Category: Local News
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Artesia Public Schools to dismiss at 11:45 a.m. today due to winds
Due to extreme high winds, the Artesia Public Schools will be dismissing at 11:45 a.m. today. As parents were informed earlier today, buses will not…
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They’re back…
U.S. Navy pilots are once again utilizing the “perfect” weather conditions in Artesia to conduct their primary flight-training exercises. The planes in the sky over…
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AHS Student Council sponsors blood drive
As of noon today, Artesia High School students had donated 30 of the more than 50 pints of blood they pledged to Vitalant during a…
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Artesia schools inform staff of flu, strep precautions, urge parents to keep sick kids home
The Artesia Public Schools are urging staff and parents to take precautions regarding a recent influx of influenza and strep throat, particularly within the district’s…
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N.M. proposal calls for hike in oil, gas royalties
Royalty rates for the most productive oil and natural gas wells on state trust land would increase under a measure introduced in the New Mexico…
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We’ll take… all of those
Girls Scouts of the Desert Southwest-Artesia received its fourth shipment of the “cookie season” this morning, and Girl Scouts are ready to begin supplying Artesia…
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Revenue from oil boom could be used for N.M. roads
New Mexico’s governor and a key committee of the Democratic-controlled Legislature want to use a large portion of the state’s budget surplus to improve highway…
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Eddy County switching back to five-day workweek
A New Mexico county has approved switching back to a five-day work week. Beginning Feb. 24, Eddy County employees will once again be in the…
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Looking Back: Null’s Lady ‘Dogs take down Carlsbad 70-40 in 1979
Looking back 40, 30 and 20 years ago, the following are excerpts from the Artesia Daily Press from Jan. 28 – Feb. 3. 40 years…
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Hermosa Drive residents voice concerns at pre-reconstruction-project town hall
A crowd of around 40 residents and all eight city councilors filled Council Chambers at City Hall Thursday as Smith Engineering hosted its second town…