Artesia News

Former First Lady Laura Bush speaks to those in attendance at the 2013 Chase Scholars’ Annual Scholarship Awards Banquet on Tuesday night at the Artesia Country Club. Sitting close by are, from the left, 2009 Chase Scholar Dusty Anderson, 2008 Chase Scholar Ashley Leonard, and 2009 Chase Scholar Margaret Knorr. Grace Miller – Daily Press

By Grace Miller
Daily Press Staff Writer
“Feeling at home here in Artesia,” former First Lady Laura Bush attended the 2013 Chase Scholars Annual Scholarship Awards Banquet on Tuesday night to recognize the seventh class of Artesia High School students to be accepted into the Chase Foundation Scholarship Program. Read the rest of this entry »

By ROB LARSON
Daily Press Staff Writer
Following a media campaign created by conservative public policy group Goal Advocacy to press both Senator Martin Heinrich and Senator Tom Udall to take a position on the lesser prairie chicken’s potential listing by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS), Senator Udall spoke to the Daily Press, confirming his allegiance to working families in Southeastern New Mexico. Read the rest of this entry »

Mayor Phillip Burch awarding AFD Captain Eli Herrera with a certificate in recognition of becoming a Fire Officer IV during the Artesia City Council meeting on Tuesday night. In order to become a Fire Officer IV, Capt. Herrera had to complete an 80-hour certification course where he was required to develop his own 30-page strategic plan for the department and successfully pass a written exam. Rob Larson – Daily Press

By ROB LARSON
Daily Press Staff Writer
After attending an 80-hour Fire Officer III and IV certification course in Wylie, Texas, Artesia Fire Captain Eli Herrera has obtained his Fire Officer III and IV certification through the Pro Board of Fire Service Professional Qualifications. Read the rest of this entry »