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Adam Cram still remembers the moment the idea hit him. He was sitting down to write an essay for the Optimist Club contest, turning over a prompt about service and community in his mind, when he started thinking about onions. “Because onions... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 5/19/26

When Young Park became her story

The flashing lights at Young Park first caught Abigail Salas’ attention almost by accident. She was out with friends that March evening in 2025 when she noticed police activity near the park. At first, she didn’t think much of it. Then her phone... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 5/19/26

Adam Young (left) interviewed NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens during the Lou & Mary Henson Community Breakfast on May 14 at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces.

Hall of famer headlines Henson breakfast

Terrell Owens built a Hall of Fame football career by turning overlooked opportunities into success. On May 14, the NFL Hall of Famer brought that message to Las Cruces during the 18th annual Lou & Mary Henson Community Breakfast... more

Elijah Rey Reyes
Las Cruces Bulletin | 5/19/26

The Space Between Care

On most mornings, it starts small. A missed pill. A skipped meal. A moment of hesitation before standing up, just to make sure balance holds. In another room, someone notices. A spouse. A son. A daughter. They don’t say much, not at first. They... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 5/16/26

Where It All Comes Together

On a recent evening in Las Cruces, as the last of the desert light faded and the wind began to settle, the activity inside a warehouse near the center of town was just getting started. A man stepped into a soundproof room and sang as loud as he... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 5/15/26

From May Street to the Memorial Wall

The story Dolores Archuleta tells about herself begins, as many of hers do, with a problem. She was in the second grade, walking home from Holy Cross School to the adobe house her father built on East May Street. In the yard, a group of... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 5/15/26

Building Something From the Ground Up

By the time she finished high school, Tina Ballew had already learned how to start over. Thirteen moves with new towns and new schools. New versions of what “home” might look like. “I moved around a lot as a kid,” she said. “Kindergarten to high... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 5/14/26

Left to right are The Emporium volunteers Bonnie Schurtz, Heather Pollard and Phala White.

The Emporium Vintage and Fine Furnishings

Phala White, a long-time volunteer at The Emporium in downtown Las Cruces, is, by her own admission, “a great polisher.” She loves shining up the silver donated to The Emporium, finding the name and date on each piece, and “seeing it come to... more

Mike Cook
For the Las Cruces Bulletin | 5/14/26

Briana Simons posing for her graduation photos.

Finding a way forward

For Brianna Simons, coming back wasn’t the hardest part. Starting was. After leaving high school and struggling to stay engaged with online courses, Simons spent time searching for a path that worked, trying different options but finding it... more

Elijah Rey Reyes
Las Cruces Bulletin | 5/14/26

Dennis Knox, CEO, Memorial Medical Center

A month to celebrate the people who make care possible

May is one of my favorite months – not only because it reflects the energy and renewal of spring, but because it gives us the opportunity to pause and recognize the extraordinary people who make healthcare possible, especially here in Las Cruces,... more

Dennis Knox, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Memorial Medical Center | 5/14/26

A new ‘bank’ in the historic district

Most of us have seen a tiny book library or pantry in neighborhoods around town. Cristina Esquivel and Gabriel Villanueva, who live near the Alameda Depot Historic District, came up with the idea of starting a seed and plant library for fellow... more

Jackye Meinecke
For the Las Cruces Bulletin | 5/14/26

The Woman at the Center of the Room

The first time Tom Hutchinson’s family met Katy Griggs, it didn’t go quietly. She spotted his grandfather from across the room and called out to him like an old friend, drawing the attention of nearly everyone nearby. Then she crossed the space... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 5/13/26

Purple Heart recipients gather with handmade quilts during a Quilts of Valor presentation May 4 at the American Legion hall in Las Cruces.

Threads of service

One by one, veterans stepped forward inside the American Legion Hall in Las Cruces as handmade quilts were unfolded across their shoulders — each stitch carrying a gesture of gratitude for wounds earned in combat. The Mesilla Valley Quilts... more

Elijah Rey Reyes
Las Cruces Bulletin | 5/13/26

MountainView recognized for patient safety

MountainView Regional Medical Center earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns an A, B, C, D or F grade to general hospitals across the... more

Bulletin Report | 5/13/26

Primary election need to know

It’s election time! Early voting has started for the Tuesday, June 2, 2026, primary election. There’s a big difference in voting this year if you are registered as declined to state. independent or unaffiliated. Thanks to a change in state law,... more

Mike Cook
For the Las Cruces Bulletin | 5/13/26

Built for the long game

Savannah Reiman has spent so much of her life on a tennis court that stepping away from it feels stranger than staying on it. When she was 2 years old, her mother found a tennis academy advertising lessons for children barely old enough to hold a... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 5/13/26

Armando Gonzalez delivers a pitch during his complete-game shutout performance.

One weekend, two baseball breakthroughs

With runners at second and third and nobody out, for the Las Cruces High School baseball team, the moment probably felt familiar in all the wrong ways. One week earlier, against the same opponent, that was the kind of inning that spiraled. This... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 5/13/26

Returning Mayfield Baseball to the Ogas Standard

There are moments now, if you stand along the fence line at Mayfield High School, when the place doesn’t feel like a rebuild. It feels like something being reclaimed. The grass is cut tight. The infield is edged clean. The lines are straight... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 5/12/26

Shokhina Jalilova, Hailey Hudson and Allison Barricklow Team Beep Boop.

Built in 36 hours

The idea didn’t start in a lab — it started in the car. The Crimson Devs consisted of Rupak Dey, Christopher Meraz and Antonio Luna, while Team Beep Boop included Shokhina Jalilova, Hailey Hudson and Allison Barricklow. On the drive... more

Elijah Rey Reyes
Las Cruces Bulletin | 5/11/26

Homegrown Health Care

In a desert city better known for chile fields and long sunsets, a different kind of institution began to take shape in the mid-2010s, one built not on tradition, but on need. The idea behind Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine didn’t begin... more

Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin | 5/11/26