LARRY DON RIORDAN

Larry Don Riordan passed away in his home on July 3rd at…

Let heroes be heroes

Recently, I stood in the smoke-shadowed foothills near the Gila, watching the Hotshot crews return from another 16-hour shift fighting the Trout Fire.

Police blotter

A look at recent crimes reported around Artesia.

Mewbourne Oil Company Celebrates 60 years

On June 1, Mewbourne Oil Company (MOC) marked six decades in the oil and gas industry. Founded in 1965 by Curtis Mewbourne, the company began its journey in the Permian Basin before expanding operations into the Anadarko Basin in 1976. Today, MOC employs more than 800 people and has grown into one of the largest oil and gas companies in America.