Michael Smith

Artesians celebrating New Year’s with a bang

News
Artesia residents wanting to buy fireworks to celebrate 2026 made a last-minute stop at Amy’s Fireworks on First Street on Wednesday.

Lack of snow has not stopped other offerings at ski resorts

Lifestyle
A mild winter hasn’t dampened the enthusiasm of one trade organization dedicated to promoting winter sports in New Mexico as ski resorts continue to adapt to the challenging conditions.

Artesia Police blotter

News
Information provided by the Artesia Police Department.

Bulldog bowlers take title at Starlight Lanes

Sports
With 15 bowlers competing in just their second tournament, it was great to see the Artesia No. 6 Rookie team win its second event of the season.

Cannon sets air show for June 6

News
As part of the air show, the base plans to host a fly-in and car show.

Opinion: Slouching toward open season on Jews

Opinion
Jews celebrating Hanukkah were just slaughtered by Muslim gunmen on an Australian beach, in an imitation of the October 7 massacres.

Jones heads Hall of Fame class

Sports
The New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame will welcome five new members to its ranks on June 29, with Artesia’s Landry Jones highlighting the list.

4-H reaching out to urban members

News
In New Mexico, more than 40,000 youth from all 33 counties engage in 4-H activities offered through NMSU’s Cooperative Extension Service.

The top 10 Artesia sports moments of the Year

Sports
Before the year concludes, the Daily Press is looking back at the 10 best Artesia sports moments of 2025.

Opinion: Can the Dark Ages return?

Opinion
Western civilization arose in the 8th century B.C. Greece. Some 1,500 city-states emerged from a murky, illiterate 400-year-old Dark Age. That chaos followed the utter collapse of the palatial culture of Mycenaean Greece.

Opinion: Addictions undercut everything that makes America great

Opinion
Nothing President Donald Trump is pushing in his war on drugs would have saved Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner.

WIPP taking more waste from Washington

News
The U.S. Department of Energy said 130 large waste containers were recently exhumed from two underground storage sites at the federal Hanford Site in the southern region of Washington.
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