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By N.M. Game and Fish Catches of the week Abiquiu Lake: Carol Bevel of Tijeras caught a 29-inch, 13-pound, 2-ounce, channel catfish June 2. She was using a bluegill pattern square bill crank bait. Bluewater Lake: Brandon Atkins of Albuquerque caught and released three tiger muskie May 28. They measured …

Wildfire Smoke May Present Health Hazards for Residents Near Ute Park Fire By NMDOH With the Ute Park Fire burning in Colfax County, the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) and New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) are monitoring air quality in areas of Northern New Mexico affected by smoke from …

By City of Santa Fe After the Forest Service announced a full closure of the Santa Fe National Forest, effective Friday, June 1st, City of Santa Fe Fire Officials and Acting City Manager Erik Litzenberg met today to discuss the possibility of closing City Trails that enter into or are …

By SFNF In recent years the Forest Service has experienced an increase in demand for volunteer opportunities; people want to get involved to make a difference, restore landscapes, improve their resume and meet like-minded individuals.  National statistics show that citizens are taking advantage of volunteering opportunities on public lands and the results …

By Santa Fe Public Schools SFPS has received K-3 Plus extended school year grant funds in excess of $1,385,773 for the summer of 2018.  This will afford the District the opportunity to provide services to at least 1,098 Kindergarten to third grade students, an increase of service to approximately 308 …

By NCRTD The North Central Regional Transit District has announced that service on its RTD 255 Mountain Trail route will be suspended until further notice due to the closures of the Santa Fe National Forest and Hyde State Park, effective 8:00 AM, Friday, June 1. The RTD will provide notification …

By EMNRD Officials of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, State Parks Division announce the closure of Fenton Lake, Hyde Memorial and Morphy Lake State Parks due to extreme fire danger.  The closure will be effective Monday, June 4th at 8 a.m. and these parks will remain closed until …

By SFNF The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) will implement a forest-wide closure order at 8:00 a.m. this Friday, June 1, 2018, prohibiting public access to the 1.6 million-acre forest.  Fire danger on the SFNF remains very high to extreme due to acute drought conditions.  The closure order will remain …

By NM Film Office New Mexico Film Office Director Nick Maniatis announced today that Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures (MGM) and Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Creed II” will film scenes in Deming in early June. “Creed II,” the continuation of the Rocky saga and sequel to the 2015 critically acclaimed and crowd-pleasing …

By Concerts at San Miguel Lauria & Kott: RUBIDIUM w/guest singer/songwriter Lisa Carman Saturday June 2 7:00 pm $20 at the door, kids 10-18 $10 Tickets also available online atwww.lauriamusic.comLauria (aka award winning singer songwriter Laurianne Fiorentino) and cosmic cellist Michael Kott shed light (and music) on the element RUBIDIUM, …