ARTESIA -- Artesia is joining the rest of Southern New Mexico in offering support to residents of Ruidoso and Alto as evacuation orders continue due to the ongoing South Fork and Salt Fires. On Monday, the Eddy County Fair Board announced that it was opening the Eddy County Fairgrounds on South 13th Street to anyone fleeing the fires.
ARTESIA -- A charge of murder stemming from a shooting incident that occurred in May has been dropped against an Artesia teen. Cmdr.
Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, June 21, at Woodbine Cemetery for Jean Gary Ryan.
Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, June 21, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Henrietta De La Rosa.
A Mass of Christian Burial is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 19, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Daniel Cortez of Artesia.
Artesians are encouraged to help spruce up the city this summer as part of a nationwide program. The Great American Clean-Up is an annual community improvement program organized by Keep America Beautiful, a nonprofit organization that has more than 700 state and community-based affiliate organizations and more than 1,000 partner organizations.
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ARTESIA -- Preparations are currently underway for the 79th Annual Eddy County Fair, set to run July 23-27. Entry forms for participation in Open Class exhibits, Lead Class, 4-H indoor exhibits and the Cake Contest are due by Sunday, June 30.
The community of Artesia came together Saturday to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the start of the area's prolific oil and gas production, beginning with the discovery of the Illinois No. 3 well in 1924 and continuing through today.
In 1974, when I was 11, I flushed an apple core down the toilet. You see, my father had remodeled our basement into a family room with a powder room.
