State Land Office Earns $429 Million In Last Three Oil And Gas Lease Auctions
STATE News:
SANTA FE — For the third month in a row, the State Land Office has broken a record with its oil and gas lease sales and earned historic revenue, bringing in over $117 million in bonus payments at a public auction, New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard announced today. It is the third auction the State Land Office has held since a new, 25% royalty rate for premium oil and gas leases long championed by Commissioner Garcia Richard kicked in.
The State Land Office has earned a total of over $429 million in bonus payments in just the last three months – payments made simply Read More
State Land Office, Mescalero Apache Tribe To Host Las Cruces Public Meetings On Proposed Land Exchange
Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard
STATE News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico State Land Office and the Mescalero Apache Tribe will host public meetings in Las Cruces on Nov. 7 and Nov. 24 to share information and gather feedback from the local community regarding a potential land exchange, Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard announced today.
Acknowledging that the majority of lands the state currently stewards were once Indigenous lands, Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard reached out to all Pueblos, Nations, and Tribes in New Mexico to gauge interest in potential land Read More
Watch Artist Kyle Kootswatewa Create Hopi Sifter Baskets At Coronado Historic Site Oct. 25
NMDCA News:
Visit Coronado Historic Site for an artist demonstration from 10 a.m–4 p.m., on the last Saturday of the month, Oct. 25, featuring Hopi artist Kyle Kootswatewa.
Kyle Kootswatewa will demonstrate Hopi sifter basket making during our monthly artist demonstration series. Sifter baskets were traditionally used for winnowing grain or sifting seeds. Kootswatewa is an enduring practitioner of Traditional Ecological Knowledge and a rising traditional weaver and potter utilizing natural materials. He is of Hopi descent, coming from the Kachina clan in Mungapi, AZ, and his works Read More
Hunters Encouraged To Stay Informed And Be On Lookout For New World Screwworm
NMDGF News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, New Mexico Department of Agriculture and New Mexico Livestock Board are encouraging hunters to help prevent the spread of New World screwworm among wildlife, livestock, pets and people.
New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) is a foreign animal disease and poses a serious threat. The fly’s larvae infest open wounds, where they feed on living tissue. The New World screwworm (NWS) was eradicated from the United States decades ago, but recent detections in Mexico pose a risk of northward spread. At this time, it has not Read More
State Treasurer Calls For Greater Investment In Latino Economic Power At New America Alliance Symposium
STATE News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico State Treasurer Laura M. Montoya received a standing ovation for her keynote address to kick off the New America Alliance (NAA) Symposium, an international symposium bringing together business and finance leaders and allocators from across the Americas.
In her remarks, Treasurer Montoya highlighted the economic power of Latino communities in the United States and abroad, the importance of preserving Latino culture, and the strategic significance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in fund management and purpose-driven investments.
The New America Read More
League Of Women Voters US Action Item: Protect Voters’ Right To Vote … Comments Due Monday Oct. 20
LWV-Los Alamos News:
The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan nonprofit organization with the mission of educating Americans about their rights as well as their responsibilities of citizenship. The initial responsibility for being an American citizen is to register to vote, become an informed voter in order to vote your values, and then cast that vote. The initial responsibilities of the elected government are to allow each voter to vote and abide by the decision.
Your vote matters. If it didn’t, why are so many people trying to prevent you from voting?
The LWV-Los Alamos joins the LWV Read More
2025 ExxonMobil Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Celebrates 53 Years Of Ballooning Excellence
First wave of the Mass Ascension lifts off from Balloon Fiesta Park. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
Dawn patrol checks wind conditions to determine whether the Mass Ascension will be permitted. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
By LAURA LIMBACK
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
The 2025 ExxonMobil Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta was held Oct. 4-12. Celebrating its 53rd year, the nine-day event was the largest in history, with more balloons and larger crowds than ever before. Set against the striking backdrop of the Sandia Mountains and New Mexico desert oasis, the premier Read More
Los Alamos Deputy Police Chief James Rodriguez Graduates From Prestigious FBI National Academy
Deputy Chief James Rodriguez finishes the legendary Yellow Brick Road, entering the FBI Training Facility under the blue gate. Courtesy/LAPD
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos DailyPost
caclark@ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Deputy Police Chief James Rodriguez has graduated as a member of the 295th session of the FBI National Academy. The graduation took place Sept. 4, at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Va. Deputy Chief Rodriguez is the sixth officer in Los Alamos Police Department history to complete this prestigious leadership program. Nationally, fewer than 1 percent of officers are selected Read More
Wernicke: Make A Difference Locally, Globally With Rotary
Rotary volunteers hard at work. Courtesy photo
By JAMES WERNICKE
Rotary Club
Humanitarian aid initiatives rely on consistent funding, and recent drawdowns have placed an even greater emphasis on organizations like Rotary to maintain that momentum.
The Rotary Club of Los Alamos is calling on our community to join us in supporting humanitarian efforts, locally and globally. We need your support now more than ever.
Purple Pinky
- When: October 24
- Where: Los Alamos elementary schools
- Goal: $5000 – https://www.losalamosgives.org/story/Purplepinky
For decades, Rotary International has Read More
14th Annual Free Prostate Cancer Conference Set For Nov. 1
HEALTHCARE News:
From 8:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 1, four leading medical professionals will speak at the 14th Annual Prostate Cancer Conference, hosted by the Prostate Cancer Support Association of New Mexico (PCSANM). Doors will open at 8 a.m. for the conference at Sandia Preparatory School Theater, 532 Osuna Rd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113, and virtually.
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men in the United States. It affects about one in eight Caucasian men and approximately one in seven African American men during their lifetime.
Founded over 30 years ago, Read More
