Chase Oil top bidder in $4.9M lease sale
State Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn has announced the June oil and gas lease sale generated $4,900,272, bringing the Fiscal Year 2018 total to $106,977,598 –…
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Artesia grad logs top-10 finish for NMSU at college national rodeo
The New Mexico State University rodeo team concluded the College National Finals Rodeo with a pair of eighth-place finishes at the event in Casper, Wyoming,…
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Lawmakers rip tariffs enacted in name of national security
Pointing to damage done to home-state companies, lawmakers from both parties Wednesday criticized tariffs the Trump administration has imposed on imported steel and aluminum products…
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Large turnout for city football camp
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ACT to hold Brown Bag Theatre at safety complex
Local News
Car thefts help make N.M. fifth-worst state for road trips
New Mexico’s now-infamous difficulties with car thefts, particularly in the Albuquerque area, have contributed to the state’s ranking as one of the worst in the…
Crime
Public Record
ARTESIA POLICE DEPARTMENT June 19 ARREST 6:15 p.m. – Michelle Colclough, 51, of Artesia, arrested on a municipal warrant for failure to appear. LARCENY 9:45…
Sports
Three-time N.M. state champion to compete in National Junior High Finals Rodeo
Artesia native Jade Jackson is heading back to the National Junior High Finals Rodeo in Huron, S.D., for her third and final year in junior…
New Mexico
Wool, mohair program stops at Navajo Nation for seventh year
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — A program designed to promote the purchase of wool and mohair from producers on the Navajo Nation has returned to the reservation, thanks to a project developed through a partnership between Black Mesa Water Coalition and Dine College's Land Grant Office.
National
5 dead as SUV chased by Border Patrol crashes in South Texas
BIG WELLS, Texas (AP) — At least five people were killed and several others hurt Sunday as an SUV carrying more than a dozen people during a suspected "smuggling event" crashed while fleeing from Border Patrol agents in South Texas, authorities said.
National Sports
Kings select Duke's Marvin Bagley III with 2nd overall pick
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Marvin Bagley III was adamant that he was the best player going into the draft and was quick to share that opinion when asked. The former Duke star wasn't backing down after being taken by the Sacramento Kings with the second overall selection, either.
Entertainment
Jay-Z, Beyonce release surprise album 'Everything Is Love'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jay-Z and Beyonce are keeping up a family tradition, dropping a surprise album before anyone knew it was coming.