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Lisa Dillon presented the Artesia Band Boosters Louis Armstrong Jazz Scholarship to Kara Martinez. .

Gage Jimenez was the recipient of the Bill Horner Memorial Scholarship. .

McKenna Morrison was the recipient of the Carol Tolle Memorial Scholarship. .

Rhea Lynn Bean and Mike Anderson presented the Central Valley Electric Scholarship to Perseis Aguilar, Bryce Bain, Idali Barrera, Kylie Beckwith, Abriana Cardona, Mikenzi Carlo, Nye Estrada, Addysen Folmar, Kambri Fraze, Braden Fuentes, Camden Fuentes, Caden Golden, Abigail Hauschild, Madison Huddelston, Teagan Miller, Madison Pittman, Maria Ramirez-Rivero, Josiah Rodriguez, Ryan Thomas, Carson Troost, Bailey Virden, Jarren Wadkins, Savana Watts and Kaden Zuniga.

Claudia Castillo was the recipient of the Chris Mullen Memorial Scholarship. .

Bailey Virden was the recipient of the Eddy County Fair Board Scholarship. .

Valeria Morillon Madrid presented the Marcos Morillon “Coach Mo” Scholarship to McKenna Morrison, Gage Jimenez, Matthew Hafliger and Kymber Beltran. .

John Bain presented the First American Bank - Charles K. Johnson Memorial Scholarship to Ethan Bunt.

Well, here we are, fresh off of the celebration of Father’s Day. I pray it was a good celebration your family! A mother was out walking with her 4-year-old daughter.

Artesians were shocked Monday afternoon to find themselves saying an abrupt and unexpected goodbye to a mainstay in the local restaurant community. Around 5 p.m.

The new Splash Pad at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Complex probably won’t be ready for the Fourth of July but will be opening sometime in July, said Infrastructure Director Byron Landfair during Tuesday’s Artesia City Council meeting. Other project updates from Landfair included:

RUIDOSO -- Southwest Area Incident Management Team No. 5 reported Wednesday afternoon that the South Fork Fire is now at 64% containment and the Salt Fire at 55% as residents of the Ruidoso area continue to return to their communities.