Fun and games await the community for Fourth of July and the Eddy County Fair.

I got into this race late, and for reasons that were deeply personal.

There’s something about ribs that makes people slow down.

The problem is not a lack of opportunity. The problem is a lack of leadership willing to demand that young people seize it.

At the center of the storm, soaking up energy and resources is Amy Barela, a sitting county commissioner.

In Vasquez’s district, more than half of the oil and gas production that drives about half of the state’s revenue occurs on federal public land leased and managed by the Bureau of Land Management, a subagency of the Department of Interior.

At WIPP, the Energy Department disposes of transuranic nuclear waste (TRU), which is clothing materials, equipment and other debris irradiated during nuclear activities.

The announcement of the New World Screwworm’s infestation in New Mexico was made Monday, June 8, hours before members of the state’s Cattle Growers’ Association gathered for a meeting at the Ruidoso Convention Center.

Included in the budget is an overall deficit of $11 million, which City Clerk Summer Valverde said will be overcome with part of the $18 million the city holds in reserves for its General Fund in the FY 2027 Interim Budget.

U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Lujan led his primary race, outpolling Matt Dodson with 181,419 votes, or 84%, according to unofficial results from the New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office. Dodson had 34,166 votes or 16%.

Pfluger argued the measure would help sustain smaller oil and gas producers, which he said are often priced out of the market by costly regulations tailored to larger operators.

The report had many important findings that should certainly influence the way our Legislature and next governor look at economic development.