Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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About 9 p.m. April 16, 1903, a fire was discovered in Nathan Flater’s blacksmith shop. It had started in one of the forges and had burned much of the south wall of the shop before discovery. Fire Chief R.U. Austin broke a window and put out the flames. A strong northwest wind would have endangered the northwest part of town if the fire had spread. Austin said he had tackled the flames by himself because the past two monthly meetings of the NRFD had to be cancelled since there was no quorum, a...
It was one of those spring days we've had an abundance of: warm but not quite hot and just windy enough to make it feel cool. As a result, the river was quiet. The fact that it was midday left only me following a long morning run that ate up most of the front half of my day, and a couple of boats scattered up the two-mile stretch I patrolled under clear blue post-frontal skies, propelled one way by the rising gusts and slowed as I turned back against them. All the while the click-and-wiggle of...
If the recent pandemic and its social distancing requirements have taught us anything, it's the importance of having a place to go outside. Whether it's to blow off steam with a trail run, wet a line on a local river, or hike the hills with a good hunting dog, public places provide an opportunity unique to America and the country's long-standing traditions of hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation. Growing in recent years to more than 40,000 grassroots members, the group Backcountry Hunters &...
The path to a successful hunt involves a lot of planning. Whether it's hours of country cruising and scouting the local deer herd and their movements in August and September for November's glorious capstone to autumn or checking laces and boot leather and getting hundreds of rounds put in at the trap range to be set for that first flushing rooster in October, preparation for whatever game you pursue makes the season more successful. One thing many hunters overlook, however, is the physical...
Eddy County Public Information Officer Tiffany Harr released more details Tuesday about the upcoming mass testing event. Eddy County residents will have the opportunity to receive COVID-19 testing at a drive-up testing on Wednesday, June 10 from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. in New Rockford. The testing will take place at the Eddy County Fairgrounds west of New Rockford. Participants are asked to enter on the west side of the fairgrounds and to remain in the vehicle. Up to four people will be allowed to be tested per vehicle, as long as each person is...
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