Hagerman News

As Gov. Bill Richardson ponders budget-cutting bills sent him by the recent special session of the Legislature, the Department of Corrections is saying it could close the Roswell Correctional Center eliminating 65 jobs.

The state Department of Corrections would close two New Mexico prisons under a plan it's proposing to deal with budget cuts passed by the Legislature but yet to be signed by Gov.

Portales at Ruidoso, 7 p.m. Class 2A Texico at Tucumcari, 7 p.m. Class 1A Fort Sumner at Hagerman, 7 p.m. 8-man Melrose at Logan, 7 p.m. Floyd at Clovis Christian, 7 p.m. 6-man Hondo at Elida, 3 p.m. House at Lake Arthur, 7 p.m. San Jon at Walatowa Charter, 4 p.m. Texas Smyer at Farwell, 6:30 p.m. Claude at Bovina, 6:30 p.m. Muleshoe at Childress, ...

New Mexico state police say four motorists have been killed in traffic accidents on New Mexico highways.

The 17th annual Russell Floore Memorial Art Show and the Artesia Arts Council's seventh annual Photography Show will open with a reception from 2-4 p.m. today at the Artesia Historical Museum and Art Center's Art Annex and at the Ocotillo Center for Performing Arts.

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SATELLITE PRECIPITATION AND DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 5 INCHES HAVE FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA.

Two men have died in a crash between a car and a pickup truck near Hagerman. State police identified them as 74-year-old Fred Layton of Hagerman and 23-year-old Nathan Turpen of Dexter.