COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities’ outdoor watering rule starts on Friday, May 1 and runs through Wednesday, Sept. 30.
DPU kindly asks residents to water according to their address and the schedule from May through September.
Most importantly, refrain from watering between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. every day. Read More
By NEILL GOLTZ
Los Alamos
I am a recent immigrant to the Los Alamos community, but here long enough to have participated 3 times with the local “Indivisible” chapter at the “NO KINGS” rallies at Ashley Pond and along Trinity Drive and Central Avenue.
At a recent chapter meeting, I learned that a number of people in the community were upset with the upside-down display of two or three American flags.
I represent that this expression of my feelings is entirely my own, and in no way is the policy or advocacy of the “Indivisible” organization, or any of its other participants.
“NO KINGS” rally participants Read More
The 2026 12U Los Alamos Lacrosse team includes Steven Richardson, Matt Martinez, Elijah Martinez, Corbin Wakeford, Daniel Certik, David Hargather, Quentin Adams, and Iszakiah Chacon, and coaches Jennifer Martinez, Michael Hargather, Antonio Martinez, Dan Wakeford and Isaac Chacon. Team members not pictured: Brian Cardon, Ronan Parton, Korbin Parton, Oliver Snapp and Logan Haigh. Photo by Binh Wakeford
By MICHAEL HARGATHER
Assistant Coach
Los Alamos Lacrosse
Los Alamos Youth Lacrosse participated in the 2026 Santa Fe Jamboree on April 25–26. The 12U team (ages 11 and 12) went undefeated Read More
By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again
© 2026 by Merilee Dannemann
If New Mexico legislators were paid a salary, what would you expect them to do that they have not been doing up till now?
New Mexico is the only state legislature where legislators are not paid something like a salary, though they do receive per diem and mileage compensation. This November, a proposed amendment to the state constitution (House Joint Resolution 5) will be on the ballot, asking voters to approve or vote down proposed compensation. You and I will vote on this proposal.
Here’s the problem: The language of the proposed Read More
NMDCA News:
SANTA FE — Active-duty military personnel, including National Guard, Reserve, and their families, will receive free admission to the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs’ eight museums and eight historic sites this summer through the Blue Star Museums program.
The New Mexico Arts & Military program is launching the campaign to raise awareness of this opportunity for more than 43,000 active-duty military members, National Guard, and their families in New Mexico. Free admission runs from Armed Forces Day, May 16, 2026, through Labor Day, September 7, 2026.
The program Read More
NMHM News:
SANTA FE — Walk into the Palace Press at the New Mexico History Museum, and you might see a vintage printing press in action as the curator prints posters on a Vandercook proof press. You might even have the chance to turn the handle and make your own print. A new exhibition at the Museum, “Printed at the Palace,” celebrates this unique letterpress print shop located inside the historic Palace of the Governors and showcases a selection of broadsides, flyers, and limited-edition prints and books created at the Press.
“The Palace Press has been an invaluable resource for printing history Read More
Lyra’s Keep is a place for rest and reflection. This cavernous haven welcomes visitors to take a seat, to explore the ancient history of the Y’ruks, and marvel at the miniature worlds preserved within the stone columns. Lyra’s Keep was built by the Y’ruks, a people of the Ossuary world, as a memorial dedicated to those whose lives were lost in a volcanic cataclysm. Following the cataclysm, this space became a symbol of hope, a place to build a new society and preserve the past using the memory storing properties of Oss. Lyra’s Keep also commemorates Lyra Osstrand, the first Y’ruk to commune with Oss. Read More
CDTC News:
West-central New Mexico is home to iconic natural features like El Malpais National Monument and the Gila Wilderness, America’s first designated wilderness. Now, a group of organizations is encouraging people to look skyward to discover more of the region’s wonders.
The second annual Continental Divide Trail Dark Sky Gathering will take place May 15–17 in Pie Town, a community famous for its pies—and its access to some of the darkest night skies along the Continental Divide.
According to DarkSky International, artificial light pollution from human development disrupts wildlife, Read More
Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES
Dud was especially quiet this morning, sitting in his usual seat at the philosophy counter of the Mule Barn truck stop. He was doodling with his napkin and a feed store ball-point pen.
Doc looked over to see if he could make it out. He couldn’t. Bert adjusted his glasses and looked over.
“Murder?” said Bert.
“What?”
“You wrote murder on the napkin,” Bert said. “Did I say something wrong?”
“Naw,” Dud said, blushing a bit. “It’s my book, that’s all.”
“Still having trouble trying to figure it out?” Doc said, kindly.
“The publishing company suggests I outline it first to kinda Read More
Crew members return the last missing goat, Penny, to a landowner in Las Tusas, NM. Courtesy/NMFD
NMFD News:
The Tusas Fire started at approximately 4 p.m., April 22, 2026. When the Northern New Mexico Type 3 Incident Management Team took command of the fire, their focus was on suppressing the fire, protecting property, and evacuating residents whose lives might be in danger.
They were presented with a challenge when it was discovered that a local resident’s goats had escaped and were lost somewhere within the fire perimeter.
Some of the Command Staff of the Northern New Mexico Type 3 Team were Read More