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The state’s high schools are on notice: follow COVID-19 safety protocols or incur the wrath of the New Mexico Activities Association.
The NMAA’s board of directors on Monday morning voted unanimously (12-0) to give executive director Sally Marquez the power to administer punishment to schools that violate those protocols.
“I think we can all do a better job with following the guidelines,” Marquez said. Proper mask wearing is a particular area of concern.
The 30-minute special meeting with the board on Monday contained a very surprising revelation from Marquez, who told the board that an athlete had perhaps knowingly played in a state championship game even while displaying COVID symptoms.
And on Saturday, a complete demolition of Las Cruces High.
Future Lobo Luke Wysong caught five touchdown passes on his future home turf, the Cleveland defense forced six turnovers, and the Storm swarmed the Bulldawgs 56-7 on Saturday at University Stadium to cap the short spring prep football season.
“They’re damn good, all of them,” Las Cruces coach Mark Lopez said of the Storm.
It was another memorable display of talent by Cleveland (4-0) in this psuedo “bowl” game arranged by the New Mexico Activities Association.
The Storm put up 20 points before many people had even settled into their seats on a warm late afternoon/early evening.
Effective immediately, spectators will be permitted at all school-related sports to the extent allowed by the current public health order, under the limits applicable to large entertainment venues, New Mexico Public Education Secretary Ryan Stewart announced Thursday. This means that schools may allow spectators as follows: Turquoise counties: • Up to 75 percent capacity of an outdoor spectator area, and up to 33 percent capacity of an indoor spectator area. …
By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
President Joe Biden s nominee to head the Interior Department faced sharp questions from Republicans Tuesday over what several called her radical ideas that include opposition to fracking and the Keystone XL oil pipeline.
Deb Haaland, a New Mexico congresswoman named to lead the Interior Department, tried to reassure GOP lawmakers, saying she is committed to strike the right balance as Interior manages oil drilling and other energy development while seeking to conserve public lands and address climate change.
If confirmed, Haaland, 60, would be the first Native American to lead a Cabinet agency.
Native Americans see her nomination as the best chance to move from consultation on tribal issues to consent and to put more land into the hands of tribal nations either outright or through stewardship agreements. The Interior Department has broad oversight over nearly 600 federally recognized tribes as well as energy development and other
By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press
Citing downward trends in new COVID-19 cases, top administrators with some of the largest health care networks in New Mexico said Monday that visitation restrictions at some hospitals were being eased for non-coronavirus patients.
The officials said during an online briefing that the changes include longer visiting hours and in some cases, more than one person will be allowed in.
Still, they noted that while the daily case totals have been declining, the seven-day rolling average of infections in New Mexico remains higher now that it was last spring and summer. They urged people to continue wearing masks and to keep their distance from others.