Video: Chair Ryti Discusses Tuesday Council Meeting
Los Alamos County Council Chair Randall Ryti discusses Tuesday’s council meeting during visit to Los Alamos Daily Post newsroom. Video by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
Moving Arts Presents Multigenerational Performance Honoring Acequias Of New Mexico
Moving Arts News:
ESPANOLA — El Agua es Vida (Water is Life) is an evening of theater, dance, live music, and visual art created and performed by Moving Arts students and a cast of intergenerational performers in partnership with the New Mexico Acequia Association. Centered on water as a living thread through New Mexican land, culture, and community, the performance honors the generations who have fought to protect it. Through their work, these young artists bring New Mexico’s acequia traditions to the Lensic stage.
More than a performance, this event is an opportunity for young people to connect Read More
Community Invited To Tour County Water Systems Tour
COUNTY News:
The community is invited to take a tour provided by Los Alamos County on Friday, July 10 to learn all about how water makes the journey to local faucets.
The tour runs from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., starting at the Water Production Division office at the Pajarito Cliffs Site that includes a visit to the water system control room for an overview of SCADA and seeing remote monitoring of a very large system in real time.
Next, the tour travels to the Guaje Well Field in Rendija Canyon where participants will step inside a well house and its neighboring booster station to learn how water is taken from Read More
Daily Postcard: Bear Cub Sleeps Draped Over Tree Branch
Daily Postcard: Apparently exhausted from a morning of exploring around Barranca Mesa on Saturday, a bear cub climbed a Ponderosa and fell sound asleep draped over a branch. Mama bear soon climbed up right below it. Photo by Jonathan Dowell, Ph.D. Follow Dowell on Instagram @SnowyEgretPhotography
Another view of a bear cub sleeping on the branch of a Ponderosa Saturday on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Jonathan Dowell, Ph.D. Follow Dowell on Instagram @SnowyEgretPhotography. Read More
Love Of Country Blankets The Rock In White Rock
A love of country blankets the large rock at the corner of N.M. 4 and Rover Boulevard today in White Rock. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Final McCauley Springs Fire Update: July 4, 2026
Communities in the McCauley Springs Fire area express their gratitude to firefighters. Courtesy photo
USFS News:
Crews are nearing completion of suppression repair activities on the McCauley Springs Fire. Southwest Area Team 3 is preparing to transition command of the fire area back to a local organization. Resources will remain in place and available to respond to any new starts throughout the holiday.
This will be the last update from Southwest Complex Incident Management Team 3. Unless there is any significant change, there will not be another update until the fire is fully contained. Read More
County Council Proclaims July Park And Recreation Month
County Councilor David Reagor, center, presents a proclamation on behalf of the Council designating July ‘Park and Recreation Month’ in Los Alamos County to, from left, County Library Manager Gwen Kalavaza, Senior Management Analyst Linda Lindstrom, Recreation Superintendent Katherine Hudspeth, Parks Superintendent Wendy Parker, Assistant Parks Superintendent Emmanuel Abetya and Senior Management Analyst Chelsea Ashcraft during Tuesday’s County Council meeting. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Council proclaimed July “Park and Recreation Read More
Patriotic Spirit On Display Today In White Rock!
Patriotic Spirit is on display today along Grand Canyon Drive in White Rock. Photo by Shari Mills Read More
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Happy Independence Day 2026 Celebrating 250 Years!
Fireworks explode in the sky celebrating a previous Fourth of July event. Fireworks are banned this year due to dry conditions throughout the area. Courtesy/Farmer’s Almanac
From The Old Farmer’s Almanac:
Editor’s Note: Today the United States is officially celebrating its semiquincentennial—marking exactly 250 years since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. This once-in-a-generation milestone spans a year-long nationwide celebration highlighting the nation’s history, cultural contributions, and future.
On the Fourth of July, the United States observes Read More
County Parks & Rec Board To Meet Thursday July 9
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Parks and Recreation Board is scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, July 9, in the Municipal Building at 1000 Central Ave.
This meeting is open to the public in person and on Zoom.
The following link and/or telephone call in numbers may be used for public viewing and participation:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84296000599
Phone one-tap:
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AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
- This section of the agenda is reserved for comments from the public on items that are
not otherwise included in this
Daily Postcard: Does, Fawns, Buck Sightings In Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: A doe and fawn pose for the camera Friday on Range Road. Photo by Lori Whitley
A doe with her two fawns Friday near Range Road. Photo by Lori Whitley
A buck lounges in the shade of a tree Friday on Tewa Loop. Photo by Lori Whitley Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: Snake Wrangler To The Rescue!
