City, County offer cooling stations

Heat stroke is real, and symptoms may include dry, hot skin with no sweating; mental confusion or loss of consciousness; and seizures or convulsions. Heat stroke is an emergency and residents should call 911 if anyone is experiencing these symptoms.

If you don’t have access to air-conditioned spaces, both Doña Ana County and the City of Las Cruces are offering cooling stations for residents.

Doña Ana County staff will open community centers to the public to provide relief from the expected high temperatures. Call first to make sure they’re open. The community centers are air-conditioned and offer seating areas open to residents of all ages, at no cost.  Water and restroom facilities will also be available.   

• Butterfield, 9350 Berry Patch Lane, Las Cruces (575-382-5237)
• Colquitt, 625 Paseo Real Drive, Chaparral (575-525-5870)
• La Mesa, 744 San Jose Road, La Mesa (575-233-1021)
• Organ, 5880 Second St., Organ (575-386-4351)
• Radium Springs, 12060 Lindbeck Road, Radium Springs (575-523.8650)
• Vado- Del Cerro, 180 La Fe Ave. Vado, (575-233-0946)

Las Cruces has several buildings (Call first to make sure they’re open) available during normal business hours that can be utilized as cooling stations and used as a place to escape the heat, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays:

• Frank O’Brien Papen Community Center, 304 W. Bell Ave. (575-528-2455).
• Henry R. Benavidez Community Center,1045 McClure Road (575-541-2006).
• Meerscheidt Recreation Center, 1600 E. Hadley Ave. (575-541-2563).
• Munson Center, 975 S. Mesquite St. (575-541-3000). 
• Sage Café, 6121 Reynolds Drive (575-528-3151).
• Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave. (575-528-4000).