.Salado Isolation Mining Contractors (SIMCO), a subsidiary of international construction company Bechtel, officially took over the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant’s operations Feb. 5, 2023, replacing Nuclear Waste Partnership (NWP) which held the contract for the previous 10 years.

Federal agencies manage some of southern New Mexico’s biggest economic drivers, and Republican lawmakers warned they could be facing funding cuts in response to the state administration’s apparent opposition to President Donald Trump.

Prominent Democrat leaders are trying to mislead folks into thinking President Donald Trump is unnecessarily targeting states and local governments with no just cause.

 JT Keith

Here is a look at some of the law enforcement activity in Artesia.

The mill levy was first established in 1979, when the Artesia Special Hospital District was established, and renewed by voters every four years since.

A pair of Republican congresspeople – one from West Texas and the other from Kansas – argued that without a legislative remedy, an imperiled lizard could threaten the U.S. oil and gas industry.

Our lives are filled with numbers.

The recent push for the Equalization Act, which aims to impose higher taxes on the oil and gas sector, flies in the face of these established principles.

Five reasons the Artesia boys' baseball team reclaimed the District 4-4A crown

Artesia District 4-4A doubles tennis champions and runner ups are Artesia’s Breckyn Miller, on the left, Kirklyn Miller, Adrian Harvey and on the right, Anna Neatherlin. Provided by Artesia tennis team.