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Spooky times with the Elks

The local chapter of the Elks Lodge invited the public to their “spooktacular” Halloween activities on Saturday evening in their parking lot and bingo hall. Kids could have fun at ring and large dice tossing, face painting, and there were tables set up where kids could get their treats without any tricks. At the same […]

The Roswell Police Department (RPD) will be part of this year’s second National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. RPD is again partnering with Walgreens to host the event at the company’s south Roswell store at 1200 S. Main St., on Oct. 24. Members of RPD will be at the store from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. when the public can bring unwanted and unneeded prescription drugs to the Take Back Day event. The service is free and those bringing prescription drugs can remain anonymous. In addition to prescription drugs, vape devices will be accepted during Take Back Day as long as the batteries have been removed before dropping off the devices. Liquid products should be in the original container with the cap tightly secured to prevent leakage. Please note, syringes, sharps, aerosols (including inhalers) and illicit drugs are not accepted. Kerry Moore, director of the Chaves County Health Council said syringes and other sharp objects in need of disposal can be taken to Alianza at 1200 S. Richardson Ave. or the New Mexico Department of Health office at 1601 S. Garden Street. Flushing unused prescriptions can also cause problems because the drugs can end up in the water system. National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is an initiative of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) offering citizens an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. According to the RPD, National Prescription Drug Take Back Day has become a well-used tool for citizens of Roswell and the surrounding area to turn in pills they no longer need or want. Roswell began participating in the event, usually held twice a year in April and October, in 2011. The drugs turned in at the Roswell event and other local events throughout the nation are retrieved by DEA officials for disposal by incineration. This initiative addresses a public safety and public health issue. According to the DEA, medicines that languish in home cabinets are susceptible to misuse and abuse, which can result in accidental poisonings and overdoses. For more information, visit roswell-nm.gov.

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Roswell Police seeking drugs for a good cause

by Jim Hilley October 15, 2026October 15, 2026

The Roswell Police Department (RPD) will be part of this year’s second National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. RPD is again partnering with Walgreens to host the event at the company’s south Roswell store at 1200 S. Main St., on Oct. 24. Members of RPD will be at the store from 10 a.m. to 2 […]

Cars for Breast Cancer Awareness car show is hosted by the local family car club Rollin' Deuces.

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Rollin’ Deuces car show supports breast cancer awareness on Saturday

by Melanie Becker-Donovan October 15, 2026October 15, 2026

Cars, community and a cause come together Saturday at Cahoon Park for the fourth annual Cars for Breast Cancer Awareness car show hosted by the Rollin Deuces. Running from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 17 at 800 W. Fifth St., the free public event will feature a variety of vehicles, including lowriders, hot […]

The J.O.Y. Center is one of the places that holds an annual trunk-or-treat event. Information on it and other events are featured in the Roswell Daily Record on Friday.

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Weekend Plans: The Roswell Daily Record’s picks

by Christina Stock October 15, 2026October 15, 2026

Looking for fun events this weekend in our area and beyond? Don’t miss our Roswell Daily Record weekend edition that hits the stores and is sent to subscribers on Friday. Here is a glimpse of the five main stories, which include feature stories, art, trunk-or-treats events and local-favorite columns. We start off with the annual […]

The third annual Fiesta de Musica y Cultura hits the Bernalillo Recreation Center this week, with Guillermo Calderon and some special guests providing the music. There will also be food, local vendors and family friendly activities.

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Song and Celebration: Bernalillo to host Fiesta de Musica y Cultura Saturday

By Rodd Cayton What better way to spend a crisp Saturday afternoon enjoying family, food and fun? How about an artistic backdrop for those activities. The third annual Fiesta de Musica y Cultura hits the Bernalillo Recreation Center this week, with Guillermo Calderon and some special guests providing the music. There will also be food, […]

“Around the Campfire” opens Friday and runs two weekends at the funeral home on Unser Boulevard. Thirteen storytellers will gather around an immersive campfire set and mix dramatic readings with theatrical performances, bringing classic lore and fresh nightmares to life around the audience, according to Rio Rancho Creative Crossroads, the nonprofit behind the community theater troupe.

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Rio Rancho Players bring ghost stories to a grave new venue

By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Want your ghost stories with a little extra atmosphere? The Rio Rancho Players are taking their campfire tales somewhere spirits already feel right at home: French Funeral Home. “Around the Campfire” opens Friday and runs two weekends at the funeral home on Unser Boulevard. Thirteen storytellers will gather around […]

The Placitas Resilience & Emergency Preparedness Alliance (PREP) and Placitas Volunteer Fire Department Station No. 41 teamed up for an open house that centered on training anyone who was interested in proper fire extinguisher use. (Courtesy photo)

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Fire stoppers: Dozens take extinguisher training at Placitas open house

By Rodd Cayton, The Paper. — It wasn’t exactly a test Oct. 10 in Placitas, but many did P.A.S.S. The Placitas Resilience & Emergency Preparedness Alliance (PREP) and Placitas Volunteer Fire Department Station No. 41 teamed up for an open house that centered on training anyone who was interested in proper fire extinguisher use. Firefighters […]

Jemez Historic Site offers a full day and evening of astronomy Saturday. In “Looking to the Skies” (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.), Albuquerque photographer Joey Sandoval leads a workshop on DSLR and cellphone nighttime photography, followed by safe solar viewing through a special telescope. That evening, “Star Gazing at Gisewa” (8 to 11 p.m.) brings Sandoval back for guided night-sky photography alongside telescope viewing of stars, the moon and Saturn.

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From the ice rink to stargazing: The best things to do in Sandoval County this weekend

By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Professional hockey is back in New Mexico. That alone would make this a noteworthy weekend, but Rio Rancho and the surrounding region add an R&B arena show, a free Halloween movie night, an astrophotography workshop, a pet shot clinic and a comedian who got fired from Trader Joe’s for […]

Moriarty shoppers will have to take their bargain hunting elsewhere for now after a vehicle crashed into the Dollar General on Route 66 Wednesday morning, closing the store until further notice.

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Vehicle crashes into Moriarty Dollar General, closes store until further notice

By Kevin Hendricks Moriarty shoppers will have to take their bargain hunting elsewhere for now after a vehicle crashed into the Dollar General on Route 66 Wednesday morning, closing the store until further notice. Moriarty Fire Department crews responded at about 10 a.m. to the store at 705 U.S. Route 66, according to a department […]

Fred Telling, director of the Reno Air Racing Association board and the organization’s CEO, told the Roswell City Council last week that the economic impact of the air races will be studied by the University of New Mexico.

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UNM to study economic impact of air races for Roswell

Now that the second run of the National Championship Air Races and Air Show at the Roswell Air Center has ended, the review of this year’s event has commenced. Fred Telling, director of the Reno Air Racing Association board and the organization’s CEO, told the Roswell City Council last week that the economic impact of […]