Artist Call For Route 66 Indoor Mural For NMHM
NMDCA News:
The New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) is seeking an artist or artist team to create an original indoor mural to commemorate the centennial anniversary of Route 66.
NMHM announces an open call for artists to create a mural in honor of the centennial of Route 66, to be installed in the museum’s lobby. The mural will be on view for one year, January 2026 – January 2027. The selected design should include elements depicting Route 66 in New Mexico and its historical significance to the state.
Artists should consider not only the landscape and iconography of Route 66 but its social and cultural Read More
Connect NM Notifying Providers About New Federal Rules
STATE News:
SANTA FE — The Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE) is notifying broadband providers about a restructuring of the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a move that is changing the application process for the state’s $675 million federal grant program for broadband infrastructure.
Changes to the program guidance by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), announced June 6, mean OBAE must now comply with new requirements to expand and deploy broadband infrastructure.
The federal changes affect all Read More
Supreme Court Issues Ruling In Pecos River Water Dispute
STATE News:
SANTA FE — The state Supreme Court ruled today a potash company legally abandoned nearly all of its water rights in the Pecos River in New Mexico by not using the water for decades. The Court unanimously determined that Intrepid Potash, Inc. failed to put most of its water rights to “beneficial use” since closing a potash refinery near Loving in southeastern New Mexico in the early 1970s. The justices affirmed a decision of the state Court of Appeals that Intrepid had abandoned all but the rights to 150 acre-feet per year of water in the river.
New Mexico water law requires those who acquire Read More
Pets Of The Week: Meet Ash And Mimi
While cutiepie kittens tumble and pounce and steal the spotlight with their tiny toe beans and complete chaos… Ash waits. This soft-hearted 3-year-old tabby has been overlooked again and again in favor of tinier, squeakier models. Ash isn’t flashy. He doesn’t juggle toy mice or leap dramatically into cardboard boxes. But he loves. Oh, how he loves. Ash melts under your hand when you pet him, closing his eyes in absolute trust, and leans in like he’s waited his whole life for that one moment of kindness. He’s a staff favorite, deeply loved by all, and so ready to be someone’s everything. If your life Read More
OpEd: Forced Disappearances In New Mexico 2025
By PROF. JENNIFER MOORE, SEN. ANTOINETTE SEDILLO LOPEZ, and REP. LINDA SERRATO
Last week, the Supreme Court failed to stand up strongly for a bedrock constitutional provision granting birthright citizenship in the14th Amendment passed after the Civil War. In March 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials reported they had arrested four dozen people in immigration raids in three New Mexican cities: Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Roswell without accounting for them.
These actions force the question: what does the United States of America stand for on the world stage?
New Mexicans Read More
Marshall Has Perfect Prediction In Weekly Pace Race
Scene from the ACRR weekly pace race held Tuesday in the Quemazon Complex. Courtesy/ACRR
Scene from the ACRR weekly pace race held Tuesday in the Quemazon Complex. Courtesy/ACRR
ACRR News:
Sydney Marshall, 10, had a perfect prediction of 12:00 minutes for her time to finish as well as the top finisher in the 1-mile Atomic City Road Runner (ACRR) weekly pace race held in the Quemazon Complex. Other accurate predictors were Priscila Rosa with a 7 second differential; Hal Marshall at 12 seconds off and the best male finisher on the 1-mile course at 12:04; Jan Velechovsky with a 30 second difference; Read More
ACT Announces New On-Demand Service App, MyRide
COUNTY News:
Atomic City Transit (ACT) is pleased to announce a new, convenient way to book on-demand bus rides: MyRide. MyRide is a free app that Los Alamos citizens can use to request free door-to-door service. Users can make same-day requests, and rides are provided on a first-come, first-served basis. In addition to calling to request a ride, ACT Assist users now have the option to book paratransit service through MyRide too.
The app is available to download on Google Play or the App Store. After download and registration, MyRide users need only input their desired pickup and drop-off locations Read More
Daily Postcard: A Bee Enjoys Vibrant Pink Flowers
Kiwanis 4th Of July Pancake Breakfast: Fuller Lodge Patio
Scene from a previous Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos 4th of July Pancake Breakfast. Courtesy/Kiwanis
Scene from a previous Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos 4th of July Pancake Breakfast. Courtesy/Kiwanis
Kiwanis Club News:
The community is invited to a pancake breakfast this Friday as part of the July 4th celebration provided by the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos:
- When: Friday, July 4th – 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.;
- Where: Fuller Lodge patio; and
- Cost: $5 per person, free to children under 12 years old.
Please come and enjoy! Read More
The Art Of Living Presents Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar July 7 At UNM In Albuquerque
Life Tribute Service For Ann Beyer July 12 Unitarian Church
A Life Tribute Service will be held on July 12 for Ann Beyer, shown here with her dogs. Courtesy photo
Community News:
On Saturday, July 12, 2025, at 1 p.m. there will be a Life Tribute Service for Ann Beyer at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos.
There will be a light hors d’oeuvres reception afterward.
