The Parks and Recreation Department’s Keep Las Cruces Beautiful Program (KLCB) will host a Neighborhood Dumpster Day from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, November 16, 2024. KLCB will provide open-top trash containers for the community to dump yard waste, household trash, and other permittable items for FREE. KLCB staff…
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Las Cruces Utilities Water Collections has been noticing a buildup of flushed wipes at some of their lift stations. Wipes of all kinds should be thrown in the trash and not flushed down a toilet even though packaging may indicate they are “flushable.” Wipes can cause sewage backups in your…
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Las Cruces Public Libraries invite children and families to a Native American Storytelling Show and Tell in honor of Native American Heritage Month. The Native American Storytelling Show and Tell is from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave. Participants will learn…
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The City of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department will hold a Public Meeting from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, to display concepts for a proposed neighborhood park, playground and botanical garden at Villa Mora Dam Park. The meeting will take place at Las Cruces City…
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On Monday, November 11, 2024, at about 10:30 p.m. Las Cruces Police Department officers responded to the 1300 block of S Espina regarding a man armed with a gun yelling outside of an apartment complex. On arrival, an LCPD police officer encountered an armed man. The incident resulted in an…
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In observance of Veterans Day, most City of Las Cruces offices will be closed Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. However, all emergency services, including police and fire will operate as usual. City offices and facilities closed on Veterans Day include: A Fielder Memorial Safe Haven City Hall Castaneda Service Center (Parks…
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Las Cruces firefighters extinguished a commercial fire that damaged a Las Cruces Middle School Thursday evening. At about 5:30 p.m. Thursday, November 7, Las Cruces firefighters were dispatched to a fire alarm activation at Vista Middle School located on the 4400 block of Elks Drive. Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch Authority…
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Las Cruces Parks and Recreation is offering a three-day Thanksgiving week camp that will provide enjoyable and dynamic indoor and outdoor activities, arts and crafts, and games for kids from kindergarten through fifth grade. The camp will be held at Meerscheidt Recreation Center, 1600 E. Hadley Ave. Camp hours are…
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Las Cruces voters approved a 0.325 percent gross receipts tax measure during the general election held Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. The GRT bump, set to take effect July 1, 2025, is anticipated to generate an additional $11 million in revenue each year and will help fund capital improvement projects throughout…
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With colder temperatures expected over the next few days, the Las Cruces Fire Department is reminding residents to exercise caution when using space heaters. Space heaters are relatively safe when used as directed. However, fire and safety hazards can develop if space heaters are not used properly. The Las Cruces…
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Thomas Branigan Memorial Library is hosting a free workshop for World Usability Day on Nov. 14 that focuses on 3-D printing for assisted devices. World Usability Day encourages creating a better world for all, including those with disabilities. The library will have assorted 3-D printed assisted devices available for view,…
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Las Cruces Public Libraries invite you to attend the English as a Second Language Film Club presentation of “In the Heights,” from 1-3:15 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library. This is the first meeting of the ESL Film Club. “In the Heights” is based on the Broadway…
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Para ayudar a nuestra comunidad de ESL, organizaremos el Club de Cine de ESL para ver obras de teatro de autores latinos que se convirtieron en películas en inglés, con subtítulos en español en la Libreria Thomas Branigan Memorial. Únete a nosotros segundo Sábado del mes, Nov. 16, 1-3:15 p.m….
READ MORE City Councilors met in regular session on Monday, Nov. 4, and approved a resolution that increases the amount to be spent on the contract that provides Axon body-worn cameras, Tasers and data storage for the Las Cruces Police Department. The approved amendment increases the amount to be spent in the…
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Spitz Street residents will experience a water outage from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. The outage will enable the City of Las Cruces Water department to replace a fire hydrant at the intersection of Spitz Street and Rena Mae Court. This outage may affect residents near Tonja…
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