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🌱 How $3.1 million will reshape two key Las Cruces corridors

Coming up on the Las Cruces Patch calendar: Vfast Golf Tournament

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In today's newsletter:

  • How $3.1 million will reshape two key Las Cruces corridors
  • How a Las Cruces survivor sped up mammogram answers for local women
  • Were Las Cruces hospitals fully honest about their prices online?

Also on today's calendar: Vfast Golf Tournament and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 77 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Friday: A stray afternoon t-shower, temps: high: 83, low: 58.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 87 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

1. $3M allocated to Las Cruces road projects. Here's where the money is going (star-telegram.com) — Las Cruces residents will see two major road corridors move closer to reality after the City Council accepted $3.1 million in new state funding. The money supports design and early construction for Engler Road and the Mesa Grande extension, both key connections to highways and growing neighborhoods. Construction on Engler could begin in 2027 or 2028, with Mesa Grande backed by a large federal grant.
   

2. Freed from fear of the unknown (lascrucesbulletin.com) — A Las Cruces cancer survivor is helping local women get faster answers after abnormal mammograms through Cancer Warriors' "Mammos to Answers" partnership with Memorial Medical Center. The program reserves follow-up imaging and biopsy slots so patients can move from a worrying scan to clear results in about three weeks, and offers care kits and resource guides tailored to Las Cruces residents navigating treatment.
   

3. Some New Mexico hospitals still not posting required price lists, report finds (searchlightnm.org) — Two major Las Cruces hospitals, Memorial Medical Center and Mesilla Valley Hospital, were recently flagged in a statewide report for incomplete online price transparency, though officials say they've since updated their data. The review shows New Mexico hospitals improving overall but still struggling to provide clear, dollars-and-cents procedure costs, which directly affects how Las Cruces patients can compare prices and plan for care.
   

4. New Mexico braces for flash floods as rain hits roads (lcsun-news.com) — Heavy overnight rain in Las Cruces has caused running water on streets, multiple road closures, and possible delays on Las Cruces Public Schools bus routes. State emergency officials have activated for flash flooding, while the city and Doña Ana County offer limited sandbags at fire stations and local offices. Drivers and parents are urged to use extra caution around schools and check nmroads.com for updates.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • What a difference two weeks can make!
    Some may remember Canyon? Found by a local vet, who loaded him up and set to work getting him healthy. He was negative for mange but covered with… (Nextdoor Stoneway)
  • Did crafts with my great granddaughter after school today .
    She really liked making it. Had to do it in stages though. Got here on Wednesday and went to the Southwick zoo on Massachusetts on Thursday and by… (Nextdoor Stoneway)
  • Buffalo Wild Wings posted a job opening for Server in Las Cruces. Apply here.
  • Government Jobs posted a job opening for Accounting Specialist- Finance in Las Cruces. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Las Cruces here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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