On the job in Los Alamos is local snake wrangler Annette Hiteman on Monday safely capturing a young rattlesnake discovered near the pickleball courts on North Mesa. A certified venomous snake rescuer and relocator, Hiteman offers her services free of charge but gratuities are appreciated. To contact Hiteman, call 505.409.3734 or email tahiteman87544@gmail.com. Photo by Páya Pavlíková/ladailypost.com Read More
McQuiston: What It Costs To Rebuild On The Hill And Why That’s Not The Same As What Your House Is Worth
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
You pull up your home’s estimate online out of curiosity — the way half the hill does now — and the number is higher than you expected. Maybe a lot higher. If you bought before the lab’s hiring wave, your place might be worth close to double what you paid for it.
That’s good news, mostly. It also raises a quiet question that’s easy to put off: the figure on your homeowners policy — the one meant to rebuild your house if the worst happens — was it set back when your home was worth a lot less?
Because the number that matters most to a homeowner Read More
Juniper Tree In Pajarito Acres Illustrates Dry Weather Effect
A juniper tree growing in Pajarito Acres in White Rock illustrates the effect of extremely dry weather with dead branches. The tree allows a few branches to die in order to survive. Photo by Bob Reedy Read More
Lauritzen: ‘Pack It In, Pack It Out’
Consider taking your trash and recyclable items back out with you when you leave Saturday’s 4th of July Spectacular event. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Los Alamos
Los Alamos County employees have worked so hard this week preparing for Saturday’s 4th of July Spectacular event. Please consider taking your trash and recyclable items back out with you when you leave the event. The last time White Rock hosted 4th of July events the amount of trash took days to remove. There were cases with full cans of beer left throughout the Overlook Complex.
Many of these County employees Read More
McCauley Springs Fire Update: July 3, 2026
USFS News:
Acres: 712
Containment: 63%
Start Date: June 24, 2026
Location: Jemez Ranger District, east of Battleship Rock
Cause: Undetermined
Fuels: Timber, grass & understory, hardwood litter
Personnel: 328
Highlights: Crews continued suppression repair work in areas near the Sierra de los Pinos community yesterday, making good progress rehabilitating roads and campgrounds impacted during firefighting activities. Read More
Paige Trujillo Earns Reserve World Champion Title At National Junior High Finals Rodeo
Trujillo and her horse Boss entering the arena in Guthrie. Courtesy photo
RODEO News:
GUTHRIE, OK — After a standout season and an impressive showing on the national stage, Paige Trujillo returned home with one of the highest honors in junior high rodeo competition.
Trujillo, an eighth-grade student at Los Alamos Middle School, earned the title of Reserve World Champion in Junior High Girls Goat Tying, securing the No. 2 spot in the nation at the 21st Annual National Junior High Finals Rodeo (NJHFR), held June 21–27 in Guthrie, Oklahoma.
Trujillo delivered three consistent and determined performances Read More
2026 Primary Election Post-Election Audit Complete
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County (LAC) Clerk’s Office has completed the required accuracy check—known as the Post-Election Audit—of the tabulation systems used during the June 2, 2026 Primary Election. The audit was conducted June 24, 2026, at the County Clerk’s Warehouse in the Los Alamos Municipal Building.
County Clerk Michael Redondo appointed a bipartisan team of election workers to oversee the audit. As mandated by state law, Zlotnik & Sandoval, PC, an accounting firm, selected Precinct 3 for a voting system audit of the Secretary of State race. The audit, using statistical methods, Read More
Recent Kiwanis Meeting Featured Library Director Gwen Kalavasa: Books And Beyond
Library Director Gwen Kalavasa
By BROOK DAVIS
Kiwanis Club
June 16, the Kiwanis Club was treated to a presentation about all the services our great county libraries offer over and above checking out books. Library Director Gwen Kalavasa outlined the services, programs and events offered to the community.
Summer is the busiest season for the libraries, with an influx of kids and tourists. The library system is focusing outward to partner with local organizations and county departments to expand their services and programs.
One example of this focus is the Seed Library. Working with PEEC and Read More
