AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Alto New Mexico. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/alto-nm 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/alto-nm https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:35:14 -0600 Come Celebrate with Eddie the Yeti at our Yeti Fest Dress up in a Yeti costume to receive a free tubing ticket We will be having games, giveaways, https://www.americantowns.com/news/annual-yeti-festival-2024-31644323-alto-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/annual-yeti-festival-2024-31644323-alto-nm.html Arts and Entertainment Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Republican Party Of New Mexico Statement On President Biden's Visit To The Border Albuquerque-Republican Party of New Mexico Chairman and former https://www.americantowns.com/news/republican-party-of-new-mexico-statement-on-president-bidens-visit-to-the-border-31515652-albuquerque-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/republican-party-of-new-mexico-statement-on-president-bidens-visit-to-the-border-31515652-albuquerque-nm.html Government and Politics Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) successfully reauthorized the https://www.americantowns.com/news/heinrich-leger-fernandez-successfully-reauthorize-northern-rio-grande-national-heritage-area-for-additional-15-years-31515428-alamogordo-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/heinrich-leger-fernandez-successfully-reauthorize-northern-rio-grande-national-heritage-area-for-additional-15-years-31515428-alamogordo-nm.html Government and Politics Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 SANTA FE – The Office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday announced the opening of the application period for the Public Regulation https://www.americantowns.com/news/application-opens-for-prc-tribal-advisory-council-31516176-carlsbad-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/application-opens-for-prc-tribal-advisory-council-31516176-carlsbad-nm.html Government and Politics Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday announced the appointment of James F. Ellison, Jr., to the New Mexico Public Regulation https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-appoints-james-ellison-to-prc-31516909-belen-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-appoints-james-ellison-to-prc-31516909-belen-nm.html Government and Politics Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) successfully reauthorized the https://www.americantowns.com/news/leger-fernandez-heinrich-successfully-reauthorize-northern-rio-grande-national-heritage-area-for-additional-15-years-31516429-las-vegas-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/leger-fernandez-heinrich-successfully-reauthorize-northern-rio-grande-national-heritage-area-for-additional-15-years-31516429-las-vegas-nm.html Government and Politics Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, announced $59,610,471 to the Alamogordo https://www.americantowns.com/news/heinrich-announces-almost-60-million-for-holloman-elementary-and-middle-schools-on-holloman-air-force-base-31516780-tucumcari-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/heinrich-announces-almost-60-million-for-holloman-elementary-and-middle-schools-on-holloman-air-force-base-31516780-tucumcari-nm.html Government and Politics Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) announced two grant awards to the State of New Mexico for broadband https://www.americantowns.com/news/lujan-welcomes-over-57-million-in-broadband-funding-for-new-mexico-31516790-gallup-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lujan-welcomes-over-57-million-in-broadband-funding-for-new-mexico-31516790-gallup-nm.html Government and Politics Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement ahead of President Joe Biden’s visit to El Paso, Texas, https://www.americantowns.com/news/heinrich-statement-on-biden-visit-to-usmexico-border-31516781-carlsbad-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/heinrich-statement-on-biden-visit-to-usmexico-border-31516781-carlsbad-nm.html Government and Politics Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday announced the appointment of Joshua Jones to the Sandoval County Commission. Jones is a https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-fills-sandoval-county-commission-vacancy-31516908-los-lunas-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-fills-sandoval-county-commission-vacancy-31516908-los-lunas-nm.html Government and Politics Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s congressional delegation says the U.S. government should make changes to rules proposed for processing https://www.americantowns.com/news/new-mexico-delegation-seeks-changes-to-wildfire-aid-rules-31516786-santa-fe-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/new-mexico-delegation-seeks-changes-to-wildfire-aid-rules-31516786-santa-fe-nm.html Government and Politics Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 SANTA FE – Amid an unprecedented fiscal outlook for the state, the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration on Tuesday released the https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-lujan-grisham-releases-fy24-executive-budget-recommendation-31516910-lordsburg-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-lujan-grisham-releases-fy24-executive-budget-recommendation-31516910-lordsburg-nm.html Government and Politics Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Las Cruces, N.M. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M) traveled to Las Cruces to highlight Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) https://www.americantowns.com/news/lujan-tours-las-cruces-to-highlight-investments-secured-for-southern-nm-31517521-las-cruces-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lujan-tours-las-cruces-to-highlight-investments-secured-for-southern-nm-31517521-las-cruces-nm.html Government and Politics Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) announced $59,610,471 to the Alamogordo School District to continue construction https://www.americantowns.com/news/lujan-announces-almost-60-million-for-holloman-elementary-and-middle-schools-on-holloman-air-force-base-31517524-hobbs-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lujan-announces-almost-60-million-for-holloman-elementary-and-middle-schools-on-holloman-air-force-base-31517524-hobbs-nm.html Government and Politics Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), https://www.americantowns.com/news/nm-delegation-welcomes-establishment-of-orphaned-wells-program-office-to-implement-historic-investments-from-infrastructure-law-31517517-ruidoso-nm.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/nm-delegation-welcomes-establishment-of-orphaned-wells-program-office-to-implement-historic-investments-from-infrastructure-law-31517517-ruidoso-nm.html Government and Politics Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600