The Hobbs Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3274 has reached its fundraising goal, but that doesn’t mean the fundraising has to stop. The post was burglarized and vandalized during the state’s mandated shutdown due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. A fundraiser started on social media recently with a goal of raising $2,500. As of Monday, $2,685 was raised. According to …

Lea County now has a cumulative total of 49 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19. The state announced on Tuesday Lea County added five new cases. Of those 49 cases, the state says 18 have been designated as totally recovered. In Lea County as of Tuesday, there has been tests on 3,666 people, with 49 of those testing positive for …

Lea County now has a cumulative total of 49 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19. The state announced on Tuesday Lea County added five new cases. Of those 49 cases, the state says 18 have been designated as totally recovered. In Lea County as of Tuesday, there has been tests on 3,666 people, with 49 of those testing positive for …

LOVINGTON — A week after the June 2 primary election, Lea County Clerk Keith Manes said his office is still receiving absentee ballots. “They’ve been trickling in,” Manes said on Wednesday. “If we don’t get those at the polling place, or in my office, by 7 p.m. on Election Day, we don’t count them. There were six the day after …

LOVINGTON — A week after the June 2 primary election, Lea County Clerk Keith Manes said his office is still receiving absentee ballots. “They’ve been trickling in,” Manes said on Wednesday. “If we don’t get those at the polling place, or in my office, by 7 p.m. on Election Day, we don’t count them. There were six the day after …

The N.M. Department of Health has listed 12 people as recovered form the coronavirus in Lea County as of May 22. The information, obtained by the Valencia News-Bulletin after it made an inspection of public records request, shows Lea County at that time had 21 people who had tested positive for COVID-19 and 12 of those were fully recovered. The News-Bulletin …

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Thursday announced 121 additional COVID-19 cases. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 31 new cases in Bernalillo County 2 new cases in Chaves County 2 new cases in Cibola County 18 new cases in Doña Ana County 3 new cases in Eddy County 1 new case …

Del Norte Park’s playground equipment is getting an updated look. The old playground was said to be 20-years-old with and expired warranty, which led to the decision to revamp the playground and begin building new play equipment this week, according to Bryan Wagner, Parks and Open Spaces Director with the City of Hobbs. “We had a lot of parts that …

LOVINGTON — As of now, the fair and rodeo is on. The 2020 Lea County 85th Annual Fair and PRCA Rodeo heads this way, set for July 31-Aug. 8. “The fair board, the commissioners and I are planning the 2020 Lea County 85th Fair and Rodeo,” said Jim Kemp, fairgrounds general manager. “As of right now, that’s the direction we’re …

Both the U.S. Senate and Congress have passed a bill that would allow for sweeping reform to the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The changes in this PPP revision are aimed at making lending terms better for restaurants, retailers and other businesses. Small businesses around the country, including many in Lea County, have taken advantage of the program …