County Government

Los Alamos Golf Course Opens For Season Monday!

View of the Los Alamos County Golf Course in 2020. Post file photo

COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Golf Course will begin its regular season hours starting Monday, March 15.

The Pro Shop will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week, with tee times available 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday for all 18 holes.

Golf Car rentals will be available but must be returned by 6:30 p.m. Course conditions and opening is weather dependent.

Los Alamos Golf Course will be following COVID-19 Safe Practices, which require temperature checks for all customers Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: Feb. 8 To March 6, 2021

LAPD News:

The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department.

Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.

 

KALI JESSICA ROYBAL

Feb. 8 at 11:13 p.m./ Police arrested Kali Jessica Roybal, 28, of Los Alamos at 2500 Trinity Dr., and charged her with possession of drug paraphernalia.

 

 

 

 

JOEY MARTINEZ

Feb. 8 at 11:53 p.m. / Police arrested Joey Martinez, 28, of Los Alamos at 2500 Trinity Dr., and charged him with two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia.

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New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 236 New Cases, Total 187,720 With 6 New Deaths And 161,650 Patients Recovered

STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials today announced 236 additional COVID-19 cases.
Los Alamos County reports 1 new case today bringing the total to 487 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.)

Today’s update includes 6 more deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

The New Mexico Department of Health reports today’s most recent cases:

  • 77 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 3 new cases in Chaves County
  • 4 new cases in Cibola County
  • 5 new cases
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Chart 362 COVID-19 In New Mexico March 11, 2021

The bars in this chart display the seven-day average number of cases per 100,000 people, and the line shows the gating criterion under New Mexico’s ‘red to green’ framework. Los Alamos (4.2 average daily cases per 100,000) and its three surrounding counties are highlighted. After meeting the gating criterion for the second time, Los Alamos County moved from GREEN to TURQUOISE. Source: NMDOH. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
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Robinson: County Council Update

By Vice Chair James Robinson
Los Alamos County Council

Greetings Los Alamos,

Let me begin this column with a brief COVID-19 update.

Los Alamos’s hard work has resulted in us achieving green status on Feb. 24. This new status has reduced restrictions on our businesses and recreational facilities. Additionally, if we can maintain green status for two consecutive periods, our community will move to the turquoise level. This newest level lifts almost all restrictions, and brings us closer to “normal”.

Currently, the County has held several vaccination clinics, with many more planned. The Johnson Read More

Chart 361 COVID-19 In New Mexico March 10, 2021

The bars in this chart show the number of COVID-19 diagnoses in Los Alamos County versus date, and the line shows the seven-day average. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
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Health Department Reports Los Alamos At Turquoise Level!

The updated statewide COVID-19 map for the two-week period beginning today. Courtesy/NMDOH

NMDOH News:

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health today announced the updated statewide COVID-19 map for the two-week period beginning today, March 10.

Los Alamos and six other New Mexico counties have advanced to the Turquoise Level, which is the least restrictive of all the levels.

Seven counties have moved to the Green Level, at which there are fewer restrictions on commercial and day-to-day activities amid decreased virus risk.

Eighteen counties are at the Yellow Level as of today and only Read More

New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 257 New Cases, Total 187,487 With 9 New Deaths And 160,142 Patients Recovered

STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials today announced 257 additional COVID-19 cases.
Los Alamos County reports no new cases today so the total remains 486 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.)

Today’s update includes 9 more deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

The New Mexico Department of Health reports today’s most recent cases:

  • 94 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 7 new cases in Chaves County
  • 3 new cases in Cibola County
  • 4 new cases
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White Rock Branch Library Opens To Public

Hailey Martinez, 7, is the first patron in line today to enter the White Rock Branch Library, which just opened to the public after almost a year. She visited the library with her Grandmother Wendy Cutler Apgar. Photo by Wendy Cutler Apgar
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New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 209 New Cases, Total 187,238 With 19 New Deaths, 158,616 Patients Recovered

STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials today announced 209 additional COVID-19 cases.
Los Alamos County reports no new cases today so the total remains 486 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.)

