By SFNF Forest visitors planning to spend Easter weekend on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are reminded to take precautions by followingOne Less Spark guidelines and Smokey Bear’s Campfire Safety rules. All ranger districts on the SFNF are at HIGH fire danger as New Mexico and Arizona shifted to …
Read More »County Manager Announces Retirement
By Santa Fe County County Manager, Katherine Miller, announced her retirement at the April 12, 2022, Board of County Commissioners meeting after serving Santa Fe County as manager for nearly 12 years. In her announcement, Manager Miller thanked the staff and elected officials of the County. “The County leadership and …
Read More »On this occasion, it becomes the Hunt quintet as they reverse roles
By Arnie Leshin You are 5-foot-7 freshman phenom Raylee Hunt, a bundle of versatility who attends St. Michael’s High in Santa Fe. You are energetic, wise, on the go. You sport a remarkable 4.40 academic GPA. You are a gifted track and field athlete. You are also on the swim …
Read More »Fishing Report
By NM Game and Fish Catches of the week Alto Lake: Dmitri Hewitt, age 6, and his dad, both of Las Cruces, each caught their limits of trout using salmon eggs and worms April 8. Bill Evans Lake: Jacob Garcia of Silver City caught a 24.5-inch, 12.4-pound largemouth bass using …
Read More »Strong winds challenge firefighters on the Hermits Peak Fire
By SFNF Acres: 1,908acres Start Date: April 6, 2022 Cause: Multiple spot fires spread beyond the prescribed fire project boundary Containment:10% Total personnel:244 Location:Approx. 12 miles northwest of Las Vegas, NM, Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District, Hermits Peak/Pecos Wilderness Fuels: Mixed conifer Highlights: The Southwest Area Type 2Incident Management Team …
Read More »Good day at the Saturday Jaguar Track and Field Invitational
By Arnie Leshin It’s that back-to-back track and field weekends when there’s not much traveling to do for the Santa Fe area high schools. This past Saturday, it was the annual Jaguar Invitational at Capital High, while this Saturday has the annual Capital City Invitational held at Santa Fe High, …
Read More »Southwest Area Type 2 Incident Management Team 4 Assumes Command of Hermits Peak Fire
By SFNF Acres: 728 acres Start Date: April 6, 2022 Cause: Multiple spot fires spread beyond the prescribed fire project boundary Containment:10% Total personnel:178 Location:Approx. 12 miles northwest of Las Vegas, NM, Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District, Hermits Peak/Pecos Wilderness Fuels: Mixed conifer Highlights: The Southwest Area Type 2Incident Management Team …
Read More »St. Michael’s hit parade produced nine first inning runs
By Arnie Leshin Before Saturday’s anticipated baseball doubleheader against visiting Robertson in a clash of District 2-3A rivals, head coach Augustin Ruiz said he has seen his St. Micael’s teams sometimes get too worked up at the idea of facing the Cardinals, but those times appear to finally be changing. …
Read More »St. Michael’s and Capital drop district softball doubleheaders
By Arnie Leshin After dropping a doubleheader to visiting Robertson Saturday, St. Michael’s softball team lost for the seventh straight time and looked forward to ending it with a non-district game Wednesday at hapless Santa Fe High. Except that that contest was cancelled by the Demonettes (2-15) after learning they …
Read More »Hermits Peak Fire
By NMSNF The Northern New Mexico Incident Management Team will continue using full suppression strategy utilizing hand crews and directly engaging the fire with helicopter support. The Hermits Peak Fire is in steep, rugged, terrain with limited access by vehicle. Firefighters are working to keep the fire out of Beaver …
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