Artesia Public Library Opens For Reservations Today

The Artesia Public Library is now open for reservations from 10am to 4pm Tuesday through Friday, starting today. You can reserve a two-hour spot on the computer for yourself and an assistant or a 30-minute spot for yourself and up to 3 others to come in and find items to check out. Because of COVID … Read more

RPD Asking For Help In Finding Car Burglar

Roswell Police Department investigators are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who broke into several vehicles and businesses Monday evening. The suspect also started a fire inside one of the businesses. You can see the pictures of the man on the Roswell Police Facebook page. Anyone with potential information is urged to … Read more

Murder Charge FIled In Roswell Shooting Death

A Roswell man was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in the shooting death of another local man earlier this month. Jeffrey Contreras, 25, was arrested last Monday on an unrelated probation violation and the Roswell Police Department filed charges the next day in the murder of 57-year-old Anthony Vasquez. Vasquez was shot the morning of … Read more

Xcel Energy Downgrades Emergency Status, COntinues To Urge Conservation

Significant improvements in generation resources in the Southwest Power Pool footprint have led the SPP, Xcel Energy and other regional utilities to downgrade the energy emergency status. But Xcel Energy cautions that regional power plants are still experiencing natural gas curtailments, and customers are still encouraged to continue conserving power as the system recovers into … Read more

Illinois Camp Road (CR206) To Limit Traffic For Two Months

Eddy County public works will begin work on (CR206) Illinois Camp Road on Monday, with completion anticipated for the end of May. Illinois Camp traffic will be limited to single lane during the duration of construction. Construction will consist of sub-grade reclamation preparation and placement of a double penetration chipseal. Motorist should seek alternate routes … Read more

WiFi Hotspots Coming To Artesia Public Library

The Artesia Public Library has been selected as one of 20 U.S. libraries to participate in Community Connect: Digital Access at Home, an initiative of the American Library Association (ALA) and Capital One that offers cash grants to help rural libraries offer internet access and financial education for their patrons. Community Connect began at Artesia … Read more

Senate Bill Would Halt All New Fracking Permits In NM

A new bill making its way through the New Mexico Statehouse would stop fracking permits from being issued in the state. Senate Bill 149 would enact a four year moratorium on new fracking permits. An industry group says that will lead to the loss of upwards of 2-billion dollars in revenue just in one year. … Read more

Artesia Man Killed In Friday Crash

We’re learning of a deadly crash that took place Friday in Eddy County. Sheriff Mark Cage reports deputies were dispatched to an area of 26th Street just south of Tum,bleweed Road just before 7am and found a vehicle that was occupied by 24 year-old John ALexander Vasquez, of Artesia. Vasquez had been ejected during the … Read more