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It's time to make your voice heard in support of our community hospital! As one of Taos County largest employers "with more than 550 dedicated staff members Holy Cross depends on community support to continue serving our families, friends, and neighbors." You can vote early all week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Taos County Courthouse, 105 Albright Street. Early voting ends this Saturday, November 1, and this is the only Saturday open for early voting.

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, New Mexico Department of Agriculture and New Mexico Livestock Board are encouraging hunters to help prevent the spread of New World screwworm among wildlife, livestock, pets and people.

New Mexicans turned out in large numbers Thursday to share feedback on proposed rule changes from the Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) that advance the state’s proposed transition to universal child care, set to begin Nov. 1. The public hearing drew a full auditorium and more than 500 participants online, with ECECD receiving 66 oral public comments from families, providers, and community partners statewide. Additionally, 127 written comments were submitted during the comment period, which opened Sept. 9.

A team of researchers, including a pair of paleontologists from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS), has identified a massive new species of duck-billed dinosaur in the rocks of northwestern New Mexico. This newly discovered dinosaur, which researchers named Ahshiselsaurus wimani, lived around 75 million years ago and may have weighed more than nine tons.

Three leading animal welfare organizations—Española Humane, Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society, and Felines & Friends New Mexico—have joined forces to launch Operation Meow, a collaborative mission to support the unsung heroes caring for community cat (sometimes called feral cat) colonies across Northern New Mexico.