RMAC Second Saturdays

RMAC Second Saturdays include hands-on activities and free admission for members and Roswell residents. Hands-on activities are offered from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and a planetarium show is at 11 a.m. Second Saturdays are generously supported by the RMAC Foundation.

Roswell Adult Center Relocating Some Classes, Events

As a result of a staffing shortage, the Roswell Adult Center will be limited to opening one day a week as of Sept. 6, but scheduled classes throughout each week will still take place using other sites. The Adult Center (807 N. Missouri Ave.) will be open Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., offering … Read more

Artesia Public Schools Join Lawsuit Over Authority

At its special August 23rd meeting, the Artesia Public Schools Board of Education voted 5-0 to join the current lawsuit initiated by the Gallup Schools, Gallup-McKinley County Schools et. Al. vs. Ryan Stewart, Ed. L. D., et. Al. No. D-101-CV-202-02194. The lawsuit seeks to establish more authority for local decisions regarding schools, to curtail state … Read more

Recommendations Targeting US Oil, Gas Leasing Across The West

An Indigenous leader from New Mexico and former U.S. Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt called on the federal government Tuesday to overhaul its oil and gas leasing program to ensure the protection of cultural resources, saying for far too long tribal expertise has been ignored to the detriment of sacred landscapes. Acoma Pueblo Gov. Brian Vallo … Read more

Lawsuit Challenges NM COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

A lawsuit filed on behalf of a New Mexico nurse and an agricultural worker challenges the constitutionality of recent public health orders requiring people with certain jobs to get COVID-19 vaccinations and restricting admittance to the state fair. The lawsuit filed last week in federal court asks a judge to block enforcement of an order … Read more

Roswell Police Investigate Monday Shooting Incident

A developing story out of Roswell. RPD officers responded to the report of a shooting Monday afternoon in the 300 block of South Beech Street. Once there, the officers discovered a man who had been shot at least once. Paramedics arrived and began treating the unnamed victim, eventually taking him to an area hospital. Dteectives … Read more

Artesia School Board Meeting Tonight (Monday)

The Artesia Public Schools Board of Education will meet in a Special Board Meeting tonight at 5:30 p.m. in the Lowell M. Irby Board room at the Administration Building located at 301 Bulldog Boulevard. The meeting may also be joined via Zoom. The Zoom link is included on the agenda. A copy of the agenda … Read more

NM Scales Down Unemployment Benefits, Battles Fraud

State labor officials warned Thursday that unemployment benefits are scheduled to come to a close for about 50,000 New Mexico residents in early September, as the federal government ends supplemental payments to people who lost jobs or self-employment income during the pandemic. Employers are warily watching whether those individuals will return to work and stabilize … Read more

US Energy Sec. Meets With Navajo Nation In NM

U.S Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met with Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and other tribal leaders Thursday at a power plant in northwest New Mexico Thursday to discuss renewable energy initiatives, including a solar project and energy storage system. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-N.M., and U.S. Office of Indian Energy Director … Read more

NM Shrinks Reliance On For-Profit Prison Operators

New Mexico is on the cusp of finalizing prison takeovers that will reduce private prison operations to 25% of inmate beds, amid a plunge in prison population numbers statewide. Corrections Secretary Alisha Tafoya Lucero briefed a panel of state lawmakers Wednesday on negotiations by her agency to take over day-to-day prison operations from CoreCivic at … Read more