By Santa Fe County Clerks Office The Santa Fe County Clerk has recently received several inquiries as to whether voters may cast two (2) ballots in the 2020 General Election. Generally, voting more than once in the same election is prohibited by State Law. NMSA 1978, 1-20-8; NMSA 1978, 1-20-8.1. …
Read More »All Are Welcome But Please Recreate Responsibly over Labor Day Weekend – SFNF Offices Closed Sept. 7 for the Holiday
By SFNF With the three-day Labor Day weekend ahead, the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) is bracing for a huge influx of visitors – far more than a holiday weekend would normally bring. There are many reasons for the big crowds: state parks and campgrounds are still closed to out-of-state …
Read More »145th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Down Saturday
By Arnie Leshin It’s the greatest two minutes in sports. And that’s the 145th running of the heralded Kentucky Derby, which lists Tiz the Law as the heavy favorite when they race Saturday at Churchill Downs four months after the original date of May 2 was postponed by the coronavirus …
Read More »Santa Fe County District 5 Commissioner Sworn In
By SF County Hank Hughes was sworn in this morning at the Santa Fe County Administrative Complex to the Santa Fe County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) representing District 5. Hughes was accompanied by his wife Bonney and a physically-distant small group of masked witnesses. Hughes, the Executive Director of …
Read More »Houston Rockets take off during the Western Conference
By Arnie Leshin James Harden didn’t have his usual high-scoring game, but he did make a difference as his Houston Rockets eliminated the Oklahoma City Thunder, 104-102, in a back-and-forth Western Conference game seven of the National Basketball Association playoffs Wednesday night at the ESPN Wide World of Sports in …
Read More »The Denver Nuggets advanced to the Western Conference semifinals
By Arnie Leshin Coming back from a 3-1 deficit in the National Basketball Association playoffs, the 3rd-seeded Denver Nuggets ended the Utah Jazz season by coming away with a 80-78 Western Conference win that went down to the final seconds at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake …
Read More »BAER Team Begins Post-Fire Assessment of Medio Fire
By USDA A Forest Service Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Team plans to begin assessing post-fire conditions on the Medio Fire as early as Thursday. With a primary focus on human life and safety, the BAER Team will analyze the fire’s impact, determine any values at immediate risk and recommend …
Read More »Medio Fire activity winding down
By USDA As a result of successful firefighting efforts, Medio Fire activity is winding down as suppression repair activities continue around the fire perimeter. Operations: Yesterday, firefighting crews continued to “mop up” along the western perimeter, patrolling areas where burnout operations were completed on Monday. Mopping up involves extinguishing …
Read More »New Mexico Lottery introduces ROUTE 66™-themed ROAD TO $1 MILLION Second-Chance Promotion
By NM Lottery Take a drive down memory lane with a new game from the New Mexico Lottery. This ticket features $500 top prizes and is inspired by the historic Route 66 highway that runs through New Mexico. The game was developed in conjunction with the Illinois, Texas and Arizona …
Read More »Weekly fishing and stocking report
By NM Game and Fish The Department is continuing to adapt our ways of working to conserve wildlife for all New Mexicans. Through the COVID-19 pandemic, Department biologists and conservation officers continue to conduct wildlife surveys, contact anglers and OHV recreationists and stock fish in open waters throughout the state. …
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