Video: Councilor Ryn Herrmann Details Sept. 16 Meeting
Video: County Councilor Ryn Herrmann discusses the Council’s Tuesday, Sept. 16 meeting during an interview Thursday in the Los Alamos Daily Post newsroom. Video by Páya Pavlíková/ladailypost.com Read More
State Seeks Members For Technology & Innovation Board
EDD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) is seeking applicants for a new advisory board to help shape the state’s growing technology and innovation sectors.
Community and industry leaders are invited to join the new Technology and Innovation Network Advisory Board, established by House Bill 20 and signed into law April 9 by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The board will help shape the future of the state’s tech economy by guiding strategic planning for the newly created Technology and Innovation Division.
The board will provide recommendations, ensure active Read More
Daily Postcard: Buck Munches On Virginia Creeper
Daily Postcard: A fine buck is spotted munching on Virginia creeper Friday morning in North Community. Photo by Marc Bailey Read More
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Veteran-led Volunteers Support Wildfire Mitigation Efforts In Santa Fe County
Team Rubicon News:
GLORIETA – Volunteers from Team Rubicon, a veteran-led nonprofit humanitarian organization, are in Glorieta to help protect a vital part of the community from the increasing dangers of wildland fire.
The Glorieta Adventure Camp is a critical resource for the children and families of the community. This operation is to help protect the camp, the youth who depend on it, and the Glorieta community at large.
Team Rubicon volunteers, known as Greyshirts, perform disaster mitigation operations year-round to ease the risks of wildfires and floods to vulnerable communities Read More
NNSA/LANL Resume Depressurization Of Waste Containers
Flanged Tritium Waste Container at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/LANL
NNSA/LANL News:
On Saturday, Sept. 20, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) will resume the depressurization of small amounts of built-up gas in three waste containers that have been in temporary storage at the lab since 2007.
A fourth waste container was safely and successfully depressurized earlier this week.
The lab’s webpage on the project details the status of operations, includes answers to common questions, and provides numerous project-related Read More
LANL: Quantum Computers Tackle Century-Old Math Puzzle
A Los Alamos scientist has shown that quantum computers can be used to ‘factorize’ group representations, a mathematical concept used in particle physics, engineering and many other fields. Image created in GPT-4o
LANL News:
A Los Alamos scientist has shown that quantum algorithms can be used to factor group representations — a problem central to particle physics and many other fields — that was thought to be infeasible for computers at any practical scale
Los Alamos National Laboratory researcher Martín Larocca and Vojtěch Havlíček, a researcher at IBM, have shown that quantum computers Read More
Scene From Toppers 2025 Homecoming Parade Underway
Scene from the Los Alamos High School Hilltoppers 2025 Homecoming Parade is underway this afternoon on Central Avenue in downtown Los Alamos. The team takes on Capital’s Jaguars at 7 tonight at Sullivan Field. Photo by Carol Clark/ldailypost.com Read More
Rep. Chandler To Local Businesses: Tough Few Years Ahead As State Faces Federal Cuts
Dist. 43 Rep. Christine Chandler
By MARLENE WILDEN
Los Alamos Daily Post
marlene@ladailypost.com
State Rep. Christine Chandler spoke with local business leaders Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Chamber Business Breakfast at SALA Los Alamos Event Center. The event gave business owners a chance to discuss economic challenges and opportunities with the Los Alamos lawmaker.
Chandler, who serves on the House Judiciary and Tax & Revenue committees, said her workload reflects the breadth of issues before the legislature.
“Last year in the judiciary we had 389 bills related to the legal system, Read More
Pajarito Law Group Opening Oct. 1 In Downtown Los Alamos
Pajarito Law Group members, from left, Counsel to the firm Phil Dabney, beloved office cat M&M, and Attorney/Owner of the firm Paul Geisik, in their new law office opening Oct. 1 at 1505 15th St., Suite C. Courtesy/PLG
By PHILIP DABNEY
Counsel To Pajarito Law Group
I am writing to share exciting news for the Los Alamos community. Effective Oct. 1, Pajarito Law Group will be launching its legal practice at 1505 15th St., Suite C. Paul Geisik and I will carry on the same legal practice we have engaged in through Philip J. Dabney, P.C. Paul will be leading the charge as the owner of Pajarito Law Group, Read More
Grassroots Wildland Firefighters Respond To DOI/USDA Secretarial Memos
GWF News:
In the past week, both the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture have issued memoranda aimed at improving how the federal government organizes and delivers wildfire response. Grassroots Wildland Firefighters welcomes this attention to the challenges our firefighters face and recognizes these memoranda as an important and historic first step forward.
