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By NM Game and Fish Catches of the week Cochiti Lake: Michael Baros, age 15, of Rio Rancho caught a 24-inch pike using a 2-inch spinner with a copper blade, white body and red dots April 25. Bryan Novotny of Rio Rancho caught an 18.75-inch smallmouth bass using a shallow …

By Arnie Leshin The beat goes on with the Pecos boys. They won four-straight state basketball championships, graduated the entire starting lineup and maybe even a key reserve or two, lost head coach Ira Harge, Jr., to Espanola Valley as its athletic director, and handed the reigns to former boys …

By NM Lottery The New Mexico Lottery is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Since launching on April 27, 1996, New Mexico Lottery players have bought approximately $3.28 billion in tickets with prizes of more than $1.79 billion. Since inception, New Mexico Lottery sales resulted in many positive economic impacts, among which …

By Anna T. Hamilton, Ph. D. Santa Fe County Commissioner Please join me this Saturday, May 1, 2021, at the Hondo Regional Fire Station II to celebrate Earth Day 2021. I will be on-site May 1st to answer any questions or concerns you may have regarding the district and Santa Fe County …

By EMNRD The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD), State Parks Division announces a delayed opening date of May 15th for first-come, first-served camping at Hyde Memorial State Park due to road construction. During normal conditions, first-come first-served camping begins May 1st at Hyde Memorial.   The delayed opening …

By Arnie Leshin  Instead of, as reported, Monte Del Sol’s boys basketball team will not play at Estancia for the District 2-2A title on Saturday, but will now play host to Menual Thursday for the top spot and an automatic berth in the state tournament. For Estancia’s boys and girls …

By Arnie Leshin  Mescalero Apache, who Pecos defeated in overtime for its first state championship in 2018, is no longer undefeated after Monday night‘s 50-37 loss to once-beaten Lordsburg, and so the surprising unbeaten Panthers head the 2A list as the final week of the basketball regular-season winds down. It …

By NM Game and Fish Win your New Mexico dream hunt Are you sitting at home dreaming of hunting deer, elk or bighorn this fall? Purchasing raffle tickets can be an inexpensive way to potentially win your New Mexico dream hunt! All proceeds from enhancement hunts are used solely for …

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7 Sometimes hearing the words “Do not be anxious about …

By Arnie Leshin  The Santa Fe County Sustainability Office, in an effort to promote waste reduction and reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with County solid waste operations, announced that it is extending the application period for the 2021 Backyard Composting Program until Monday, May 17 at 5:00 p.m. Free residential …