Mountainair Dispatch

12/09/2025

Upcoming Events for December 8, 2025

Do you want to advertise your event in the Mountainair Dispatch? I’d love to publish it. Email [email protected] with the details. There is no cost to publish upcoming events. Federal Government Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument No events have been scheduled at this time. State ...

12/09/2025

Alarm Raised Regarding Property Crimes

As is standard practice at Mountainair Town Council meetings, the December 2, 2025, meeting, being the first meeting of the month, began with briefings from the town's department heads. Mountainair Police Chief Paul Lucero began his briefing by explaining that there was good news. "So, we went down....

12/05/2025

Papa Haydn's Holiday Concert: Classics & Sounds of the Season

Join us for a joyful afternoon of holiday music featuring the Strings of the Southwest! Experience traditional classical string quartet repertoire by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, plus the remarkable music of Joseph de Boulogne, son of a slave and plantation owner from the Caribbean who became direc...

12/04/2025

12/04/2025

Before you hang up those colorful strands of lights and bring that inflatable Santa Claus out of storage, we would like to remind the public to ensure that their holiday decorations do not pose a safety hazard to wildlife that may become entangled.

Some tips to keep wildlife safe this holiday season include:
• 🎄Consider placing decorations on the inside of windows.
• 🎁Consider restricting outdoor decorations to those areas immediately around your house.
• If possible, consider having outdoor decorations that are firmly attached to door/window frames.
• ⛄Avoid placing outdoor decorations in areas around your home or yard that wildlife frequently visit or use as a travel corridor.
• ❌Avoid using outdoor decorations with a net or closed circle design.
• String lighting should be placed at least 8 feet off the ground and should be firmly attached to posts, tree limbs, etc.
o Don't simply drape lighting over bushes or low-hanging branches.
o Make sure any lighting or decorations used to wrap tree trunks or posts are at least 8 feet off the ground.
• 🎅Be careful of using large holiday decorations that require guy wires to anchor. Wildlife can become entangled.
• Large holiday decorations should have no or small openings. Wildlife may be tempted to put their heads into larger openings either out of curiosity or to search for food.
• 🎄Avoid decorations that may look edible to wildlife.

The Department wishes all New Mexicans a happy, safe and festive holiday season, and appreciates the public's help in ensuring the safety of all of New Mexico's wildlife!

12/04/2025

This female dog was found on 12/2/2025, she was found on John Wayne Rd Edgewood NM. If you know the owners or have questions, please contact us at 505-384-5117.