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Margarito Salmon retires after 60 years

After 60 years of cutting hair in Artesia and the surrounding area, I have decided to retire. I would like to thank my customers for your support throughout the years. I would especially like to thank those who supported me during difficult times. This was not an easy decision for me as I will truly miss the conversations and laughter we’ve shared through the years. I look forward to seeing you again around town.
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Fragments scar Jupiter

Looking back 40, 30 and 20 years ago, the following are excerpts from the Artesia Daily Press. 40 years ago July 14-20, 1984 June 13 – boiling gray clouds begin to mass south of Artesia at 5:43 p.m.
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Carnival Returns

Daily Press Writer After a years-long hiatus, the carnival is back at the Eddy County fair, according to Dylan Pinson, president of the Eddy County Fair Board of Directors. This year, a new company is bringing the carnival to the Eddy County Fair.
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Eddy County Fair Livestock

The American county fair Is typically a place where agriculture and public involvement are combined, with events such as junior livestock shows offered alongside carnival rides and fried food. The Eddy County fair is one such place, designed with the education and entertainment of the public in mind, according to the president of the Eddy County Fair Board of Directors, Dylan Pinson.
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Fair Board recognizes Richard (Stik) and Rachel West for their years of support and dedication to the Eddy County Fair!

Married in 1979 Richard (Stik) and Rachel West will be married 45 years on August 31st. If you have been a part of the fair for very long, you know that technology has vital role in the everyday functioning and smoothness of its workings, and we have this technology thanks to Rachel and her sister, Janice Parrott.
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Six lodging businesses targeted for alleged price gouging

ROSWELL — New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez reported recently that some lodging businesses in Roswell and Artesia are being investigated for potential incidents of price gouging aimed toward people ordered to evacuate from the Ruidoso area because of impending danger from the South Fork and Salt fires that began in mid-June. Six of these businesses received ceaseand- desist letters from the New Mexico Department of Justice (NMDOJ).
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