Permian Basin Celebration

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.

Father’s Day: A 1974 plumbing disaster

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.

Miss Hi Tide wins Mountain Top Derby

RUIDOSO DOWNS -- Miss Hi Tide and jockey Adrian Ramos overcame a rough beginning to win the $175,258 Mountain Top Derby for 3-year-old New Mexico-bred quarter horses Saturday at Ruidoso Downs Race Track.

Click It or Ticket nets more than 300 citations

STATEWIDE -- The New Mexico State Police (NMSP) have reported that their participation in the annual Click It or Ticket campaign May 20 - June 2 was a success. NMSP officers were on the lookout across all roadways in the state for proper seatbelt use among drivers and passengers.

County to finalize ICIP rankings

CARLSBAD -- The Eddy County Commission will finalize the ranking of its Fiscal Year 2026-30 Infrastructure Capital Improvement Projects (ICIP) during its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday. Planning and Development Director Steve McCroskey reported that two previously ranked projects have been removed from the proposed list and four others added, including the creation of two regional fire stations, an Eddy County Events Center, and a covered arena for the Eddy County Fairgrounds.

Enforcement Watch releases May updates

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has released Enforcement Watch updates for the month of May. The Enforcement Watch is a listing of all active and resolved enforcement cases.

Avian flu not uncommon in N.M.

ROSWELL — Carl Jacobsen, wildlife biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) at Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge, said he is sure avian flu is present in wild birds at the refuge.

Public Record

4:11 a.m. - Krystynn Leeann Christy, 33, of Artesia, arrested and charged with battery, aggravated fleeing of a law enforcement officer, aggravated DWI, unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, driving without a license, reckless driving and resisting, evading or obstructing an officer.

Today in History

Today is Sunday, June 16, the 168th day of 2024. There are 198 days left in the year.

Tyrades!

Some fathers are entirely too serious. They’re paranoid about their children finding out that they had their own youthful indiscretions and regrettable choices.