We view these memoranda as progress, and as an opportunity to build momentum, but they do not yet go far enough. Grassroots Wildland Firefighters remain committed to working with federal leaders and Congress Read More
Valle Grande Chapter, NSDAR, Celebrates 50 Years Of Service
Valle Grande Chapter members above, Megan Farrell, Linda Carol Alt – Chapter Regent, Linda Kolar – Chapter Treasurer, Roberta Day Idzorek – Chapter Historian, Chastity Kolar, Chapter Vice-Regent, Jane Shumaker, and JoAnn Unruh – Chapter Registrar. Courtesy photo
NSDAR News:
The Valle Grande Chapter, NSDAR, celebrated 50 years of service last week on Sept. 13. Fellow daughters came from Taos and Albuquerque to join us at Gabriel’s Restaurant, including the State Regent, Deborah Robb. Regent Linda Carol Alt presented the restoration project of the Oppenheimer house by the Los Alamos Historical Read More
Prelude To Toppers’ Homecoming Game
By MIKE COTE
Sports Writer
Los Alamos Daily Post
Los Alamos will take on Capital’s Jaguars Friday night in its annual homecoming football game.
Los Alamos is heading into Friday’s homecoming contest off its toughest game of the 2025 season so far, edging out the Highland Hornets last week in Albuquerque, 13-0. Friday’s game is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Sullivan Field.
The Hilltoppers (4-0) appear to have a solid edge over Friday’s opponent. Capital (1-3), a former district rival and longtime regular Los Alamos opponent, has struggled to put points on the board this season, coming up with just 20 Read More
NMDOT Receives National Award For Excellence On Rte. 66
Courtesy/NMDOT
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) received the 2025 Perpetual Pavement Award from the Asphalt Pavement Alliance, recognizing exceptional long-term performance and preservation of a historic section of New Mexico Route 6, part of the original Route 66 alignment.
The recognized segment is a nine-mile portion of Route 6 west of Los Lunas, originally opened in 1928 as part of Route 66. Remarkably, it has never experienced a structural failure, despite nearly a century of use, extreme temperature swings, difficult soil, and seasonal Read More
Fischer Wright: Statement Of Candidacy For UNM-LA Advisory Board
By DR. ANDREW FISCHER WRIGHT
Candidate
UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board
Hello Los Alamos County,
My name is Dr. Andrew Fischer Wright, though many of y’all may know me as Andy. Based on my experiences over the past seven years working in higher education, I decided to announce my candidacy for a position on the UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board last month.
One source of inspiration for my candidacy comes from my time at the University of Texas at Austin, where I taught courses on film history and media ethics while receiving my doctorate degree in Media Studies. At UT, I had chances to sit on committees impacting Read More
Hilltopper Girls Cross Country Sweeps At UNM Meet
From left, Emmeline Keller-Moore, Abigail Swigert, Mila Moseley, and Elisabeth McNiff demonstrate exemplary group racing at the midway point of the Girls Varsity race. This tactic gave them the win over 22 other excellent teams. Photo by Blake Wood
Cole Luscher, right, and William Hudlemeyer were the top ‘Toppers in the Boys Varsity race, finishing in 33rd and 42nd places, respectively, out of 206 runners. Cole’s time was 17:07. Photo by Blake Wood
By BLAKE WOOD
Assistant Coach
LAHS Track and Field
The Hilltopper Girls Cross Country team demonstrated the strength of running as a group as Read More
Cone Zone: Week Of Sept. 22, 2025
COUNTY News:
Services such as mail delivery, trash and recycling collection, and emergency services will be maintained for each project. Residents and businesses will often experience large equipment and construction noise.
Motorists and pedestrians are advised to always use caution and slow down around construction activities and avoid entering work zones outside of designated detour paths.
Road Closures:
EVENT: Homecoming Parade
- Location: Central Ave., Los Alamos
- Date: Sept. 19
- Time: Closure in place from 1:30-3:30 p.m.
- Impact: Central Ave. CLOSURE from 4 th St. to Rose Street:
‘The Grand Canyon from Rim To Rim’ Feature Of LA Mountaineers Sept. 23
Near the bottom of the Grand Canyon, with thousands of feet yet to climb. Courtesy photo
LAM News:
The Sept. 23 Mountaineers meeting will feature a talk featuring Rim-to-Rim hiking in the Grand Canyon. In this presentation, hikers Ann Satsangi and Jan Velechovsky will share their experience tackling this iconic trek, offering practical insights into planning and preparation, as well as the physical and mental challenges involved.
Hiking the Grand Canyon crossing in one day is a challenging but rewarding way to experience the grandeur of one of the world’s iconic landscapes. In 2023 and 2024 Read More
Celebration Of Life For David R. Church Nov. 1, 2025
COMMUNITY News:
They say good things come to those who wait, so please join us for a celebration of the life of David R. Church, M.D. Share joy, laughter, and remembrances of David at 11 a.m., Saturday Nov. 1, 2025, at the Hans Bethe House, with food and conversation to follow. We look forward to seeing you there! Read More
