Las Cruces, NM
Sunday, March 7, 2021
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Las Cruces, NM
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“We’re looking forward to moving in the right direction,” Las Cruces Public Schools Superintendent Karen Trujillo said during a Feb. 16 LCPS Board of Education meeting as she and other administrators presented a plan to re-open schools.
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By Mike Cook
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2/18/21
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Update: 3:58 p.m. MST Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021
COVID-19 NEW CASES – ONE-DAY COUNTS
Feb 18: Doña Ana County 96, New Mexico 411; El Paso County 313; United States 70,176
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Bulletin Report
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2/18/21
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What is being called a polar vortex is scheduled to threaten most of New Mexico with cold temperatures and the possibility of moisture beginning Sunday, Feb. 14.
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LCPD New Release
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2/12/21
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Doña Ana Community College (DACC) announces it is hosting a COVID vaccination site at its East Mesa Campus.
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DACC News Release
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2/12/21
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A flight window for SpaceShipTwo Unity to complete its delayed flight to space opens Feb. 13, with opportunities to fly throughout February, pending good weather conditions and technical readiness.
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By Elva K. Österreich
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2/11/21
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This Hereford, born in January at New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum (FRHM), is among several calves that hit the dirt while the museum was closed.
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2/11/21
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Get ready to once again explore New Mexico history where it happened. New Mexico Historic Sites (NMHS), a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs …
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2/10/21
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Days after the death of New Mexico State Police Officer Darian Jarrott, the president of the State Police Association released a video accusing the state Legislature of an “attack on law enforcement.”
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By Walter Rubel
Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative
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2/10/21
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The New Mexico State University Chile Pepper Institute will host a special plant sale in celebration of Valentine’s Day and Chinese New Year from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, at the …
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By Carlos Andres Lopez
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2/9/21
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Las Cruces residents are reminded they should register through the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) website if they want to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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City of Las Cruces News Release
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2/9/21
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A team of specialists and agents with the New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service will present a seven-week webinar series, “Coping with COVID Burnout,” offering strategies for managing chronic stress related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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NMSU News Release by Adriana M. Chavez
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2/9/21
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COVID-19 NEW CASES – ONE-DAY COUNTS
Feb 8 or 9: Doña Ana County 41, New Mexico 315; El Paso County 295; United States 92,739
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Bulletin Report
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2/9/21
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As the 31st year since two children, their father and others were murdered at the Las Cruces Bowling Alley slips by, Anthony Teran, brother of Steve Teran who died that Feb. 10 with his daughters, …
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By Elva K. Österreich
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2/8/21
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Little libraries are popping up in neighborhoods around Las Cruces, and children and adults are taking, donating and reading books. Little food pantries will follow.
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By Mike Cook
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2/4/21
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The Las Cruces Museum System is offering free take-home activity kits for all ages on Saturday, February 6, at the Museum of Nature & Science entrance on Main Street.
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City of Las Cruces News Release
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2/4/21
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The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) and the Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA) will partner with Lyft to offer safe rides to combat drunk driving in Las Cruces and throughout New Mexico now through Super Bowl weekend, Feb. 8, 2021.
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City of Las Cruces News Release
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2/4/21
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“New Mexico is pulling into the lead in our battle against coronavirus,” New Mexico Human Services Department Sec. Dr. David Scrase said at a COVID-19 and vaccine webinar he held Feb. 3 with New Mexico Department of Health Sec.-designate Dr. Tracie Collins.
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By Mike Cook
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2/4/21
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Update: 8:10 a.m. MST Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021
New cases (one day): Feb 1-2: Doña Ana County 42 N.M. 487; El Paso County 296; U.S. 139,290Jan 27-28: Doña Ana County 123 N.M. 755; El …
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2/2/21
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The Las Cruces Museum of Nature & Science (MONAS) is inviting astronomers of all ages to participate in three days of virtual events comprising this year’s “Tombaugh Day” …
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By Mike Cook
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2/2/21
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One of the first things you notice about the University United Methodist Church (UUMC) garden is the lack of walls. The open-design, block-long space behind the church at 2000 S. Locust St. is a community garden.
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By Mike Cook
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1/28/21
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