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Schools sue state over five-day weeks
From Alamogordo to Wagon Mound, more than 50 school districts and charter schools have joined the New Mexico School Superintendents Association in taking legal action against a New Mexico Public Education Department rule that would essentially end four-day school weeks while adding days to many school calendars. The civil lawsuit...
Vamos Niños Mobile Museum begins service within Doña Ana County
Doña Ana County has a new children’s museum for families to visit and explore with their young ones. But there’s something unique about Ngage New Mexico’s Vamos Niños interactive museum: It’s on wheels. Dozens of families lined up at Young Park in Las Cruces as part of the museum’s launch event.
Doña Ana County commission announces official leadership for troubled water utility
Juan Carlos “JC” Crosby is losing the “interim” in his job title at the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority, and is now the full-time director of the water utility under scrutiny for sending water with high arsenic to its 19,000 customers in Southern New Mexico. Susana Chaparro, a Doña Ana county commissioner and chair of […] The post Doña Ana County commission announces official leadership for troubled water utility appeared first on Source New Mexico.
New pantry boosts food access in Hatch
HATCH – Situated in a desert valley next to the Rio Grande, Hatch is a hub for agriculture, especially its world-famous red and green chile. But its role in farming doesn’t insulate the community from hunger. Indeed, Casa de Peregrinos emergency food pantry, the largest in Doña Ana...
Discussion looks at building CDT connections
Community members and hikers gathered around a campfire Saturday night at the old Silver City Waterworks to discuss building on the sense of community that draws people along the Continental Divide Trail to Grant County in particular. The Waterworks opened to accommodate CDT hikers for Trail Days, with about 40...
State approves Doña Ana water utility governance change, process begins to seat new CRRUA board
Doña Ana County and Sunland Park received the go-ahead from state officials to begin the process to overhaul the board membership of a troubled water utility, days after local leaders learned they hadn’t sent the paperwork for approval, despite it being ready for two months. The joint powers agreement, approved Friday by the New Mexico […] The post State approves Doña Ana water utility governance change, process begins to seat new CRRUA board appeared first on Source New Mexico.
- Rebellion goes mainstream
According to multiple sources, the act of celebrating all things cannabis-related on April 20 may have started way back in 1990, at possibly the most predictable place one could imagine. During a Grateful Dead concert in Oakland, Calif., a reporter for the stoner magazine High Times was handed a flyer about a group planning to gather a large group to smoke at 4:20 p.m. on April 20. Once it was reported in the magazine, the idea soon spread all around the world.
Man charged with first-degree murder after allegedly killing his wife
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 57-year-old man is being charged with first-degree murder after allegedly shooting his wife. Oscar Sandoval, 57, has been charged with first-degree murder, after allegedly shooting and killing his wife, Sheireen Al Jibury on Monday, April 1. He will remain in the Doña Ana County Detention Center until his trail, […]
The buck stops here: Dona Ana Community College to host financial literacy fair
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — Students hoping to get a leg up on their finances are invited to attend a Financial Wellness Fair at Dona Ana Community College Thursday. Dona Ana Community College is hosting a free Financial Wellness Fair in its Student Resources Building on the East Mesa Campus from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday.
Arsenic levels in Dona Aña County drinking water meet EPA standards
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) says arsenic levels in Doña Ana County drinking water are now at normal levels. Last month, a water sample taken in Doña Aana County contained levels of arsenic that exceeded the federal maximum containment level. Residents were later warned of the effects of drinking […]
Southern N.M. officials grapple with threats, raising questions about local democracy
A voicemail ends with a death threat. Racist hate spewed in a phone call. An unknown car parked outside the house. Social media posts calling for summary execution. Threats of violence like these are well-suited for political thrillers. They evoke the high drama of a fictional character forced to choose between their safety and their beliefs. […] The post Southern N.M. officials grapple with threats, raising questions about local democracy appeared first on Source New Mexico.
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