Today’s update includes 19 more deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

The New Mexico Department of Health reports today’s most recent cases:

  • 85 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 1 new case in Cibola County
  • 6 new cases in Curry County
  • 37 new cases
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March 16 Council Meeting To Focus On CB Fox, Reel Deal Possible Purchase; Adding Meeting On Tuesday March 23

COUNTY News:

The March 16 Los Alamos County Council meeting agenda will focus primarily on the possible purchase of the CB Fox and Reel Deal buildings.

The only other agenda item that evening will be a public hearing for a labor management relations ordinance.

Items that were scheduled to be considered on March 16 will be moved to a newly-added Council meeting Tuesday, March 23.

Council meetings continue to be held online using the Zoom platform during the COVID-19 pandemic. Links for both meetings will be furnished when agendas are published.

Both meetings begin at 6 p.m. on Zoom.
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Manhattan Project National Historical Park Initiates Stakeholder Engagement Process, Seeks Comment

NPS News:

DENVER — The National Park Service (NPS) is initiating a stakeholder engagement process as part of the interpretive planning process for Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Manhattan Project NHP).

The NPS is seeking broad public participation in a series of virtual stakeholder engagement events beginning April.

Members of the communities and nearby cities in each of the three Manhattan Project NHP locations will be engaged in this process, together with other stakeholders who have ties to or interest in the park and its development.

The engagement activities are designed Read More

New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 183 New Cases, Total 186,922 With 12 New Deaths, 156,554 Patients Recovered

STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials today announced 183 additional COVID-19 cases.
Los Alamos County reports no new cases today so the total remains 486 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.)

Today’s update includes 12 more deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

The New Mexico Department of Health reports today’s most recent cases:

  • 54 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 5 new cases in Chaves County
  • 2 new cases in Cibola County
  • 1 new
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New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 288 New Cases, Total 186,742 With 10 New Deaths, 155,000 Patients Recovered

STATE News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials today announced 288 additional COVID-19 cases.
Los Alamos County reports 1 new case today bringing the total to 486 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.)

Today’s update includes 10 more deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

The New Mexico Department of Health reports today’s most recent cases:

  • 75 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 4 new cases in Chaves County
  • 5 new cases in Cibola County
  • 2 new cases
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Chart 357 COVID-19 In New Mexico March 6, 2021

The line in this chart shows the cumulative number of COVID-19 related deaths in Los Alamos County versus date. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
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Lost Dog Cared For By Animal Shelter Is Adopted

This lost dog found near Water Canyon Trailhead in early February has been cared for by the Los Alamos County Animal Shelter and adopted Feb. 26 to her new forever home. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More

Skolnik: Vaccinating Los Alamos – Keep The Communications Coming

By RICHARD SKOLNIK
Los Alamos

It is heartening to see the progress that Los Alamos is making in its COVID-19 vaccination program. I also appreciate the increasing amount of information that county officials and other stakeholders have provided on the vaccine program over the last few months.

The county recently published, for example, a statistical update on the vaccine program. Such information is very helpful. However, it must be a starting point and not an end point. The county also needs to highlight for the community the extent to which the program is meeting its aims, what constraints Read More

History On Tap Online: Women Of The Manhattan Project

Dorothea Hermann, left, and Lyda Speck sit in their barracks in the summer of 1945. Courtesy/Vieira Collection, Los Alamos Historical Society Photo Archives

Los Alamos Historical Society News:

Join the Los Alamos Historical Society and the Los Alamos Creative District for History on Tap online 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 22.

Celebrating Women’s History Month, historian Heather McClenahan will introduce us to stories of women who lived and worked here in Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project. 

History on Tap is free, and you can register to attend via Zoom here.

You may often hear the complaint: Read More

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