Ann Beyer passed away 3 years ago on July 9, 2022 (link). She passed 5 days shy of her 93rd birthday.
Tom Beyer, her son, and the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos want to honor Ann’s remarkable life in a Life Tribute Service.
Ann signed the membership book at the Unitarian Church in 1959.
She was a docent for the Read More
Sedan & Atomic City Transit Collide Near Lab Guard Shack
Scene of a sedan and an Atomic City Transit Bus collision this morning near the guard shack at East/West Jemez, resulting in minor injuries. The cause is under investigation. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Another scene of the sedan and an Atomic City Transit Bus collision this morning near the guard shack at East/West Jemez, resulting in minor injuries. The cause is under investigation. Courtesy/LAPD
Update: The crash scene is cleared and the road is open.
LAPD News:
The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) received a call at approximately 10:35 a.m. today, July 2, reporting a traffic Read More
2025 4th Of July Spectacular, Drone Show & Summer Concert With Fortunate Son Friday At Ashley Pond Park
Fortunate Son – a Creedence Clearwater (CCR) Revival Tribute band headlines Friday’s Summer Concert and 4th of July Spectacular and drone show at Ashley Pond Park. Check out: https://youtu.be/cVSeqWMdWIo and https://www.fortunatesontribute.com. Courtesy/Sancre Productions
By PABLO IRLANDO-WILDMAN
CEO
Sancre Productions
The 2025, 4th of July Spectacular & Summer Concert is 4-10 p.m. Friday at Ashley Pond Park with headliner Fortunate Son – a Creedence Clearwater (CCR) Revival Tribute band.
The day of entertainment begins at 4 p.m. with Los Alamos Community Winds – a staple of Read More
Fort Wingate, University Heights Historic Districts Added To State Register Of Cultural Properties
Black and white image of Fort Wingate. Courtesy/NMDCA
NMDCA News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Historic Preservation Division is pleased to announce that a pair of historic districts have been added to the State Register of Cultural Properties.
In June, the Cultural Properties Review Committee approved two proposals: expanding the boundaries and adding documentation to the Fort Wingate Historic District outside Gallup and adding the University Heights Historic District in Albuquerque. Both districts will be referred to the National Register of Historic Places for inclusion.
“These Read More
NMSEC Files Lawsuit Against Former WNMU President Joseph Shepard For Misuse Of Public Funds
NMSEC News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico State Ethics Commission has filed a civil enforcement action against Dr. Joseph Shepard, the former president of Western New Mexico University (WNMU), for violations of the Governmental Conduct Act.
The Governmental Conduct Act requires public officials to treat their positions as a public trust and prohibits the use of public resources for private interests. It also prohibits officials from using government property or funds for any purpose other than what is authorized by law.
The Commission alleges that Shepard used his position as the president Read More
Joannie Suina Named Assistant Secretary For Native American Early Childhood Education And Care
ECECD Assistant Secretary for Native American Early Education and Care Joannie Suina, Ed.D
ECECD News:
SANTA FE — The Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) announced Monday the appointment of Joannie Suina, Ed.D., as assistant secretary for Native American early education and care.
A citizen of the Pueblo de Cochiti, Suina holds a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Washington. She also holds a master’s degree in Indian law and a bachelor’s degree in Native American studies.
Suina most recently served as special projects coordinator at the New Mexico Read More
Catch Of The Week: Ticket Smishing—It’s Back! But Different!
By BECKY RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
They’re backkkkkk..well kinda, they did change it up a bit this time. Now they are claiming to come from the “New Mexico Motor Vehicle Administration”, I guess someone finally told them that NM does not in fact have any toll roads.
What is smishing? Smishing is phishing via SMS – text message, as opposed to phishing, which is when they try to trick you into giving up sensitive information via email attack.
These attacks started up again this year, and thousands of people have already reported the attacks.
In 2024 the FBI had warned about this scam, “Since Read More
Annual White Rock July 4th Kids Carnival & Bike Parade
Health Department, Navajo Nation Sign Historic Agreement
NMDOH News:
WINDOW ROCK, AZ – The Navajo Nation and the New Mexico Department of Health signed a Memorandum of Agreement to strengthen data sharing and public health coordination between the two entities.
Among other measures, the agreement allows the Navajo Nation to access and analyze health data related to Tribal members to use to seek ways to improve health outcomes for the community.
The milestone agreement was formally signed May 1 in a ceremony in Window Rock, AZ, attended by Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren and personnel from both the Navajo Department of Health (NDOH) and Read More
Herbicide Application Begins In HPCC Burned Area
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — Starting July 1, the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) in collaboration with the National Forest Foundation (NFF) will use a variety of vegetation management strategies to treat invasive species on 1,400 acres per year totaling 4,200 acres over 3 to 4 years within the Hermit’s Peak Calf Canyon (HPCC) burned area. “By implementing adaptive invasive plant management strategies, such as targeted herbicide application, we can foster the recovery of native plants that are resilient against disturbances like floods and wildfires,” Christine Bishop stated, Invasive Plant Read More
