Toppers Win Playoff Game Against Pintos 56-33 … Take On Tigers Tonight In Taos
The Toppers hosted the Moriarty pintos in a game played Tuesday night in Griffith Gymnasium. The Toppers dominated the Pintos and cruised to a 56-33 victory. With this win the Toppers next playoff game will be against the Taos Tigers at 6 p.m. today, Feb. 26, in Taos. Ben Brousseau dribbles past Rayan Waldrop on his way to the basket. He scored 18 points in the game. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Lan Frazier drives to the basket through the Pinto defense to score 2 of the 13 points he scored in the game. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Los Alamos Chamber Of Commerce Announces Public Voting For 2026 Chamber Awards Is Extended To March 5
From the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce:
The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce has extended public voting for our nominated Chamber Members.
Organizations can only win in one category per year. Last month Los Alamos Chamber Members nominated Members for each category.
Congratulations to all of our Chamber Member Organizations who were nominated! Vote Here
Nominees in each category:
BEST NEW BUSINESS
FAMILY FRIENDLY BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Read MoreLos Alamos Police Department To Conduct Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols During Next Several Months
LAPD will conduct DWI Operations over the next several months. Post file photo
LAPD News:
The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) will conduct DWI Operations over the next several months.
Citizens can expect to see DWI roadblocks and saturation patrols to combat crimes related to driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, underage drinking, and open container violations.
Citizens can always report suspected drunk drivers by calling the Los Alamos County Emergency Communications Center at 505.662.8222. Read More
Seeking LAHS Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors To Apply For LAMC’s 2026 ‘Multiple Avenues For Successful Healthcare’ Program
LAMC News:
Continuing a community tradition, Los Alamos Medical Center (LAMC) and Los Alamos High School are very pleased to once again offer the Multiple Avenues for Successful Healthcare (MASH) program to interested and eligible high school sophomores, juniors and seniors.
The goal of this annual program is to expose local students to the multiple exciting and rewarding career opportunities available in their hometown hospital.
This one-week job shadowing experience will occur on the LAMC campus, at 3917 West Road, June 1-5. The shadowing program is designed to involve interactive Read More
Meow Wolf Santa Fe Celebrates 10 Years With $10 Tickets For New Mexicans
MEOW WOLF News:
SANTA FE — Meow Wolf Santa Fe is turning ten and celebrating the only way it knows how: by opening the doors wide for the community that’s been there since the beginning.
March 2, 3, and 4, New Mexico residents can experience the House of Eternal Return for just $10 after 5 p.m. using code HAPPYBIRTHDAY. The special anniversary promotion is a thank you to locals who have explored portals, crawled through refrigerators, decoded cosmic mysteries, and made Meow Wolf part of their story over the past decade.
For ten years, Meow Wolf Santa Fe has been a creative engine for the city and the Read More
Dorothy Browdy Kushner ‘A Force Of Nature’ On View March 13 – April 18, 2026
Purple Flowers (diptych), circa 1964, oil on board, 47.75 x 49 in
Moon Over The Pines, 1955, casein on board, 28 x 20 in
ART News:
SANTA FE — LewAllen Galleries is honored to present Dorothy Browdy Kushner: A Force of Nature, an exhibition of abstract and landscape paintings by the dedicated California and New York Mid-20th Century Modernist painter Dorothy Browdy Kushner (1909–2000). Opening Friday, March 13, 2026, the exhibition highlights Kushner’s evocative synthesis of color, light, and place, showcasing a rigorous body of work that pushed her subjects, particularly landscapes and Read More
Walk To End Alzheimer’s Hosts Open House March 14
Los Alamos Middle School Engineering Students Complete Service Project With Nonprofit Mesa To Mesa
LAMS students taking an Advanced Engineering class are working on building an accessibility ramp as part of a service project with Mesa to Mesa. Courtesy/LAPS
LAMS students lift the frame of an accessibility ramp they are building for Mesa to Mesa. Courtesy/LAPS
From Los Alamos Public Schools:
Seventeen Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS) students from Dr. Brent Collom’s Advanced Engineering classes recently completed a service project with the nonprofit Mesa to Mesa. They built several accessibility ramps, an activity that brought together hands-on, project-based, and service learning. Read More
Daily Postcard: Early Morning View From Velarde
Daily Postcard: Early morning view on Feb. 16 from Velarde. Photo by Johnnie MartinezHilltopper Swim And Dive Team Goes To State
Hilltopper Swim/Dive State Team: Front row from left, Samantha Clayton, Michelle Lo, Deb Brug, Emilie Daligault. Second row from left, Grace Nowell, Madalyn Baily, Sonya Pakin, Alma Hurlocker, Emma Reide, Grace Evans, Catherine Price, Anna Kerstiens. Back row from left, Austin Theye, Sam Nowell, Thomas Daligault, Peter Maginot, Ammon Lee, Gus Marchand. Not pictured: Steven Yeamans. Courtesy photo
Hilltopper Seniors from left, Catherine Price, Emma Reide, Deb Brug, Sam Nowell and Austin Theye. Courtesy photo
SPORTS News:
The Hilltopper Swim/Dive Team set out for the NMAA State Swim/Dive Read More
Driver Ends Up In Ditch Off Edge Of NM 4
A driver alone in their vehicle somehow drove off the edge of N.M. 4 on Tuesday afternoon. The tip of the vehicle is visible here to the right of the tow truck, at the base of the tree. Los Alamos police said the driver sustained minor injuries and was transported (by Los Alamos Fire Department EMTs) to Los Alamos Medical Center. No citations were issued by Los Alamos police, which handled the scene until the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office arrived, because the location of the incident is in the SFSO jurisdiction. Photo by Bernadette Lauritzen
Traffic is backed up from Pajarito all the way past the Truck Read More
Family’s Fate Forever Altered: Los Alamos Medical Center Saves Two Lives
Hannah and Rayne Bachman and their children, Max and new baby Violet. Courtesy/LAMC
Los Alamos Medical Center News:
Contractions began the night of her due date, signaling the on-schedule conclusion of a perfectly healthy pregnancy. Bags were packed, and a trip to Santa Fe was all planned to welcome the Bachman family’s second child into the world. But just hours later, Hannah Bachman found herself in a terrifying emergency fighting for two lives.
