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By Arnie Leshin  It will be Class 2A running, jumping and throwing, and with Pecos senior Vanessa Dominguez in quest of a pair of state track and field championships in Friday’s solo 2A meet at the University of New Mexico track complex. Dominguez has one state title, that coming her …

By SFNF The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) today issued a closure order to protect public health and safety during fire operations on the Rincon Fire. The order will be in effect from 6 a.m. tomorrow, June 16, through Dec. 31, 2021, unless rescinded earlier. The lightning-caused Rincon Fire was …

By Arnie Leshin  It’s busy, bust in Omaha, Neb. And everybody out of the pool following the United States swimming Olympic trials, and eight teams onto the baseball field at Ameritrade Park for the Division 1 World Series. In the pool, Katie Ledecky earned a trip to her third Olympics …

By SFNF Highlights: The Southwest Area Type 2 IncidentManagement Team 4, led by Incident Commander Carl Schwope, assumed command of the Rincon Fire this morning, Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 6:00 AM. A Type 2 Incident Management Team brings additional resources and management capabilities to manage the increasinglycomplex fire. Operations: …

By Arnie Leshin  (2) TEXAS (45-15) over SOUTH FLORIDA (32-28) Won 4-3   Won 12-4 ——————————————————————————————————– (3) TENNESSEE (48-16) over LOUISIANA STATE (38-22) Won 4-2   Won 15-6 ——————————————————————————————————– (4) VANDERBILT (44-15) over (13) EAST CAROLINA (45-15) Won 2-0   Won 4-1 ——————————————————————————————————– (5) ARIZONA (44-16) over (12) MISSISSIPPI (45-20) Won 9-0   Won …

By NMDOH Santa Fe–The New Mexico Department of Health today announced a $100 incentive for New Mexicans who complete their vaccination series or receive a single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccination through June 17.   New Mexicans with questions can dial 1-855-600-3453.   “New Mexico is so close to hitting our …

By NMDOH  We are happy to report that as of this letter, 57.9% of New Mexicans 16 years and older have completed their vaccinations. This is a tremendous accomplishment – and part of the reason New Mexico recently moved all counties to the Turquoise level. By June 17, we aim …

By Arnie Leshin  Vanessa Dominguez in on a mission and the target is Saturday’s state 1-3A track and field championships run at the University of New Mexico’s complex. The Pecos senior made her way to the 1.600 and 3,200 finals by winning both at Saturday morning‘s District 6-2A championships hosted …

By SFNF Date Reported: June 11, 2021     Cause: Lightning     Size: Approximately 200+ acres     Containment: 0% Location: Pecos Wilderness, Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District, Santa Fe National Forest, approximately 2 miles east of Hamilton Mesa and 6 air miles northwest of the village of Upper Rociada. Fuels: Spruce/fir at 11,000 feet elevation. …

By Arnie Leshin  St. Michael’s and Santa Fe Prep turned in their final qualifiers for the upcoming state 1-3A track and field championship as they competed in Saturday’s 2-3A districts held in West Las Vegas. The New Mexico Activities Association will release the state qualifiers early this week, with the …