SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Friday announced 104 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 21 new cases in Bernalillo County 1 new case in Chaves County 11 new cases in Cibola County 3 new cases in Doña Ana County 37 new cases in McKinley County 4 …

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 239 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 27 new cases in Bernalillo County 1 new case in Cibola County 1 new case in Doña Ana County 1 new case in Guadalupe County 1 new case in Luna County 133 …

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Tuesday announced 153 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 44 new cases in Bernalillo County 5 new cases in Cibola County 1 new case in Curry County 3 new cases in Doña Ana County 43 new cases in McKinley County 1 …

The City of Hobbs Commission wants New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to open up the state’s economy. And they gave her some suggestions on how to do so. During a special meeting Monday, the commission unanimously approved a resolution giving Gov. Lujan Grisham some ideas on how to re-open parts of New Mexico not heavily infected with the COVID-19 …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The mayor of the small western New Mexico of Grants announced Thursday that he will allow small businesses to reopen next week, in defiance of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s order that shuttered nonessential to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Mayor Martin “Modey” Hicks said he’s giving businesses permission to reopen on Monday and is ordering the …

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 139 additional positive tests for COVID-19, including three new cases in Lea County. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham also said in a press conference Wednesday she will be extending the stay at home orders and isolation rules until May 15. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases …

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Tuesday announced 103 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 20 new cases in Bernalillo County 2 new cases in Cibola County 3 new cases in Doña Ana County 1 new cases in Lincoln County 45 new cases in McKinley County 5 …

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Monday announced 126 additional positive tests for COVID-19. Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are: 24 new cases in Bernalillo County 1 new case in Colfax County 4 new cases in Doña Ana County 1 new case in Eddy County 1 new case in Grant County 53 …

Lea County Commissioner, and owner of Dean’s Boot Shop, Dean Jackson is ready for mom-and-pop shops to reopen and New Mexicans to be able to go back to work. “It seems like … small businesses are being targeted for failure,” Jackson said. It’s a sentiment many share. “We need to reopen now! This has gone on long enough and people …

The News-Sun conducted a Q&A with Nor-Lea Hospital CEO David Shaw regarding the hospital’s efforts in facing the COVID-19 pandemic. How do you address the fact that Lea County has been fortunate to have only two positive cases at this point in the pandemic? Lea County, relative to other parts of the country is very rural and residents had the …