10/01/2005

Upcoming Las Cruces Election Still Open To Candidates (KFOX 14 El Paso). Las Cruces residents who are interested in running in the Nov. 8 municipal election only have one day to file candidacy. Three positions in districts 3, 5, and 6 will be on the ballot. [Yahoo! News - Search Results for Las+Cruces] 8:45:01 AM    comment []

News (Las Cruces Sun-News). It's enough to bring a tear to the eye. A New Mexico State University scientist has pulled more than four dozen ancient onion varieties back from the brink of extinction by planting survivors from a New York collection under southern New Mexico's near perfect growing conditions for past three years. [Yahoo! News - Search Results for "Southern New Mexico"] 8:44:09 AM    comment []

Applied Research Associates wins $7.7M contract. Applied Research Associates in Albuquerque has secured an initial $3.4 million from the U.S. Army to develop enhanced land mine detection and neutralization techniques that will be used along with existing de-mining robots. All work on the contract will be performed in Albuquerque. [Latest news from New Mexico Business Weekly] 8:43:07 AM    comment []

NM honor catches family by surprise (Silver City Sun-News). They live agriculture and teach agriculture. After farming in the area for 20 years and educating 56,000 students in six years, Mesilla Valley farmers Steve and Anna Lyles have received the New Mexico Department of Agriculture 2005 Farm Family of the Year award. [Yahoo! News - Search Results for "Mesilla Valley"] 8:42:22 AM    comment []