“Everything was going fine and normal,” recalled the Los Alamos resident of that moment just more than one month ago. “And then, in the morning, my Read More
SFIS & MIAC Form New Partnership
EDUCATION News:
AstroTour [AR]: Indigenous Cosmologies Through Code is a 6-week transdisciplinary youth workshop that fuses augmented reality, coding, and sky observation.
This powerful new collaboration brings together cultural perspectives, space science, and creative technology in partnership with the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) and the Santa Fe Indian School (SFIS).
Students from SFIS’s Advanced Computer Science class visited the Makowa exhibit at the museum for inspiration.
Bethany Rivera and the STEMarts team with Dr. Julia Blue Bird, Lakota Astrophysicist Read More
Enterprise Bank & Trust Continues Legacy Of Local Investment With $30,000 Commitment To United Way Northern New Mexico In 2026
United Way NNM Director of Corporate & Community Engagement Donna Milanovich, Enterprise Bank & Trust President, Los Alamos Region & Director of Community Engagement Liddie Martinez and United Way NNM Executive Director Cindy Padilla. Courtesy/UWNNM
United Way Northern New Mexico News:
When a bank chooses to invest locally, it does more than fund programs—it strengthens the fabric of the community itself.
In 2026, Enterprise Bank & Trust reaffirmed its commitment to Northern New Mexico with a $30,000 investment in United Way Northern New Mexico. This contribution Read More
SFCM Announced Grant Funding From Santa Fe Downtown Kiwanis Foundation
SFCM News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Children’s Museum (SFCM) is excited to announce that it has received a $5,000 grant from the Santa Fe Downtown Kiwanis Foundation funded through the net proceeds of Will Shuster’s Annual Burning of Zozobra® event. This generous support expanded the Museum’s Access for All Initiative, increasing free access to hands-on learning experiences for families living in Southside Santa Fe.
Grant funds supported the creation of Zozo Passes—branded, one-time-use day passes that provide all-day Museum admission for up to six individuals. Each pass is valued at $60 Read More
Sweet Charity Exhibit At Village Arts Ends Feb. 28
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ART News:
What do hats knitted by Melissa Alexander, a watercolor pencil portrait of Bubo the Great Horned Owl by Lydia Marshall, and abstracted collages by Jacci Gruninger have in common? Each of these artists care!
The common theme of the current exhibit at Village Arts follows the title “Sweet Charity”, where artists were invited to submit artwork that, if sold, would go to the charities of their choice. Nearly 2 dozen artists submitted over 40 pieces to the exhibition in the hopes of giving back to potentially over different 20 causes that are close to their Read More
PAC 8 Community Media Center: Feb. 27–March. 5, 2026
PAC 8 News:
PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.
For information, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.
PAC 8 Television schedule for Feb. 27–March. 5, 2026:
Friday, Feb. 27, 2026
- 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
- 10 a.m. — The Thom Hartmann Program
- 11 a.m. — County Council Replay 2-17-26
- 4 p.m. — Democracy Now!
- 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
- 6 p.m. — Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce “Los Alamos County Manager Update”
- 7 p.m. — PAC 8 Summer Media Classes
2026 Sonata Contest Results And Fuller Lodge Performance
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By WENDY GE
LAMTA
On Feb. 21, the local music community celebrated a remarkable showcase of young talent as the annual Sonata Contest was jointly hosted by the Santa Fe Music Teachers Association (SFMTA) and the Los Alamos Music Teachers Association (LAMTA).
A total of 36 dedicated piano students participated in the event, each performing rigorous sonata movements that tested both their technical precision and artistic expression. This year’s competition featured two distinguished adjudicators, Tatyana Bayliyeva and Sergio Rodriguez. Both judges brought a wealth of Read More
Discover Los Alamos Announces Spring Tourism Kickoff Meeting March 11
LACDC News:
Ready for a lively tourist season? Discover Los Alamos, part of Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation (LACDC), will host its annual Spring Tourism Kickoff from 9-10:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 11 in the Pajarito Room of Fuller Lodge. The event is free and open to the public and will appeal to tourism professionals, including docents, volunteers, and Ambassadors. Coffee and breakfast items will be served.
Speakers from local attractions, businesses, and nonprofits will share upcoming events, this season’s tourism themes, and ideas around how to attract and engage with Read More
Los Alamos History Museum Announces New Exhibit And Accompanying Lecture: Secrets Of Shangri-la: Enlisted Women At Project Y
LAHM News:
The Los Alamos History Museum is proud to announce the opening of a new special exhibit, Secrets of Shangri-la: Enlisted Women at Project Y, which explores the often-overlooked contributions of enlisted women who served in Los Alamos during World War II as part of the Manhattan Project.
Please join us on March 10, 2026, for a special lecture featuring staff from the Los Alamos Historical Society Archives and Collections, who will share insights about the exhibit and the remarkable women it highlights. The lecture will begin at 7 p.m. in Fuller Lodge, and the exhibit will be open for Read More