Veterans group facing money challenges asks community for help Andy Brosig/News-Sun A group of local veterans is asking for help from the community to save what’s been a Lea County institution for almost nine decades. Mark Bowman, past commander and current quartermaster/adjutant for the Blakey VFW Post 3274 in Hobbs has started a GoFundMe campaign to help pull the post …

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 …