but Chaves County’s amount of new cases...
Program to help New Mexicans cope with COVID-19
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Human Services Department has launched a statewide mental health support line to help New Mexicans experiencing anxiety, stress...
6 local cases of COVID reported, updates pause for Easter weekend
The health department said Friday it will not issue daily case updates Saturday or Sunday in recognition of Easter weekend. Updates to the state’s...
Virus-related economic decreases shown in new report
Chaves County retail, hotels and restaurants began to experience significant slowdowns by March, as countywide sales taxes remained stable, according to economic data released by...
City suspending some tourism advertising
Governor: State’s confirmed COVID-19 cases increase to 28
The city of Roswell had recorded a decrease in lodgers’ tax prior to the confirmation of coronavirus...
3 new COVID-19 cases reported in Chaves County
New COVID-19 infections in Chaves County were reported Thursday, as the death toll and number of confirmed cases continue to rise.
The new figures show...
Too early to reopen economy, governor says
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Wednesday said that it is too premature to lift a public health order suspending the operation of businesses not deemed...
Businesses support ‘reopening’ resolutions
Chaves County businesses and individuals, including a few medical professionals, have supplied letters to support county and city of Roswell resolutions that state that...
No new COVID-19 cases reported in Chaves County
An additional 104 positive test results for COVID-19, and six deaths associated with pandemic, were reported in New Mexico Tuesday, though no new cases...
Lawmakers begin special session
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a special session of the New Mexico Legislature convened Thursday as a steep budget shortfall and the growing demands...
COVID case numbers go up 1 in county, 230 in state
Chaves County had one new COVID-19 case Saturday, but the state increased its count by 230 and reported four additional deaths.
The New Mexico Department...
17 new COVID-19 cases reported in Chaves County
The state on Tuesday reported 17 new COVID-19 cases in Chaves County. The new local cases were among 214 new cases reported in New...
Sixteen new COVID-19 cases in Chaves County
Relaxed health order to take effect today
Additional cases of COVID-19 were reported throughout New Mexico Friday, with more than a dozen in Chaves County.
Sixteen...
Chaves County reports 4 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday
State officials announced Tuesday afternoon that Chaves County had no additional coronavirus-related deaths reported in the previous 24 hours and only four new COVID-19 cases.
The lower...
Health office sees increased testing traffic Monday
New Mexico health officials reported more than 500 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, the same day high numbers of people seeking tests backed...
Woman listed as 21st county COVID death
Another Chaves County resident has passed away due to COVID-19, according to a Saturday report from the state.
That brings the region’s death count to...
Local woman among state’s 44 COVID-19 deaths
A Chaves County woman was among the 44 deaths related to COVID-19 reported in New Mexico on Thursday. It was the second day in...
State launches vaccine registration website
The state on Tuesday launched a registration website to help New Mexicans learn when they will be eligible for a coronavirus vaccine.
New Mexico Department...
Two Chaves County women among state’s 29 COVID deaths
Two more deaths related to COVID-19 and 73 new cases in Chaves County were reported Thursday in the New Mexico Department of Health’s daily...
County reports 41 COVID-19 cases, no deaths since Friday
Forty-one new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Chaves County over the last two days, according to updates from the New Mexico Department of...