5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (103+ words) Sarah’s Jerky opens Carlsbad shop with plans for a community “safe space” Carlsbad Current Argus Sarah’s Jerky opens Carlsbad shop with plans for a community “safe space” Sarah Carnero dealt blackjack in Española, served in the U.S. army and…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (142+ words) Carlsbad City Council voted 7-1 to grant NGL Water Solutions an easement for a 3.18-mile produced-water pipeline, including 6,000 feet across Cavern City Air Terminal property. The city will receive $836,580. The project will connect oilfield sites to a processing facility, while a…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (111+ words) Carlsbad Current Argus Suspect drank tequila at Stevens Inn before causing fatal hit and run in Carlsbad, police say A man walking along a Carlsbad roadway was killed last week, and a woman was arrested for allegedly hitting the man…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (111+ words) ‘I wanted to see the stars’: Happy Valley residents organize to oppose oil and gas encroachment Carlsbad Current Argus ‘I wanted to see the stars’: Happy Valley residents organize to oppose oil and gas encroachment Heath Willingham has lived in…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (145+ words) New Mexico’s wildfire season is now year-round, placing rural electric cooperatives and the communities they serve under constant threat. Otero County Electric Cooperative is investing heavily in vegetation management, fireproof infrastructure and fault detection, but rising insurance and litigation costs…...