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Otero County Commissioners chose State Rep. John Block (R-51) as their nominee for the vacant District 33 seat in the New Mexico Senate. The nomination came on a 2-1 vote during a special commission meeting Friday, Oct. 7.

Bulldogs face Lovington next week in the 5A semifinals.

Folks at Artesia General Hospital apparently have confused the Hippocratic Oath with the Hypocritic Oath.

The No. 1-ranked District 5A Artesia Bulldogs football team will face a new challenger in the No. 8 Highland Hornets in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Nusenda Credit Union state football playoffs at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Bulldog Bowl.

Health care remained a sticking point for U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), whose 2nd Congressional District represents most of southern New Mexico. He voted against the funding bill, arguing it did nothing to address rising health care costs in New Mexico.

A former candidate for Carlsbad City Council was arrested for sexual assault and child abuse, the day after concluding his losing bid in the Nov. 4 election.

A plan approved unanimously by the Eddy County Commission Monday, Nov. 10, would set aside $15.6 million of county money to partner with municipalities on housing projects approved by commissioners.

For the 42nd year in a row, Artesia hosted Balloons and Tunes.

Artesia honors veterans with a ceremony.

Pearce would be in charge of an agency that oversees 245 million acres of public lands, including for recreation, cattle grazing and extraction of oil and natural gas.

The state is urging New Mexicans to take charge of their healthcare coverage by making informed choices during this year’s Medicare fall open enrollment.

A mill levy partially funding Artesia General Hospital was approved by voters in the Tuesday, Nov. 4, general election.