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New World screwworm is a species of parasitic fly that can cause infection and often deadly damage to livestock, pets, birds and occasionally humans, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

In all, 29 individuals were identified and arrested for retail theft and related criminal activity as part of the operation and $6,184 in stolen merchandise was recovered, according to a news release issued Monday by the city. 

The council is then expected to vote on the recommendation, with Armstrong needing majority approval to complete Cavin’s term. He would need to run in November 2027 for a full term to remain on the council. 

The guilty pleas were entered July 15 by Gyardo Gonzalez, 47, Mario Mendoza, 40, and Miguel Soto, 41, of Lovington along with Diana Marquez Rojo, 47 and Jesus Martin Hernandez-Borja of Hobbs. Luis Rojo, 51, of Seminole, Texas also pleaded guilty.

Notably, the proposal would establish a “Super Emitter Program” that would define such a facility as one emitting at least 50 kilograms per hour in a single event. The proposal also includes language allowing the use of third-party data taken from satellite readings or other sources outside of state agencies in identifying such emissions.

Santa Fe County resident Cynthia Weehler raised the issue during a Wednesday, Aug. 5, town hall held by the U.S. Department of Energy in Hobbs to give a public update on operations at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.

Murray and his wife, Janis, are the “MJ” in MJ Farms. The couple arrived in New Mexico around the turn of the century after having raised horses in Utah because the money and opportunity in horse racing was better here.

Originally from Odessa, Texas, Mike Logan has been involved in breeding and raising quarter horses for fifty years. Mike Logan has bought, sold and raised enough horses to know something about how to get them prepped for sale day.

Public invited to attend noon auction with 300 available horses A total of 300 quarter horses and thoroughbreds consigned by breeders across the state will...

People at the meeting will be permitted to provide public comment on a proposal to put a countywide 0.125% local option gross receipts tax for economic development on the ballot in the Nov. 3 general election. 

The New Mexico Department of Justice on Wednesday announced a newly filed lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice and Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche in order to gain access to un-redacted investigative files related to the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his time in the state.

Roswell City Councilor Will Cavin is stepping down from the Ward 2 seat, effective Aug. 14.