-- The Artesia Arts Council will host an Intro to Dance “Friendship Fusion” Camp June 26 - July 31. Cost is $60 per student; save 10% if you sign up with a friend by using code FRIENDSHIP at checkout. Ages 4-7 will attend from 10-10:45 a.m. and ages 8 and up from 11-11:45 a.m. Choose from tap, jazz, hip-hop and contemporary styles. To register, visit www.artesiaartscouncil.com/ education. ----------------- ART IN SCIENCE -- The Artesia Arts Council will hold an Art in Science event at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 27, at the Ocotillo Performing Arts Center. Come make rainbow cyanotypes (sun prints). Cost is $10. To register, visit www.artesiaartscouncil.com/education. ----------------- PAINT PARTY -- Ages 18 and up are invited to a paint party with instructor Kirsten Mauritsen on Thursday, June 27, at the Ocotillo Performing Arts Center. All skill levels are welcome. Cost is $35 per student. To register, visit www.artesiaartscouncil.com/ education. ----------------- OUR LADY OF GRACE RAFFLE -- Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church is holding a Christmas in July raffle. A total of 10 prizes are available, each valued at $1,000. Tickets are $10 each. Prizes will begin to be drawn July 1. To purchase tickets, call the church office at 575-748-1356. ----------------- ARTISTIC VOYAGES -- The Artesia Arts Council will host Artistic Voyages classes at 11:30 a.m. July 2 and 30 at the Ocotillo Performing Arts Center. Cost is $35 per student; limit 12. Classes are open to ages 8 and up. To register, visit www.artesiaartscouncil.com/ education. ----------------- GARDEN CLUB WORKSHOPS -- Those interested in entering the Eddy County Fair Flower Show are invited to obtain helpful information from 1-2:30 p.m. Friday, July 12, at CVE. For more information, contact Bunny Mason at 575-365-7391. ----------------- FUSED GLASS JEWELRY WORKSHOP -- The Artesia Arts Council will host a fused glass jewelry workshop on Saturday, July 27. For more information and to register, visit www.artesiaartscou

The community of Artesia came together Saturday to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the start of the area's prolific oil and gas production, beginning with the discovery of the Illinois No. 3 well in 1924 and continuing through today.

In 1974, when I was 11, I flushed an apple core down the toilet. You see, my father had remodeled our basement into a family room with a powder room.

RUIDOSO DOWNS -- Miss Hi Tide and jockey Adrian Ramos overcame a rough beginning to win the $175,258 Mountain Top Derby for 3-year-old New Mexico-bred quarter horses Saturday at Ruidoso Downs Race Track.

STATEWIDE -- The New Mexico State Police (NMSP) have reported that their participation in the annual Click It or Ticket campaign May 20 - June 2 was a success. NMSP officers were on the lookout across all roadways in the state for proper seatbelt use among drivers and passengers.

CARLSBAD -- The Eddy County Commission will finalize the ranking of its Fiscal Year 2026-30 Infrastructure Capital Improvement Projects (ICIP) during its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday. Planning and Development Director Steve McCroskey reported that two previously ranked projects have been removed from the proposed list and four others added, including the creation of two regional fire stations, an Eddy County Events Center, and a covered arena for the Eddy County Fairgrounds.

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has released Enforcement Watch updates for the month of May. The Enforcement Watch is a listing of all active and resolved enforcement cases.

ROSWELL — Carl Jacobsen, wildlife biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) at Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge, said he is sure avian flu is present in wild birds at the refuge.

4:11 a.m. - Krystynn Leeann Christy, 33, of Artesia, arrested and charged with battery, aggravated fleeing of a law enforcement officer, aggravated DWI, unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, driving without a license, reckless driving and resisting, evading or obstructing an officer.

Today is Sunday, June 16, the 168th day of 2024. There are 198 days left in the year.

Some fathers are entirely too serious. They’re paranoid about their children finding out that they had their own youthful indiscretions and regrettable choices.

‘Stowaway: The Disreputable Exploits of the Rat’ by Joe Shute Eeeeeeek! You spotted a shadow that clung to the floorboards as it disappeared down the tiniest of holes near the cabinet – a hole you never noticed, a hole that’s practically like a garage. You’ve seen that shadow before and basically ignored it, but now you know what it is and that makes you shudder.