SANTA FE, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico State Office today opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on seven oil and gas parcels totaling 1317 acres that may be included in an upcoming lease sale in New Mexico. The comment period ends Aug. 29, 2024.
‘I bleed community journalism,’ he says El Rito Media Dave Shabaz started his career in small-town Turlock, California, just outside Modesto near what became Silicon Valley. When he first moved there from his native Chicago as a child, Shabaz said the town had a population of about 10,000.
Artesia Daily Press The City of Artesia is preparing for the overflow of planes and people from the Roswell Air Races starting in 2025. The commission approved the 2024-2025 budget during the July 23, 2024, Artesia City Council meeting, which included $4.2 million for local airport improvements.
From left: Jim Monk, Makayla Monk, Dannika Rose and Claire Burrus pose with the grand champion and reserve grand champion dairy heifers after the show at the Eddy County Fair on July 23 in Artesia. Makayla of the Artesia High School Future Farmers of America, won both honors.
El Rito Media Prosecutors appealed to the New Mexico Supreme Court after a district judge agreed to suppress evidence taken from Artesia General Hospital amid the investigation of a 20-year-old Artesia woman who allegedly gave birth at the facility and suffocated the baby in a trashcan.
-- The Artesia Youth Soccer Association has opened fall registration, and registration will be open through Aug. 2. Divions are U6-U15. Players must be 4 years old before Sept. 1, 2024. Players can register at clubs.bluesombrero. com/ artesiayouthsoccer. Any question can be sent to artesiasoccer@ gmail.com.
El Rito Media The future of the Eddy County Courthouse could be determined later this year after a $350,000 study was funded by the Board of County Commissioners. The study approved July 16, would assess technical analysis, renovation options/renderings and construction cost estimates, read a memo written by Eddy County Public Works Director Jason Burns to commissioners.
Looking back 40, 30 and 20 years ago, the following are excerpts from the Artesia Daily Press. 40 years ago July 21-27, 1984 Part of the Grand Entry ceremony prior to Friday’s performance of the 1984 Pioneer Days Rodeo involved a display of the colors, as seen here, held aloft by a representative of Baca Brothers, stock managers for the rodeo.
SENMC A college or university may be referred to as one’s alma mater. This Latin phrase meaning “nourishing mother” was first used in the 1600s, later giving rise to the use of “alumni” to describe someone who attended a higher education institution.
Family Medicine | Peter Jewell, MD I decided to become a doctor later in life (at the age of 40!) for one reason: I felt a calling to help others. It is now a privilege to share that passion with the people I care for. I recently relocated my practice from Roswell to Artesia and while I’m new to the area, I cared for Artesia community members for more than a decade at my previous practice. In a way, it feels like I’ve come home.
