Members of the Hobbs Fire Department saved a dog from a burning home Wednesday. An electrical fire around 2 p.m. in the 1800 block of East Kansas Street charred a large portion beneath a home and sent a Dachshund to the veterinarian. A neighbor was checking on her horses in a barn near the burning house when she saw the …

After being away from Lea County for 15 years, a pristine and aesthetically rich collection of farm implement toys was driven home to Lovington this past week. The family of Lovington’s late Frank Parson, known by some as the Lea’s “Toy Farmer,” brought the collection to the Lea County Museum. It is now in its own exhibit “barn” on the …

U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, whose term in Congress ends in January, has anounced his candidacy for chairman of the Republican Party of New Mexico, while not ruling out the possibility that he could run in two years for the congressional seat he forfeited to run for governor. If elected by the Republican Party’s State Central Committee on Dec. 8, Pearce …

Taylor Memorial Baptist church collected nearly 3,000 shoe boxes this year to send to needy children around the world for the 25th anniversary of Operation Christmas Child. Operation Christmas Child is a project run by Samaritan Purse, a missionary Christian Organization. The week before Thanksgiving, donors from around the nation drop off shoe boxes filled with toys, clothing, school supplies …

A group of major oil and gas companies with plays in the Permian Basin and related service companies has announced the formation of an energy alliance, collectively committing more than $100 million over the next several years to spur additional private-sector investment in the region. The announcement of the Permian Strategic Partnership is scheduled to appear in op-ed pieces today …

Devon Energy Corp. has presented $110,000 in donations to eight emergency responder programs in Eddy and Lea counties as part of the company’s commitment to safety in its operating areas. Devon recently launched an emergency response grant program in Eddy and Lea counties to help address funding needs of local law enforcement, fire and EMS service organizations. Applications from eight …

Occidental Petroleum today announced donations totaling $90,000 to first responder organizations in Lea County to support the purchase of new equipment. “As a part of the Lea County community, we appreciate the outstanding job the sheriff and local fire departments do keeping us all safe,” said Barbara Bergersen, Senior Vice President for Occidental’s Permian Enhanced Oil Recovery business, which has …

Missing man’s family member suspect foul play Sara MacNeil/News-Sun A man who hadn’t left El Paso since he was a child drove to Hobbs for a construction job June 21 and disappeared three days later. Four months after he went missing, Jorge Alberto Sanchez, 26, hasn’t been found and his aunt, who raised him, is left with more questions than …

Clovis parents paid promptly for thefts Hobbs Municipal Schools made prompt payments to the parents of Clovis football players after the players’ belongings were stolen from a locker room at Hobbs High School late last month, say HMS officials. HMS superintendent TJ Parks said he authorized the payments from the school district’s central office fund so that the visiting Wildcats …

A 27-year-old man who went missing in Hobbs at the end of June still hasn’t been located after four months. New Mexico State Police released a statement this week about the missing man, Jorge Alberto Sanchez, whose car was found abandoned on Highway 190 going toward Ozona, Texas. Sanchez, of El Paso, was last seen leaving work June 21 in …