EUNICE — Longtime City Councilman Terry Bettis believes the City of Eunice and the city council violated both the U.S. Constitution and the Constitution of the State of New Mexico last year. In a complaint filed on Sept. 10 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, Bettis’ attorneys asked for a declaratory judgment that the defendants …

Lea County had its 27th death attributed to COVID-19, according to the N.M. Department of Health. The health department reported the death was a male in his 87’s from Lea County, who had been hospitalized with underlying conditions. Lea County also added 1 new positive test on Monday and 12 new positive tests on Sunday, bringing the total cumulative cases in Lea County …

Two more people from Lea County have died with COVID-19, according to the N.M. Department of Health. With the two deaths, Lea County’s total deaths is at 26 in COVID-19 related deaths, according to the health department. On Friday, the department reported the deaths were a male in his 60’s from Lea County, who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions, and …

Two years ago, Yosiguey “Yosi” Trejo was told she had an aggressive form of leukemia. After several forms of treatment and a successful bone marrow transplant, Make-A-Wish gave Yosi a new best friend, a barrel racing horse named Shewee. The young teenager was only 12-years-old when she discovered she was sick and said it was a shock. Being healthy and …

Lea County had its 24th death attributed to COVID-19, according to the N.M. Department of Health. The health department reported the death was a male in his 80’s from Lea County, who had been hospitalized. Lea County also added 29 new positive tests on Wednesday, bringing the total cumulative cases in Lea County to 1,448. The health department said 718 of those …

Connie Clark got to experience her first day of school four separate times this month. It was Ground Hog day all over again for Clark, a first-year teacher at Murray Elementary School in Hobbs. “Are you a little bit nervous to be at school?” Clark asked Kiondre Morgan as he carefully walked into her second-grade classroom on his first day …

With early and absentee voting deadlines approaching for the 2020 General Election, both major political parties have taken to encouraging registered voters to use the mail with an absentee ballot request. According to a report from the New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State, more Democrats than Republicans in Lea County have requested absentee ballot applications even though Republicans …

JAL — A New Mexico first is coming to southern Lea County with construction of a new type of oilfield waste management facility 14 miles west of Jal. Milestone Environmental Services, with offices in Houston and Midland, announced the company has received permits from the New Mexico Oil Conservation Division (NMOCD) to establish an oilfield slurry injection and solid waste …

JAL — A New Mexico first is coming to southern Lea County with construction of a new type of oilfield waste management facility 14 miles west of Jal. Milestone Environmental Services, with offices in Houston and Midland, announced the company has received permits from the New Mexico Oil Conservation Division (NMOCD) to establish an oilfield slurry injection and solid waste …

The new art installation at the Center of Recreational Excellence is in the beginning of installation. Each post rotates, allowing the statues at the top to spin. In front of each sculpture are chimes and drums. Funding for the art installation comes from the N.M. Public Arts program, a N.M. Department of Cultural Affairs program where 1 percent of funding …