New Mexico COVID-19 Sept. 16 Update: 882 New Cases, Totaling 243,962 With 13 New Deaths And 211,892 Recovered
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials announced 882 additional COVID-19 cases today in New Mexico.
Los Alamos County reports one new case today bringing the total 638 people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.)
This update includes 13 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
- 231 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 54 new cases in Chaves County
- 22 new cases in Cibola County
- 6 new
2021 Museum Hill Community Day Sunday Sept. 19
The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) announces that this year’s Community Day is 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19, on Museum Hill in Santa Fe. Courtesy/DCA
DCA News:
Museum Hill Community Day is back, and the community is invited to attend! The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) is excited to announce that this year’s Community Day will take place from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19, on beautiful Museum Hill in Santa Fe.
Bring your family, friends, or yourself to enjoy a variety of activities, music, and performances! Admission will be FREE to visitors Read More
NMPED: School-based COVID-19 Infections Drop 37 Percent Amid New Protocols Across New Mexico
NMPED News:
- Surveillance testing and enhanced safety practices seem to be working
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) reports today that the number of students and staff who were infectious with COVID-19 while on a public school campus dropped 37 percent last week, possibly due to new protocols to keep schools safe for in-person learning.
For the week ending Sept. 11, 504 students and staff members were reported infectious on campus compared to 806 the previous week.
Rigorous surveillance testing, enhanced COVID-safe practices, vaccination clinics and other prevention Read More
News From Mars Comes To Downtown Los Alamos
Central Park Square owner Philip Kunsberg, 4th from left, with members of LANL’s Perseverance Rover team, from left, Sam Clegg, Cindy Little, Amanda Sheridan, Kunsberg, Roger Wiens, Scott Robinson, Roberta Beal and Matthew Brand gather recently in front of the ‘News from Mars’ video display on Central Avenue. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com
Mars is closer than you think. A stroll down Central Avenue in downtown Los Alamos can transport you to the surface of Mars via a slide show of pictures taken by the Perseverance Read More
FBI: Suspect Sought In Kidnapping Of Girl In Kirtland
FBI News:
The FBI and San Juan County Sheriff’s Office are looking for a man suspected of kidnapping a 13-year-old girl in Kirtland.
The girl, who was reported missing Tuesday night, was found alive at a trading post in Red Valley, Ariz., at approximately 7:30-7:45 a.m., Wednesday.
The suspect is described as a Native American male in his 30s-40s, approximately 6′ tall, with short brown hair. He had no facial hair.
He may be driving a dark colored four-door pickup truck with a bed cover, silver rims, and a 4×4 emblem.
He was last seen at Broken Horn arena/RV Park on County Road 6100 Read More
101-Year-Old Helen Benson Visits League Exhibit At Library
Helen Benson, born Aug. 16, 1920, two days before Tennessee became the 36th state to approve the 19th Amendment visits the Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library to see the LWVLA exhibit on the struggle for the vote. Courtesy/Jody Benson
Helen Benson, 101, visits the Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library recently to see the LWVLA Exhibit on the struggle for the vote. Helen and her daughter Jody Benson stand with a photo of Alice Paul who was jailed Nov. 9, 1917 for ‘obstructing traffic’ while in front of the White House, went on a hunger strike and was brutally force-fed. Courtesy/Jody Benson
By JODY Read More
Del Norte LOV Foundation Fall Grant-Making Cycle
Del Norte LOV Foundation News:
SANTA FE — The Del Norte LOV (Living Our Vision) Foundation, an independent 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization associated with Del Norte Credit Union (DNCU), has announced the opening of its fall 2021 grant cycle. Aimed at contributing to youth and family programs provided by diverse 501(c) 3 organizations in New Mexico, the fall grant-making program will evenly distribute a total $12,500 among five recipients.
“In continuing with our mission to improve lives of youth and families in New Mexico, we are excited to continue the Del Norte LOV Foundation’s Community Read More
NMPED Launches Social-Emotional Learning Portal
PED Behavioral Health Coordinator Leslie Kelly
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — The Public Education Department (PED) has launched an online portal to give parents, students and educators free access to resources to better understand, teach and support social-emotional learning in order to build positive school cultures and happy, successful students.
The department partnered with 7 Mindsets, a national leader in online social emotional learning solutions, to create and maintain the New Mexico Cares portal. The portal provides access to the company’s courses, curricula, leadership training Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Sept. 15 Update: 690 New Cases, Totaling 243,085 With 18 New Deaths And 211,164 Recovered
STATE News:SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials announced 690 additional COVID-19 cases today in New Mexico.
Los Alamos County reports two new cases today bringing the total 637 people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.)
This update includes 18 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials on Wednesday announced 690 additional COVID-19 Read More
Atomic City Transit – Detour On Route 3 (Canyon And Central) To Begin Thursday Sept. 16
Atomic City Transit detour on Route 3 begins Thursday, Sept. 16. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County’s Atomic City Transit will operate a detour on Route 3 (Canyon and Central) due to road construction work on Entrada Drive beginning Thursday, Sept. 16 until further notice.
The Route 3 detour will travel on Camino Entrada and bypass Entrada Drive bus stops #571 (by the Los Alamos Co-op) and #570 (by Holiday Inn Express), which will be closed during the detour.
A temporary bus stop will be available on the southbound side of Camino Entrada just before Entrada Drive. A map of the detour and Read More