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Citizens group calls for police oversight board
There are more than 200 citizen police oversight boards in the United States and there should be one for the Las Cruces Department (LCPD), three local citizens told the Las Cruces City Council at its …
Meerscheidt Recreation Center celebrates 50 years
The City of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department will offer a free community event to celebrate 50 years of athletics, recreation and fun at Meerscheidt Recreation Center, 1600 E. Hadley Ave., …
Local summer youth programming
A network of more than 50 out-of-school time providers in Las Cruces, El Paso and Ciudad Juárez will offer a wide range of summer programing through the City of Las Cruces and a number of …
Prison’s education program helps inmates
Students attend classes four-five hours a day five days a week, studying reading, math, history, science, language arts and other subjects, and can even take college-level courses. They use pencils …
SAR presents award to local ROTC cadet
Gadsden Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) Compatriot Don Berger presented the SAR bronze ROTC medal to Navy ROTC Cadet CPO Dante Flores of Santa Teresa High School May 2. Flores was …
Men of Color initiative celebrates
“My success in college was because I had a community around me,” New Mexico State University Vice President for Student Success Renay Scott told the NMSU Men of Color Initiative’s …
More local news

NMSU takes top prize in ag marketing competition

New Mexico State University’s NAMA chapter placed first in NAMA’s 2023 Student Marketing Competition held earlier this month in St. Louis, outperforming more than two dozen other schools …

Arts & Entertainment
Feature film shooting in Las Cruces
The feature film “The Line” has begun production in Las Cruces, New Mexico Film Office (NMFO) Director Amber Dodson said in a news release. “We are thrilled to welcome …
Former actor now local novelist
Las Cruces author Don Quine has changed the title of his novel “The Dream Virgin” to “Killer Payback,” and recently recorded an audiobook version, Quine told the Bulletin. …
Arts Council offers summer programs
The Doña Ana Arts Council (DAAC) will offer two youth enrichment programs during the summer of 2023: Career Art Path (CAP) and Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT). This is the 34 th …
Randy Houser to headline city’s July 4 concert
The City of Las Cruces and New Mexico State University are teaming up to host the city’s annual Fourth of July celebration concert and fireworks display at Pat and Lou Sisbarro Community Park, …
City’s Music in the Park series opens May 28
The City of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department’s 2023 Music in the Park Series begins with the Mayor’s Jazz Fest at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 28, at Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main St. …
Local sports

Gymnast hits national spotlight

When Mila Noopila started doing gymnastics at age 3, she probably wasn’t thinking about competing nationally. But this spring, that’s exactly what Noopila, now a 15-year-old has done. …

Aggie track tops WAC

Champions. No word in the world of sports is sweeter. After a tumultuous, weather-laden weekend that included torrential downpours and lightning delays, NM State was crowned the 2023 WAC Outdoor …

Hooten signs more Aggie players

With the May 12 signing of Denijay Harris, a 6-7 senior forward transfer from Southern Mississippi, New Mexico State’s men’s basketball team now has seven players on its roster. That …

Golf has a way of keeping its mysteries secret

I learned to play golf from my father and grandfather when I was 11 and 12 years old. My Grandpa, Charles Hauser, was an expert golfer, who won many tournaments hosted by the Cleveland Executives …
Business

Stitched carries on Moen’s legacy

Stitched, a shop owned by the sister duo of Gena Bermudez and RoxAnne Chavez, is at 136 S. Main St., directly behind Matteo’s. The shop carries on the legacy of John Moen, longtime owner …

Document Solutions hosts technology open house

The team from Document Solutions Inc. will host its Las Cruces Technology Open House  9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping …

NMDA Peanut Grading Station spotlights a unique industry in New Mexico

Did you know the New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) has a peanut grading station in Portales? Did you know this facility monitors the quality of peanuts grown in New Mexico and west Texas? …

A new concept for Las Cruces in flexible office space

What can you do if you need office space but don’t want to rent an entire building or a large office? Maybe you need a few hundred square feet of office space instead of several thousand. What …
Heath & Well Being

Memorial Medical Center names Mercy Award winner

Danny Villagrana has been recognized as Memorial Medical Center’s (MMC) 2023 Mercy Award winner, the hospital said in a news release. “Danny has been an integral part of …

Memorial Medical Center opens electrophysiology lab

Memorial Medical Center (MMC) has opened its first cardiac electrophysiology (EP) lab. “Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States, and EP …

Colon issues often preventable

Dr. Rony Salloum started working with the Mountain View Medical Group in November and has brought his extensive experience to the service of the people of Las Cruces. He is a specialist in …

NMSU’s dietetic internship program gains national attention

The New Mexico State University dietetic internship program is the only program that trains students to become registered dietitians in southern New Mexico and southwest Texas, said Paso del Norte …
Inside
News
La Casa, Inc. is the only recipient from southern New Mexico of a grant from two national organizations to organizations providing domestic or sexual assault services, La Casa said in a news release. …
Gill Sorg got a longer title but and a little bit lighter workload when he gave up his seat on the Las Cruces City Council and was elected to the Doña Ana Soil and Water Conservation District …
The City of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department’s Keep Las Cruces Beautiful (KLCB), an affiliate of New Mexico Clean and Beautiful programs, will conduct a City Council District 6 "Team …
Nearly 20 students from Doña Ana Community College took home awards during the New Mexico SkillsUSA competition held April 13-15 in Albuquerque.  Eight students won gold medals, five …
Opinion
Is war inevitable? So far, in human history, the answer is yes. Almost always, the people who die in war are not the ones who decided to go to war. While political leaders make their …
Now that New Mexico has an official state aroma, I’m already having second thoughts about its accuracy. The state legislature passed the measure in its 2023 session naming the smell of …
The United States government has a nuclear waste storage problem, and sees its solution in southeast New Mexico. Earlier this month, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved the application by …
“Where are all the migrants?” we asked as we toured Juárez, Anapra, El Paso and Sunland Park on May 10 and 11. Our first stop was the Sacred Heart Church on Oregon Street in …
News
Shreeya Moolamalla and a group of committed high school students are also working to make a difference for youth in our community through the HandinHand organization. The seed for HandinHand was …
The City of Las Cruces will receive almost $13 million in state appropriations from the 2023 session of the New Mexico Legislature. The capital outlay and general appropriations and expenditures …
Chile pepper enthusiasts have a new resource to explore with the launch of a new cookbook that features recipes developed by the Chile Pepper Institute (CPI) at New Mexico State University. …
Megan McDaniel from Picacho Middle School took home first place in the 11 th annual Desert Data Jam hosted April 25-27 by the nonprofit Asombro Institute for Science Education (AISE) at Chihuahuan …
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