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Stepping up

Brittany Dye looked out at the gathering of children as she turned the page in her book “Muddy Paws.”

Ruidoso Downs race meet moves

Ruidoso Downs Racetrack will run the 2025 All American Futurity, Derby and Oaks at Albuquerque Downs on Labor Day again this year.

Artesia considers city administrator position

The Artesia City Council is considering a proposal to create a new management position.

City investigates complaints about police department

Amid two lawsuits and a series of complaints by former officers and employees alleging a “hostile work environment” at the Carlsbad Police Department, city officials plan to hire an attorney from outside the city’s administration to lead an investigation.

Racetrack damaged by historic flooding

RUIDOSO DOWNS – What was joy in May during the re-opening of Ruidoso Downs Racetrack has turned to sorrow and uncertainty in the wake of Tuesday’s even more devastating flood.

Three perish in Ruidoso flooding

Ruidoso Police Chief Steve Minner said all three were reported missing from the Riverside RV Park on Sudderth Dr.

White Sands tests nuclear launch

A rocket launched from southern New Mexico on June 13 was used to help develop the technology for launching atomic weapons as the federal government rebuilds its nuclear arsenal.

DONNIE JOE LAIRSON

Services will be held July 4, 2025 at 4pm for Donny Joe Lairson at the Lairson family cemetery in Lake­wood, NM. Donny passed away...

LARRY DON RIORDAN

Larry Don Riordan passed away in his home on July 3rd at the age of 79 in Granbury, Texas. Larry was born in Hobbs...

Police blotter

A look at recent crimes reported around Artesia.

Mewbourne Oil Company Celebrates 60 years

On June 1, Mewbourne Oil Company (MOC) marked six decades in the oil and gas industry. Founded in 1965 by Curtis Mewbourne, the company began its journey in the Permian Basin before expanding operations into the Anadarko Basin in 1976. Today, MOC employs more than 800 people and has grown into one of the largest oil and gas companies in America.

County settles social media censorship lawsuit

Sanchez filed the lawsuit through his attorney Benjamen Gubernick against Lea County Board of Commissioners in January, claiming his civil rights under the New Mexico Constitution and First Amendment of the United States Constitution were violated.

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