On the job in Los Alamos is Adelia Bowers, fuel leader at Smith’s Fuel Center sanitizing gas pumps Friday at Knecht and Trinity Drive. Courtesy photo Read More
New Mexico Seeks Contact-Tracing Job Applicants
NMDOH News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Health and the State Personnel Office began accepting applications Friday to fill 200 to 250 contact-tracing positions around the state as the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic moves into the next phase.
The positions range from entry-level through supervisory. Work will be done remotely, and hiring will be done virtually. Qualifications include experience in a health-related field or work with communities on social service matters, social work or case management.
Those hired will work with approximately 150 Health Department personnel Read More
NWS: Today’s High Near 76; Tonight’s Low Around 51
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 76 with sunny skies and tonight’s low around 51. Courtesy/NWS
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s warm temperatures, low humidity, strong winds, and an unstable airmass will generate critical fire weather conditions over much of northern and eastern New Mexico. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Daily Postcard: Black Swallowtail Butterfly On Aster Street
Daily Postcard: A black swallowtail butterfly perches on flowers in a garden Friday on Aster Street. Photo by Joyce Wolff Read More
LAPS Native American Parent Advisory Council Hosts Class Of 2020 Native American Sash Ceremony Via Zoom Sunday
Members of the Class of 2020 receiving sashes Sunday include top left, Leah Mountain, Awan Ellenwood, Stanlee Platero, Nichelle Aguilar, Justin Pena, Riley Fullbright, Colleen Gurule and Zachery Moquino. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools Native American Parent Advisory Council (NAPAC) will host the Second Annual Native American Sash Ceremony, Sunday, May 24 for members of the Class of 2020.
The public is invited to watch the live stream beginning at 4 p.m. The link may be found at https://stream.meet.google.com/stream/5a3634cc-10a0-46ca-8633-60c4ecfcf7b0. Read More
Letter To The Editor: Face Masks And Vaccines
By GREG WHITE
Democratic Candidate
Los Alamos County Council
A lot of people claim wearing a face mask is unconstitutional, this is a free country you can’t make me wear one, or wearing a mask is all about control of me not safety.
I have to ask do those things also apply to the laws requiring covering your genitals in public? How about wearing shoes and shirts in supermarkets and restaurants? How about an operating room?
Can doctors and nurses just say I don’t believe infections are real because Trump, Hannity and Rush say their not, so it’s my right not to wear a face mask when I operate Read More
Chart 69: COVID-19 In New Mexico May 22
The total number of COVID-19 diagnoses reported by the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) for each county in the state of New Mexico. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
The total number of COVID-19 related deaths reported by NMDOH for each county in the state of New Mexico. Counties with zero deaths are not displayed. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
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New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 6,625 With 8 More Deaths And 2,149 Patients Recovered
STATE News:
New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 160 additional positive tests for COVID-19.
Los Alamos County remains at 6 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.
Today’s update includes 8 additional deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:
- 42 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 1 new case in Chaves County
- 9 new cases in Cibola County
- 1 new case in Curry County
- 11 new cases in Doña Ana County
- 44 new cases in McKinley County
- 2 new cases in Otero County
- 5 new cases in Roosevelt County
- 1 new
Dogs Lifting Spirits Around Los Alamos: Meet Tara
Tara, a quasi-canine creature alleged to be a Pomeranian puppy, has proven herself to be an adept hunter, specializing in shoelaces and pants cuffs, although she has also attacked larger prey. Tara (aka ‘Terror’) is 10 weeks old and when riding in an automobile, she is only happy when riding on a shoulder (shown). Tara also is happy when lifting spirits around Los Alamos. She is a member of the Chris Lovejoy family on Sycamore. Photo by Chris Lovejoy
Read More History On Tap Online: Alan Carr Discusses The Fourth Spy
Los Alamos Historical Society News:
Join the Los Alamos Historical Society for History on Tap online at 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 1.
LANL historian Alan Carr will lead a conversation about Oscar Seborer, recently discovered to have spied in Los Alamos during World War II.
History on Tap is free. Find the link to attend here.
In September 2019, historians John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr published an article unmasking Oscar Seborer as a wartime spy at Los Alamos. The FBI records Haynes and Klehr discovered left little doubt that Seborer was guilty of espionage, but they shed very little light on what Read More