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County: Bear-Resistant Roll Carts In High Demand—More On Order, Register Now

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Environmental Services Division (ESD) is experiencing an increase in interest and requests for bear-resistant roll carts. Due to the recent high demand, the County expects the current inventory to be exhausted within the week.  A new order of bear-resistant roll carts has been placed with an estimated delivery time of 1 to 2 months.

For residents who have already submitted a request, cart exchanges will continue until the remaining inventory has been exhausted with exchanges occurring on regularly scheduled collection days.  As bear cart requests are Read More

Obituary: Carl August Ekdahl, Jr. May 2, 1936 – June 25, 2026

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CARL AUGUST EKDAHL, JR. May 2, 1936 – June 25, 2026

Carl August Ekdahl, Jr. born May 2, 1936, peacefully passed away Thursday, June 25. His sons Nicholas and Kristofer held his hands as he made the decision to Fly West and be with his beloved wife and lifelong companion Rhonda, who predeceased him in October 2022.

Carl made what he considered one of the best decisions of his life by enlisting in the Air Force after High School. The USAF gave him the opportunity to travel and most importantly, stationed him in Tennessee where he met Rhonda Nell Wilder. They dated until Carl was discharged honorably and Read More

NM Volleyball Coach Inducted Into NFHS Hall Of Fame

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Flo Valdez and NMAA Executive Director Dusty Young. Courtesy photo

Flo Valdez during press conference. Full video can be viewed here. Courtesy photo

NMAA News:

On Monday, New Mexico’s longtime volleyball coach Flo Valdez was officially inducted into the National Federation of High Schools (NFHS) Hall of Fame Class of 2026. Valdez and the Class of 2026 was honored at the 43rd induction ceremony of the National High School Hall of Fame, which was held at the 107th NFHS Summer Meeting in Salt Lake City, UT. A video of the induction ceremony can be found here. 

Valdez is one of 12 individuals selected Read More

Catch Of The Week: Your Prime Subscription Hasn’t Expired. That Email Is Lying.

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

You open your inbox and there it is. A slick-looking email from Amazon Prime Video. Your subscription has expired. Payment failed. Click the link below to renew. 

Panic sets in. You don’t want to lose your shows. You haven’t even finished watching “Sheep Detective”! That’s exactly what they’re counting on.

This week’s catch is a subscription expiration phishing scam, and it’s one of the most common lures in the phisher’s tackle box right now. The email looks legitimate. It has the Prime Video logo, a grid of familiar show thumbnails, Read More

McCauley Springs Fire Update: July 1, 2026

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PatRick crew mopping up along fireline June 29, 2026. Courtesy photo

USFS News:

Acres: 712

Containment: 43% 

Start Date: June 24, 2026

Location: Jemez Ranger District, east of Battleship Rock

Cause: Undetermined

Fuels: Timber, grass & understory, hardwood litter

Personnel: 386                                                

Highlights: Crews from the McCauley Springs Fire assisted local units in responding to a new start within the Valles Caldera National Preserve yesterday. The 6.8 acre Rendocito Fire near PC03 Road received water drops from helicopters, and an engine and three squads of hotshots were able to assist in quickly Read More

SFCC Selects Mandie R. Pritchard As Associate Vice President For Student Affairs

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Mandie R. Pritchard, SFCC Associate Vice President for Student Affairs

SFCC News:

SANTA FE — Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) has selected Mandie R. Pritchard as Associate Vice President (AVP) for Student Affairs. Pritchard was one of several candidates who participated in online forums with faculty and staff. Pritchard started working as AVP for Student Affairs on Monday, June 29.

Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs Margaret Peters said, “SFCC is delighted that Mandie Pritchard has accepted the position. She brings an impressive combination of strategic leadership skills, Read More

Pets Of The Week: Allegra & Allegro, Butterfly

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Some miracles barely weigh more than their whiskers, yet carry an extraordinary will to live. At just one week old, Allegra was explicably found alone in the middle of a highway. Cars were speeding past at 65+ mph when a Good Samaritan saw her and pulled over—one vehicle even passed directly over her before he could reach her. She had been thrown between lanes and left severely injured, covered in abrasions and in shock.

Allegra’s condition was critical. No one knew if she would survive the night. But she held on. She spent her earliest weeks in an incubator under round-the-clock foster care—on antibiotics, Read More

Life, Legacy, And Imagination Take Shape In Ghana’s Figurative ‘Fantasy’ Coffins At MOIFA

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NMDCA News:

SANTA FE — The Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) announces The Art Underground: Fantasy Coffins of Ghana, opening Sunday, July 19, 2026, and on view through Saturday, September 5, 2027. This groundbreaking exhibition brings together more than twenty works including newly commissioned coffins—in both full-size and miniature-size—to take full measure of one of Ghana’s most inventive living art forms: figurative coffins made in coastal Ga communities that transform lived biographies into sculptural form.

Hand-carved and vividly painted, these works—often referred Read More

Los Alamos Faith & Science Forum: Summary Of ‘Just Six Numbers’ July 8

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LAF&S News:

The Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum 2026 Summer Series Presents “Expansion on the Book ‘Just Six Numbers’ by Lord Martin Rees” by Dr. Joyce Guzik at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 8 at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church (TOTH).  A light meal will be served at 6 p.m.

The presentation will be recorded and streamed to the ZOOM site given here. 

This talk will summarize the book “Just Six Numbers” by Lord Martin Rees who retired in 2025 as the 15th Astronomer Royal. Rees explains the numbers that quantify the properties and forces in the universe and argues that if any of these six numbers Read More

County: New Gross Receipts Tax Rates Begin Today

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COUNTY News:

As of July 1, 2026, Los Alamos County will implement a 0.625% increase in the County’s Gross Receipts Tax (GRT), raising the rate from 7.0625% to 7.6875%. This adjustment was approved by the County Council on October 28, 2025, through Ordinances No. 747 and No. 748.

New GRT Rate Composition:

  • 2.6875% County/Municipal portion
  • 0.1250% North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) increment
  • 1.2250% State Shared – County Portion
  • 3.6500% State Shared – State Portion

Total GRT Rate: 7.6875%

The increase was passed to support baseline County operations and various Read More