On Wednesday, March 20, the Grant County Archaeological Society transforms its regular monthly meeting into a special …
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3/15/24
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Holloman Air Force Base is looking for food trucks to participate in the Legacy of Liberty Airshow Sunday, June 2. With a crowd of thousands expected, Holloman is looking for a variety of trucks …
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3/15/24
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Join New Mexico Arts (NMA) for an in-person talk at Lincoln Historic Site with NMA 2024 Artist-in-Residence, Marcus Xavier Chormicle (Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians/Chicano), a Las …
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3/15/24
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A jury voted not to convict a Mesilla Park woman whose son was mauled to death by foster dogs in 2021.
Danika Jackson, 35, was found not guilty by a jury on one count of abandonment of a child …
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Bulletin report
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3/15/24
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Doña Ana County welcomed the opening of a new fire station in Anthony, N.M. this week, saying it will serve as a training hub while providing service to the southern part of the county.
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Bulletin report
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3/15/24
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The plan to arrest a suspected drug smuggler was flawed and failed to adequately value the life of a New Mexico State Police officer who was shot to death by that suspect, according to a report …
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Justin Garcia
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3/14/24
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Most Americans think we have the right to attend public meetings and let our elected officials know what we think about how they’re doing.
There is no such right in New Mexico.
Our …
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By Walt Rubel
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3/14/24
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If aliens landed and found Ron Perlman in the desert, he would give them no information other than rank and serial number. When asked what his rank is, he said corporal.
“In the big …
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By Elva K. Österreich
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3/14/24
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During spring break, Alma d’Arte Charter High School principal Adam Amador worked through the week assembling documents addressing a number of financial and academic concerns raised by the New …
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By Algernon D'Ammassa
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3/14/24
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An era ended in downtown Las Cruces when My Brother’s Place, the popular restaurant and billiard hall that had been in operation on Main Street for over 40 years, closed in 2016. Q Time, …
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By Algernon D'Ammassa
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3/14/24
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Director and conductor of the New Horizons Orchestra in Las Cruces, Jorge Martinez-Rios, an associate professor at New Mexico State University, came across an idea. Having been introduced to a man …
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By Elva K. Österreich
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3/13/24
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Las Cruces is sitting on at least $10 million of unspent money. Some of the money stems from the expansion of cannabis operations; but most of it arises in the aftermath of the historic opioid …
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By Justin Garcia
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3/13/24
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As mamas, we know that having kids changes how you see the world. Figuring out how to keep your little ones safe and healthy, so they can grow up to thrive, is a worry that doesn’t go away.
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Angela Garcia and
State Rep. Micaela Lara Cadena
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3/13/24
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The Board of Regents of New Mexico State University began a second search for a new leader on March 11 after deciding not to hire any of the five candidates they'd interviewed in recent weeks.
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Bulletin report
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3/13/24
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Election season in the Mesilla Valley has officially begun.
In all, 38 candidates filed to compete for 19 offices ranging from county clerks to district attorneys to state legislators.
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3/13/24
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Nusenda Credit Union announced this week that it had completed its purchase of Western Heritage Bank, effective March 12, with approval from the National Credit Union Administration.
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Bulletin report
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3/12/24
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An independent police auditor noted a rise in allegations against the Las Cruces Police Department during a presentation to the Las Cruces City Council on March 11.
However, OIR Group, a …
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By Justin Garcia
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3/12/24
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The city of Las Cruces broke ground on two affordable housing projects in March and February.
The projects – one located at El Paseo Road and Farney Lane and the other at 130 N. Walnut …
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By Justin Garcia
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3/11/24
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Dear Editor,
A recent puff piece by Dr. Prasad Podila in the Las Cruces Sun-News, lauding the administration of Memorial Medical Center, compels me to write. Spoiler alert: Mine is a dissenting …
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Daniel Allan, M.D., F.A.C.S.
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3/11/24
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With the recent announcement that City Manager Ifo Pili will be returning to his home state of Utah, we are now in a situation where the city, county and New Mexico State University are all searching …
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By Walt Rubel
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3/8/24
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