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“You can see the rings!” a boy said Saturday night, Nov. 13, as he viewed the planet Saturn through a telescope set up on Plaza de Las Cruces by the Astronomical Society of Las Cruces (ASLC).
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By Mike Cook
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11/23/21
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The Las Cruces Fire Department (LCFD) is showing support for the New Mexico State Aggies each weekend and during university events by wearing new crimson-colored shirts, the City of Las Cruces said in a news release.
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Bulletin report
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11/23/21
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Did you know a chile cultivar developed at New Mexico State University is being grown aboard the International Space Station? The NuMex “Española Improved” pepper is part of NASA’s Plant Habitat-04 experiment, and NMSU graduates are among the researchers and scientists who helped chile find its way to space.
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By Tiffany Acosta, Public Information Officer
NMSU News team
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11/23/21
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Spaceport America tenant SpinLaunch, Inc. held the first test flight from its new suborbital accelerator launch system from New Mexico on Oct. 22.
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Bulletin Report
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11/23/21
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) announced Nov. 17 that the state’s Chile Labor Incentive Program (CLIP) has been extended to the end of January 2022 to cover the New Mexico red chile pepper harvest.
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By Mike Cook
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11/23/21
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The Mesilla Valley Community of Hope (MVCH) has received a $2.5 million Bezos Day 1 Families Fund grant to help end family homelessness in Las Cruces and Doña Ana County, MVCH Executive Director Nicole Martinez said in a Nov. 17 news release.
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By Mike Cook
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11/23/21
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Here is information about seven local programs and nonprofits that could use your help and financial support so they can help others during the holidays and year-round.
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By Mike Cook
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11/23/21
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At its Nov. 15 regular meeting, the Las Cruces City Council unanimously adopted a Resolution establishing the city's top 10 capital outlay project priorities to be submitted to the 2022 New Mexico Legislature for its state funding considerations.
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City of Las Cruces News Release
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11/23/21
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Nathan Hidalgo of Las Cruces is running, jumping, climbing and flipping his way to becoming one of the nation’s top endurance athletes.
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By Mike Cook
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11/23/21
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The Las Cruces City Council was updated at its Nov. 8 work session about the Las Cruces Police Department (LCPD) and the city’s Neighborhood Leadership Academy (NLA). The council also received a report from city staff about the El Paseo-South Solano Corridor Ad-Hoc Committee.
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City of Las Cruces report
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11/21/21
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This Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 25, is the 400th anniversary of the first Thanksgiving gathering, held in November 1621 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, when the newly arrived Pilgrims sat with the Wampanoag for a three-day feast that included wild deer, fowl and the Pilgrims’ first corn crop.
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By Mike Cook
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11/21/21
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On Saturday, Nov. 20, Ken Miyagishima becomes the longest serving mayor in Las Cruces history.
Miyagishima, then a member of the Las Cruces City Council, won the 2007 mayor’s race, defeating …
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By Mike Cook
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11/18/21
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If you’re looking for that perfect furry friend to join your family, don’t miss out on ACTion Programs for Animals’ (APA) Home for the Holidays adoption special, which begins …
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11/18/21
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An 18-foot menorah will highlight Chabad of Las Cruces’ 12th annual Light Up Las Cruces Mega Chanukah Concert and Outdoor Menorah Lighting.
“We’re bringing light to the …
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By Mike Cook
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11/18/21
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The movies and the movie stars just keep coming.
Netflix completed shooting the feature film “Chupa” in Mesilla Saturday, Nov. 13, using hundreds of Las Cruces extras and generating …
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By Mike Cook
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11/18/21
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There are so many ways to help people in need during this holiday season here in Las Cruces and throughout Doña Ana County and the border region. A financial donation in any amount is greatly appreciated, and so our donations of other items and volunteering.
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By Mike Cook
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11/17/21
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday signed an executive order expanding eligibility for COVID-19 booster shots to all New Mexico adults as part of the state’s strategy to address rising case numbers and hospitalizations, a trend being seen nationwide.
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Office of the Governor Press Release
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11/12/21
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From a blessing and visits with vendors setting up Friday evening by Piro-Manso-Tiwa cacique and tribal members to historical notes shared on the main stage on Sunday, the “Bridging Cultures” theme was very much in evidence at the 50th Renaissance ArtsFaire. We thank everyone who contributed to the respect shown to all cultures.
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By Greg Smith, Executive Director
Doña Ana Arts Council
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11/11/21
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The Las Cruces Police Department (LCPD) is expected to hire a crossing-guard supervisor and additional crossing guards in the next few months.
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By Mike Cook
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11/11/21
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The City of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department will host a free, three-day, “Thanksgiving Break Day Camp” that will fill the Thanksgiving holiday break with creative and innovative opportunities for children in kindergarten through fifth grade.
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Bulletin report
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11/11/21
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