News Staff The New Mexico Department of Health reports an unvaccinated child in Chaves County has been diagnosed with measles. The diagnosis makes Chaves the third county affected by the ongoing measles outbreak in the southeastern part of the state. As of Tuesday, April 8, the total number of measles cases in New Mexico this year is … Read more
The New Mexico Department of Health reports the case count for measles has risen to 54. All but two of the cases are in Lea County. The remaining cases are in Eddy County. Most of the cases involve unvaccinated residents. State health officials say this is not a rapidly expanding outbreak, but a situation where … Read more
Roswell Police and New Mexico State Police have been working together on recent operations targeting retail theft and shoplifting. The efforts resulted in criminal charges against 65 people, according to a statement provided by Roswell Police. The operations were conducted over nine randomly selected days from November to March in cooperation with loss prevention teams … Read more
The United Way of Eddy County is providing Community Impact awards to 16 participating agencies across Eddy County, Executive Director Kyle Marksteiner announced today. “We have an extremely rigorous process, and we are honored to provide grants to these incredibly worthwhile recipients,” Marksteiner said. “These nonprofits have all demonstrated their deep commitment toward making Eddy … Read more
Xcel Energy is closely monitoring and preparing for forecasted severe weather with high winds and low relative humidity in our Texas and New Mexico service territory. Excessively dry conditions, high fuel loads such as dead or dry brush and trees and significant wind speeds across the region will create an elevated risk of wildfire, expected … Read more
The State of New Mexico, in coordination with local and county partners, will be offering additional right-of-way debris removal for residents of Chaves County who were impacted by the flooding that occurred in October. Residents can place their flood debris curbside for pickup starting Feb. 9 through Feb. 28. Residents are asked to separate debris … Read more
We have a traffic alert for you in Eddy County. State transportation crews will begin a roadway rehab project on US285 south of Artesia on Wednesday. This project includes a 3-inch mill and fill and re-striping of the roadway and was awarded in the amount of $2.86 million. The project is expected to be ongoing … Read more
Tragedy in Roswell on Wednesday, when a polcie officer was involved in a deadly crash. It happened downtown when the RPD patrol car struck a car driven by 66 year old Howard Charles Peterson. The initial investigation shows the officer was going south on Main responding to a serious crash near Main and Poe Streets, … Read more
The Artesia Recreation Center Foundation has filed a complaint and lawsuit against the New Mexico Construction Industries Division, alleging a requirement to include 36 EV charging stations in it’s parking lot have created undue burdens and roadblocks to its development, which it says the community overhwlemingly supports. The Artesia Rec Center claims the requirement will … Read more
A traffic alert for Roswell drivers. the city says portions of roads on the west and southwest side of the Roswell Air Center will close starting Wednesday and much of Thursday, as the National Champsionship Air Races conducts its first course test flights. This means that on Wednesday starting at 12: 30 p.m., traffic on … Read more