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Aggies defeat North Texas in home meet
The NM State swimming and diving team opened its home slate with a 133-110 victory over North Texas on Friday evening at The Beast - Eastside Regional Recreation Center in El Paso, Texas. The Aggies claimed seven event wins and posted multiple...
Davin Bowse, 10, prepares to release the ball while bowling. Davin participates in the Las Cruces United States Bowling Congress Youth Scholarship Bowling League, which gives young bowlers opportunities to compete and earn scholarship money.
Aiming beyond the pins
Ten-year-old Davin Bowse already knows who he wants to beat on the bowling lanes.   I want to be better than my mom,” Davin said.  Davin, a fifth grader at White Sands Elementary School, got interested in the sport through his mother,...
Adam Damante with the give to TJ Washington.
Aggies drop weekday clash in Miami
Playing in its second midweek game of the season, the NM State football team returned to action on Wednesday night, taking on the FIU Panthers as part of Weekday CUSA. Behind a trio of giveaways, the Aggies recorded their lowest scoring output of...
    • Helping pets stay happy and healthy

      There is something special about the bond between people and their pets. They greet us at the door, keep us company, make us laugh, and become …

    • Eyes to the sky

      SkyFiesta is Las Cruces' own air race and airshow — a full day of pylon air racing, world-class airshow performance, historic warbirds, and …

    • Putting for progress

      The GFWC Progress Club of Las Cruces hosted its 12th annual GFWC Progress Club Golf Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 17 at Red Hawk Golf Club. The …

    • The Day the Music Died

      The Las Cruces International Film Festival hosted a special event on Saturday, Oct. 17 at which the documentary film "The Day the Music Died" …

    • Fall Into Community

      Saturday, Oct. 17 was an evening filled with music, food, and generosity as the Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico hosted its Fall Into …

Super Section Stories
Somewhere along an Ironman course, a cyclist’s derailleur has been ripped from the bike, and the race suddenly looks finished. Dave Baker does not have a repair stand, a well-stocked workbench or much time. So, he finds a gear that will work,...
For years, part of the Murray Hotel's history was hiding in plain sight. As work began on a new restaurant and lounge inside the Silver City landmark, the past emerged on the walls: a mural displaying cattle brands from Grant County ranchers, a...
Donna Popky has had art as a lifelong companion, beginning with childhood drawing lessons in New York City and continuing through a career that included teaching art to children and helping nursing home residents discover the joy of creating...
Inside
OPINION
Every two years at this time I’ve written what was essentially the same column, encouraging disinterested and uninformed voters to get out and vote. Two years of daily reflection brought about by events in the news have led me to reconsider that...
Okay, you’re ready for the election. You’ve downloaded your sample ballot, spent some time online doing research on the candidates, the bond questions and the constitutional amendments. You’ve attended a candidate forum to hear from both...
Professional golfers playing on tour, both men and women, are sponsored by golf club manufacturers, with their clubs custom fitted and frequently adjusted. For recreational golfers, custom club fitting has had a booming rise in popularity during...
When I ran for mayor of Hatch, my top priority for the Village of Hatch and our surrounding colonias was simple and unyielding: Stop the flooding. Stop living in a state -of-emergency. That platform was forged in the aftermath of the devastating...

 

Award for Financial Services Department The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada has awarded the City of Las Cruces Financial Services Department the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its annual budget...
SkyFiesta brings high-speed excitement to Las Cruces High-speed air racing, spectacular aerobatics and family entertainment will fill the skies at Las Cruces International Airport on Saturday, Oct. 17, during SkyFiesta 2026. The aviation...
Centennial student wins design contest for LCPS’ first food truck When the LCPS food truck pulled onto the Centennial High School campus, junior Carlos Lozano had no idea he was about to see his own design come to life. Carlos’ award-winning...
MONEY MATTERS
Financial Focus

How to make the most of open enrollment this year

Every fall, an email lands in Maya's inbox announcing open enrollment. And every year, she quickly clicks "renew" and moves on. Open enrollment is when you choose your medical and other workplace benefits for the coming year. Most companies hold...

Kids Can Youth Business Spotlight

A business with beads

What started as making perler beads for fun when he was younger has grown into a business with a purpose for Centennial High School junior Bradley Francis. At just 16 years old, Francis is turning a childhood hobby into a growing business....

 

Living Well
The life you slowly stop living
Nobody wakes up one morning and decides to give up their independence. It happens quietly. You stop taking the longer walk because your knee bothers you. You skip a trail because your balance feels uncertain. You let someone else carry the...
Start the new year with peace of mind
As we enter the final months of the year, to-do lists usually fill up with holiday planning and activities. But I’d like to encourage you to add one more essential item to that list: your health. Many families don’t realize that by mid-year, they...
St. Andrew’s Hospitality House provides free temporary lodging for patients and their families in Las Cruces.
A house that keeps filling
A fall brought a man to Las Cruces for medical care. What his wife expected to be treatment for an injury became something neither had anticipated.  The man had been transferred after the hospital treating him could not perform the imaging...
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