New Mexico motorists and truckers will pay higher fees and taxes on their vehicles under a law signed Thursday by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.

In a bowl combine 1½ pounds of peeled shrimp with 2 tbsp olive oil, smoked paprika, cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, lime zest, salt and pepper.

Jessica Mendoza combined her maiden name and a nickname with her love of baking and she, too, found herself with a profitable sideline.

Editor’s note: The Artesia Daily Press has submitted questionnaires to each candidate for Artesia City Council and mayor running in this year’s municipal elections on March 3. The paper is publishing each of the responses in the order they are received.

This year the City of Artesia has a unique opportunity to vote for two men who exemplify the meaning of Service. Terry Todd and Joseph “Woody” Wright are running for Mayor and City Council. 

Oil and gas companies could lease another 30,000 acres of public land in New Mexico this spring.

The Artesia High School bowling team traveled to Starlight Lanes to pursue one of its goals: an undefeated regular season in the New Mexico High School Bowling Association.

The New Mexico Senate passed a bill Tuesday, Feb. 3, that would prohibit local governments in the state from entering into immigrant detention agreements with the federal government.

The New Mexico Museum of Space History’s next Launch Pad Lecture will feature Las Cruces native and Virgin Galactic propulsion engineer Tori Crichton.

Amid rumblings of a coming winter storm, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency on Jan. 23, and Artesia ended up receiving eight inches of snow from Winter Storm Fern.

The No. 1-ranked Artesia Bulldogs basketball team now has every player back healthy, and that spells trouble for the rest of the teams in District 4-4A.

Miyagishima, 62, made the announcement in a Facebook post Monday, Feb. 2.