Organ Mountain News (Page 6)

A rendering shows cars traveling along a planned highway connector at sunset, with desert vegetation in the foreground and mountains in the distance.

Final design completed for long-planned NM 139 border connector

State transportation officials have completed the final design for the NM 139 Border Highway Connector, a planned roadway linking NM 136 and NM 273 to support freight movement and cross-border development.

Public Safety

AG Torrez issues warnings to telecom companies over high volumes of illegal robocalls

Attorney General Raúl Torrez and a national task force have warned four telecom companies about high volumes of suspected illegal robocalls routed through their networks.

A 68-year-old man wearing a dark baseball cap, glasses, and a blue plaid shirt sits indoors with his arms crossed. He has gray facial hair and a serious expression.

Public Safety

Silver Alert issued for 68-year-old Las Cruces man last seen near Santa Teresa, El Paso

New Mexico State Police issued a Silver Alert for 68-year-old Arthur J. Crothers, who family members have not seen or heard from in several weeks.

Two Las Cruces Fire Department firefighters stand behind an LCFD information table, with a fire engine parked behind them at an outdoor community event.

Local

Las Cruces Fire Department awarded $456K federal grant to expand paramedic training

A $456,181 federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant will allow the Las Cruces Fire Department to train 15 firefighters as paramedics through Doña Ana Community College, strengthening local emergency medical response.

Exterior of Casa de Peregrinos in Las Cruces, with people lined up outside the food pantry and a small outdoor gathering under a red canopy near the entrance.

Philanthropy

Casa de Peregrinos receives $50K Thornburg Foundation challenge grant

Casa de Peregrinos has received a $50,000 challenge grant from the Thornburg Foundation and is urging the community to match it as food assistance needs continue to grow.

A pair of cupped hands holds a pile of roasted coffee beans.

NMSU

NMSU students venture to Puerto Rico to learn about coffee industry

Four New Mexico State University agricultural business students traveled across Puerto Rico to interview coffee farmers, gather data on production trends and document efforts to revive a historic coffee-growing industry.

Split image shows the book cover for The Devil Is a Southpaw and a portrait of a man wearing glasses and a dark denim jacket at a library event.

NMSU

NMSU professor publishes sixth novel, 'The Devil is a Southpaw'

New Mexico State University creative-writing professor Brandon Hobson has released his sixth novel, The Devil Is a Southpaw. Set in a 1988 Oklahoma juvenile detention center, the “novel within a novel” examines trauma, art, envy and redemption through the eyes of an unreliable narrator.

Exterior view of Meerscheidt Recreation Center at 1600 E. Hadley Ave. in Las Cruces, with trees and playground equipment visible near the building.

City of Las Cruces

Meerscheidt Recreation Center restrooms, water fountains to close temporarily for construction

Restrooms, water fountains and lobby access at Meerscheidt Recreation Center will be temporarily unavailable beginning Dec. 9 due to construction. Portable restrooms will be provided.

A large industrial complex sits in the desert, with tanks, pipelines and power infrastructure spread across the site. Mountains rise in the distance under a hazy sky.

Project Jupiter

Data center Project Jupiter’s greenhouse gas emissions could rival NM’s largest cities

Developers behind Project Jupiter, a massive data-center campus planned near Doña Ana County, say the site could emit more than 14 million tons of greenhouse gases annually — a level that would rival the combined emissions of the state’s two biggest cities.