Work has begun on Main Street in Artesia. You may have noticed that the Sallie Chisum bronze has been tarped off. The Sallie Chisum bronze piece needs a complete re-patina. Work will entail a tented off workspace to protect motorists and pedestrians from sandblasting. Once sandblasting is completed, a new patina will be applied. Work … Read more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will end data collection for the 2022 Census of Agriculture on May 31. New Mexico producers who have not yet returned their completed questionnaires have less than one week left to respond. Federal law requires everyone who received the ag census to complete and … Read more
The mobile museum program “Wonders on Wheels” will be visiting the Roswell Public Library Tuesday, May 30, from noon to 3 p.m. New Mexico Arts (NMA) and Wonders on Wheels Mobile Museum (WoW) are working together to bring “WoW, Poetry!” Poet Laureate Lauren Camp and NMA Executive Director Michelle Laflamme-Childs will be participating in WoW … Read more
The Roswell Public Library’s annual Summer Reading Program is beginning. The first day to sign up at the library is Tuesday, May 30, and the program will run through July, with special events every week for the whole family, including movies, music, interactive projects, and performances. Watch the library Facebook page to learn about events, … Read more
Starting this week, an intersectional coalition of climate and environmental justice advocates, Indigenous and faith leaders, business owners, and local environmental organizations will hold a week of planned actions at Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico field offices in Carlsbad, Las Cruces, and Albuquerque to deliver a letter signed by nearly 200 local and … Read more
Petty Officer Third Class Mikaila Arnold, a native of Carlsbad, New Mexico, serves in the U.S. Navy as a member of a helicopter squadron forward deployed to Japan. Arnold attended Carlsbad High School and graduated in 2020 and joined the Navy three years ago. Today, Arnold serves as an aviation ordnanceman with Helicopter Maritime Strike … Read more
Environmentalists who had praised the approval of rules adopted by New Mexico nearly two years ago to crack down on oilfield spills have alleged the state isn’t doing enough to enforce the provisions. They criticized the Oil Conservation Division during a meeting Thursday, pointing to a 16% increase in spills of wastewater from the drilling … Read more
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Monday began a special inspection at the Urenco USA uranium enrichment facility in southeastern New Mexico following an incident last month. NRC officials said the April 21 incident involved the operation of a crane near a building that handles uranium hexafluoride without the required safety controls present. They said there … Read more
A Roswell man was arrested and charged with first-degree murder after he confessed Monday afternoon to killing another local man more than 14 years ago. The man then told police where he had buried the body of the victim, and police soon after discovered the victim’s remains. 37 year old Tony Ray Peralta was jailed … Read more
The city’s two splash pads are scheduled to open daily beginning May 1. They will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Murphy Family Splash Pad is at Poe Corn Park in the 600 block of East Second Street. The Carpenter Park Splash Pad is at 300 E. Buena Vista St. Use of … Read more