Melrose, NM

What began as an idea for a few hydroponic towers has grown into something much bigger at Melrose schools. The student-run operation now includes hydroponics, aquaponics, a traditional garden, chickens, composting and plans for even more. They call it Buffalo Farms. The project is giving students an opportunity to learn where their food comes from while providing fresh produce for the school...

EUNICE – Melrose opened its 2026 volleyball campaign with three wins to take the championship in the red bracket of Eunice’s Lady Cardinal Invitational. The Lady Butts downed Eunice 25-13, 25-16, 25-21 in their first-round match on Aug. 21, then came back to beat rival Fort Sumner 25-11, 25-15, 25-16 and Mesilla Valley 25-20, 25-17, 21-25, 25-19 for the title a day later. Sixteen teams participate...

Roosevelt County commissioners voted Tuesday to renew County Manager Meadow Forget’s contract for one year, with a formal follow-up performance review in six months, after a 360-degree evaluation that commissioners said was dominated by the county’s budget crisis. Forget, the former mayor of Melrose, was hired by commissioners on Oct. 21, 2025, on a one-year renewable contract at $115,000 a year,...

A crash west of Melrose claimed the life of a 67-year-old British Columbia woman Tuesday morning, according to a news release from the Curry County Sheriff’s Office. Siu Mui Ng was a passenger in a white 2025 Mitsubishi Outlander, driven by Zhuojun Kong, 44, also of British Columbia. She died at the scene, the release said. The crash occurred just after 7 a.m. when the vehicle driven by Kong crash...

MELROSE -- If there is any team that can't wait to get back on the football field, it's the Melrose Buffaloes. After coming up shy of a third-straight state championship last year, the Buffaloes are back, loaded and eyeing a return to supremacy. "Real excited about the upcoming season," said Melrose coach Drew Hatley who is entering his fifth season as coach. "We've...