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Urenco USA Plans Significant Expansion In New Mexico Of U.S. Uranium Enrichment Capacity

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Urenco USA announced today that it will expand the capacity of the United States’ only commercial uranium enrichment facility by nearly 50 percent with construction of a new enrichment plant at its enrichment facility in Eunice, N.M. Courtesy/Urenco USA

Urenco USA News:

EUNICE – Urenco USA announced today that it will expand the capacity of the United States’ only commercial uranium enrichment facility by nearly 50 percent, marking a major commitment to strengthening the U.S. nuclear fuel supply chain as the country expands the use of nuclear power.

This strategic, multi-billion-dollar Read More

Los Alamos County’s Art In Public Places Board Seeks Input On Artwork Theme For Fire Station #4

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County’s Art in Public Places Board (APPB) invites you to take a quick survey on the proposed theme for the public artwork planned for the new Fire Station #4: https://lacnm.com/FS4_survey.

The survey will be open until midnight on June 21.

The APPB—partnering with the Los Alamos Fire Department and the Public Works Department—is developing a theme that will guide the selection of an artist for the project. The proposed theme centers on the community’s relationship with wildfire and highlights how Los Alamos prepares for, lives with, and recovers from fire.

Proposed Read More

Life After 50: CommUNITY Giveback

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Patriotic cards donated by Cathy Walters for C’YA’s ‘Mail for Troops’ and ‘Vets with Pets’ programs. Community members can drop off cards or coloring pages at C’YA’s ChamberFest booth on Saturday. Courtesy/ C’YA

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Executive Director
Champions of Youth Ambitions

Champions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA) will celebrate 12 years this week, with what expects to be a momentous year ahead … well 18 months is more like it. We’ll start with an appearance at Los Alamos ChamberFest with a celebratory CommUNITY Giveback this Saturday!

Our June 6 debut is called the CommUNITY GIVEback, Read More

Customer Care Center To Have Limited Operations Thursday Mornings In June

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COUNTY News:

The Customer Care Center will be operating in a limited capacity every Thursday in June from 9 a.m.–12 p.m. The reduced operations are so the Customer Care staff can attend team building training.

In-person transactions at the Customer Care windows in the Municipal Building will be handled as normal. The Customer Care phone line 505.662.8333 will not be answered during this time, please leave a message. Phone messages and email requests will be handled when staff return in the afternoon.

Customers needing urgent assistance, such as emergency water shutoffs, should call 505.709.0139. Read More

Library Bookstore To Hold Bag Sale Saturday During ChamberFest

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FLACL News:

The Friends Bookstore will be holding a $5 bag sale from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Saturday, June 6 in the lobby at Mesa Public Library!

This is in cooperation with our county Chamberfest, we’ll have several bookcarts filled with fiction, nonfiction, and young adult genres for you to choose from and even provide you with a bag.

The Friends of Los Alamos County Libraries (FLACL) is a 501(c)3, providing essential funding for our community libraries since 1978 and scholarships going to high school seniors since 1995. We’re open 7 days a week and staffed entirely by volunteers, stop by, pick up some Read More

Denish: The Best 250 Anniversary Celebration Is Just Outside Your Door

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By DIANE DENISH
Corner To Corner
diane@dianedenish.com

We are moving into those “lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer … those days of soda and pretzels and beer.” Those lyrics come from an old Nat King Cole song that ends with the wish that summer could always be here.

Summer has always carried that carefree feeling. School is out, temperatures rise, and people head outdoors for baseball games, picnics, concerts in local parks, and pickup basketball games. Some kids attend day camps, some help on the family farm, and others line up for the latest Minions movie. Teenagers look for their first Read More

SummerFest At Pajarito Mountain June 6

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PAJARITO News:

SummerFest is this weekend at Pajarito. The band Sunbender will be playing and beer from Boxing Bear and Blu Dragon Breweries will be flowing. Food will be available for purchase at the cafe and event goers can take the shuttle from Sullivan Field.

Come take advantage of one of the few opportunities to enjoy the ski hill during the summer amid the construction! Read More

Secretary Of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver Provides Primary Election Day Information

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — Today is Primary Election Day and Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver is providing the following information for voters and media outlets.

As of today, more than 181,900 eligible voters have voted in New Mexico’s 2026 Primary Election, including more than 18,500 voters not registered with a qualified political party. This is the first year independent voters can participate in the state’s primary election without updating their voter registration.

Semi-open Primary

New Mexico has semi-open primary elections, effective July 1, 2025. This means that: Read More

Forest Service Debuts New Recreation Mobile App

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USFS News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — To kick off Great Outdoors Month, the Forest Service is launching a new, single visitor-information mobile app, National Forests and Grasslands, now available for download as visitors plan their summer trips to recreation sites across the National Forest System.

For the first time the app provides the most complete and accurate collection of Forest Service recreation sites that has ever been made available to the public, along with important planning tools like critical safety alerts, closures, amenity details and more.

“Due to the sheer size and remote Read More