A ranch rodeo, a Mardi Gras party and a weekend of family fun await skiers and other visitors at northern New Mexico ski resorts this month, according to the Ski New Mexico website.

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.

The Artesia Bulldogs boys swim team won the Artesia Swim Invitational on Jan. 31. The girls team placed second at the event, which was held at the Artesia Aquatics Center.

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.