Las Cruces, NM
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
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Las Cruces, NM
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(EDITOR’S NOTE: The below information is current as of 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 7. As we know, the news regarding Coronavirus and responses is changing by the minute. We will work to update as …
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By Richard Coltharp
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4/7/20
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(EDITOR’S NOTE: The below information is current as of 3:15 p.m. Monday, April 6. As we know, the news regarding Coronavirus and responses is changing by the minute. We will work to update as …
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By Richard Coltharp
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4/6/20
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During a special meeting held entirely by teleconference Monday afternoon, March 30, the Las Cruces City Council discussed options for providing financial support to city residents most in need because of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
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By Mike Cook
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4/3/20
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With everyone encouraged to stay at home during the Coronavirus, Film Las Cruces has launched the “At Home! Movie Contest” to help residents have some fun and create some entertaining and educational videos for the city and state.
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Bulletin report
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4/3/20
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To ensure continued functionality of solid-waste system, the following restrictions have been instituted at solid-waste facilities in Las Cruces and Doña Ana County.
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By Suzanne Michaels
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4/3/20
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With the outbreak of COVID-19, Las Cruces-based Electronic Caregiver (ECG), a 24/7 virtual care and health technology company, has begun using its own product and services to monitor the health of its employees, ECG said in a news release.
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Bulletin report
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4/3/20
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Republican Brandi Polanco of Las Cruces has announced her candidacy for the District 36 seat in the New Mexico State House of Representatives.
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4/3/20
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Coronavirus is impacting day-to-day lives. Each day brings new information.
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Bulletin report
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4/3/20
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“We need to quit being in a panic,” long-time Las Cruces physician William T. Baker, DO, said March 31 about COVID-19. “I think we’re prepared as you can be.
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By Mike Cook
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4/3/20
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The Unified Prevention (UP!) Coalition for Doña Ana County and New Mexico State University’s (NMSU) Wellness, Alcohol and Violence (WAVE) Rx local drug prevention programs are jointly working to collect
survey data on local perceptions of and experiences with substance use and misuse.
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4/3/20
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The chair of the New Mexico State Senate Finance Committee said there is no question the state legislature will meet in special session later this year to deal with the budget crisis initiated by the collapse of oil prices.
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By Mike Cook
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4/3/20
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Pitching in to fill a shortage of protective masks for county residents .
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4/3/20
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From emails and websites to a knock on the door, those who take advantage of fear, confusion and age to weasel money out of others have jumped on the coronavirus bandwagon.
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By Elva K. Österreich
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4/3/20
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After an announcement by the New Mexico Public Education Department Friday, March 27, that schools would remain closed through the rest of the year and students would be on a pass/fail basis rather than a letter-grade system for the duration, Las Cruces Public Schools Superintendent Karen Trujillo said Las Cruces schools will move forward.
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By Elva K. Österreich
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4/3/20
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has announced a new fund established by the New Mexico Coalition of Community Foundations to help New Mexico respond to and eventually recover from the COVID-19 …
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4/2/20
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There are 1,500 of them in service, and about 80 percent are on the road at any given time, many carrying toilet paper, food and the other essentials that grocery stores have to restock onto their …
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By Jess Williams
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4/2/20
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The Las Cruces is facing economic downturn in response to state-mandated COVID-19 orders, and local tourism and hospitality service workers are among the largest group to feel the effect. Thanks to a …
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4/2/20
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(EDITOR’S NOTE: The below information is current as of 4:15 p.m. Thursday, April 2. As we know, the news regarding Coronavirus and responses is changing by the minute. We will work to update as …
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By Richard Coltharp
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4/2/20
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The bad news first: Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine (BCOM) cancelled its first ever Match Day celebration and moved its first graduation to June because of the COVID-19 public health …
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By Mike Cook
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4/2/20
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New Mexico State University President John Floros and members of the NMSU leadership will hold will host a virtual town hall at 3 p.m. Thursday, April 2.
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4/1/20
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