Sports News:
Los Alamos High School Hilltopper games are covered by the Los Alamos Daily Post sports team of John McHale, Mike Cote, Nate Limback and Tomás Redondo.
This Week’s Hilltopper Sports Schedule:
May 15 – Friday
May 16 – Saturday
Than Povi Martinez holding a pot for a photo shoot. You can also see photos of her in airports as part of the New Mexico True campaign. Courtesy photo
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Los Alamos
It really is a beautiful thing to see young adults that you’ve known since middle school grow into their true selves and accomplish their goals. One of those students is Than Povi Martinez. Martinez is hoping she can become Miss Indian New Mexico at the end of the month. The pageant takes place on May 30 and we can help her succeed in that quest.
If that name sounds familiar, it is because Than Povi Martinez will become the Read More
LAYSL News:
Los Alamos Youth Soccer League (LAYSL) has announced competitive team tryouts for the 2026-2027 soccer season for boys and girls ages U9–U14.
Girls tryouts will take place 5-6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13, at the North Mesa soccer fields. Tryouts are open to all girls age groups U9 through U14 and will cover both the Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 seasons. Questions regarding girls tryouts may be directed to matt.hemphill@gmail.com.
Boys tryouts will be held throughout May, with schedules posted on the LAYSL website and social media accounts, at various locations including North Mesa, Read More
SFFMI News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Institute is launching its 2026 Tianguis Mobile Market season in partnership with the Tierra Real Neighborhood Association, bringing together residents, volunteers, and local organizations for a day centered on service, food access, and community connection.
From 1–3 p.m. Saturday, May 16, the Tierra Real Mobile Home Community will host a free public community meal and “Tianguis Fiesta” launch celebration, marking the start of the 2026 Tianguis Mobile Market season. This event is free and open to the public and offers a chance for the broader Read More
Dean Decker. Courtesy photo
LACF News:
Music plays a significant role in Los Alamos, providing entertainment, community, and culture to our little town on the mesa. Concerts and performances, however, require funding to pay for music, performance space, and special guest musicians. Resident Dean Decker, who has been involved in the Los Alamos music scene since 2004, has established two new endowments to help fund established music organizations: one for Los Alamos Community Winds and one for Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra.
“I want to provide for the long-term financial stability of these Read More
Aditya Viswanathan, front left, and Michael Witkowski, front right, are the first Los Alamos boys doubles team to win back-to-back individual state tennis titles—and the first in program history to win the title twice, following their May 7 victory, pose with their coaches, from left, Travis Gibson, Tim Khazratkulov, and Hari Viswanathan. Photo by Gowri Srinivasan
By TRAVIS GIBSON
LAHS/LAMS Tennis Coach
Aditya Viswanathan and Michael Witkowski made Los Alamos tennis history Thursday, May 7, capturing their second straight Class 4A boys doubles state championship at the Jerry Cline Tennis Read More
COMMUNITY News:
Canes & Canines Low Vision Support Group is scheduled to meet at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, at El Rigobertos, 166 Central Park Square in downtown Los Alamos.
The meeting is open to the public.
For more information, contact Ann Rutherford at 505.500.5990 or ann.canes.canines@gmail.com. Read More
During construction, the main parking lot and vehicle access to the drive-up book drop will be closed. Community members visiting the library can use the parking lots on the east side of the library near Fuller Lodge. Community members returning books can park on the east side of library and walk the books into the drop-off bin. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Sustainability Office, in partnership with Public Works, is excited to announce that two new direct-current fast-charging stations are coming to Mesa Public Library. This is the next step in expanding the community’s Read More
Daily Postcard: Hooded Warblers have returned to the Santa Fe National Forest, Los Alamos County, for the third year in a row. This species is a rare migrant in the western United States, but in 2024 they nested along the reservoir road, the first confirmed nesting in New Mexico, and fledged one young. In 2025, they moved south to Upper Water Canyon, and successfully fledged two young. This year a male was first seen April 11, and by May 10 a male and female had settled back into Upper Water Canyon again, in the same exact spot as last year. If you hike this trail, listen for the distinctive song ‘cheree Read More
COUNTY News:
A power outage that impacted the whole townsite of Los Alamos in the evening hours of Friday, May 8, started at 9:32 p.m. with a high-magnitude fault (greater than 5000 amps) on both transformers that feed the townsite from the electric substation on Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) property.
While any interruption of electric service experienced on LANL property was brief, the townsite outage spanned the townsite from the far east ends of North and Barranca mesas, west toward the outer edge of the Quemazon subdivision, and then east again to the commercial and county buildings Read More