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SANTA ROSA — Two new principals were selected recently and have taken the reins in the closing days of this school year.

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TAOS — Although they negatively impact local inventories of traditional rental housing, short-term rentals are proving to be a boon to Taos County Lodger’s Tax collect…

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SANTA ROSA — The city council approved May 23 the leasing of three security cameras to be placed in the Park Lake and Blue Hole areas, at a cost of $6,288 per month, p…

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LAS VEGAS — A recent collaboration has been forged to help landowners who experienced losses due to the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire and its subsequent flooding.

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CLOVIS — Cannon Air Force Base’s Wing Commander, Col. Terence G. Taylor, received a key to the city of Clovis from Mayor Mike Morris on May 18 in advance of his leavin…

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LAS VEGAS — A week after the Las Tusas Fire caused evacuations in the Sapello area and burned multiple structures as it rapidly spread May 10, it has been mostly conta…

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LOVINGTON — Safe Haven Baby Boxes, an organization dedicated to ending infant abandonment and advocating for the Safe Haven Law, has installed a Baby Box on the east s…

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SANTA ROSA — They had already started their jobs, but on May 9 three new police officers were confirmed by the City Council, bringing the department up to full staffin…

TUCUMCARI — On the afternoon in April 21, Donnie and Lora Goode were in their rural Tucumcari trailer when they heard a loud bang.

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PORTALES — A five-year capital plan for Eastern New Mexico University received approval from the ENMU Board of Regents in preparation for presentation to the state Hig…

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CLOVIS — “Pepper” and “Jack” are the names of Hillcrest Park Zoo’s baby kangaroos thanks to a Southwest Cheese winning bid of $4,000 to name the joeys.

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LORDSBURG — Lordsburg was one of eight airports in New Mexico to receive a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to repair runways, taxiways and other i…

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SANTA ROSA — A complaint and application for a restraining order against Santa Rosa Mayor Nelson Kotiar, filed by then-Human Resources Director Monica Young and allegi…

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SILVER CITY — The mayor of Hurley said the town is comfortable with the hiring of Chris McGuinness as its police chief, despite a petty misdemeanor charge of embezzlem…

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CLOVIS — When Bill McCoy of Melrose saw his name on the screen as a top ten contestant in the Fundamental Spreadsheet Application category, he would have never guessed…

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SILVER CITY — The Wilderness Ranger District of the Gila National Forest plans to implement multiple prescribed burns throughout May, as permitted by weather, fuels co…

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LORDSBURG — The Lordsburg City Council finally chiseled out a budget for the annual Tejano Fiesta, a two-day music event held over the Labor Day weekend.

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ARTESIA — For 30 years, Artesia Public Schools Director Cooper Henderson has been the guiding force behind the district’s athletic department. On April 28, he passed t…

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LAS VEGAS — A Ribera woman wanted since February on child abuse charges is behind bars. She was also sought on a separate arrest warrant issued this month after she al…

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CLOVIS — Clovis City Commissioners unanimously approved new Police Service Aide (PSA) positions in the Clovis Police Department (CPD) at their first regular meeting of…

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LOVINGTON — The Lea County Commission recently approved the purchase of 37.5 acres of land adjacent to the Lea County Sheriff’s Department and the Lea County Detention…

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TAOS — It took four separate votes, but the Taos County Commission finally approved a $150,000 allocation to Taos Air for summer air service during its regular meeting…

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LORDSBURG — The Lordsburg City Council was asked to approve a zoning change that would help Hidalgo County move forward with a transitional, income-based, 30-unit apar…

SILVER CITY — The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is working with town staff in Hurley and Santa Clara to reduce the number of javelina that have been seen in a…

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TAOS — A portion of the sprawling Kachina Lodge property will be converted to 13 new apartments, thanks to a zoning change approved by the Town of Taos Council at its …

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ESPAÑOLA — Española Police Lt. Richard Trujillo has resigned from the department amid an internal investigation into his possible falsification of time sheets, officia…

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A longtime university baseball coach and a college senior have been confirmed to the Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents.

SANTA ROSA — A telephone scam has been making the rounds in this area, including at least three calls to Guadalupe County residents, according to Sheriff Lorenzo Mata.

LORDSBURG — The Lordsburg Lodger’s Tax Committee convened for the first of its 2023 quarterly meetings recently at City Hall, pouring over applications and creating a …