From the Las Vegas Optic For the past six years, the Public Education Department has been grading schools’ performance using an A-through-F letter grade system. For the 2017-18 school year, two schools in the West Las Vegas School District received an A, three others received a C, and five were given an F. Union Elementary…
From AP News Drive down almost any street in Las Vegas and it’s easy to see remnants of the past. Stop for gas at either of the town’s two full-service gas stations and you can experience a small piece of that past. Once ubiquitous, full-service gas stations are rarely seen today, and most drivers expect…
From the Las Vegas Optic Just in time for students to return to class, Las Vegas-area school districts and the rest of the state received report cards from the New Mexico Public Education Department. Using the PED’s A-F letter grade system — determined by measuring categories such as graduation rates, attendance and performance on standardized…
From the Las Vegas Optic Students and teachers at Las Vegas City Schools campuses will encounter several new technology elements as they start a new school year. At Thursday’s regular board meeting, City Schools’ Director of Technology John Tiernan updated board members on the rollout of a new smartphone app called STOPit that allows students…
From the Las Vegas Optic Historic Plaza Hotel and Hotel Castañeda restoration entrepreneur Allan Affeldt has added a Lamy restaurant and bar to the growing list of properties he is renovating and restoring. Affeldt acquired the historic Legal Tender restaurant and saloon building in Lamy from the Lamy Railroad & History Museum. The acquisition was…
From the Las Vegas Optic This year marks the 40th year for the Las Vegas People’s Faire, a daylong celebration of arts, crafts and entertainment. This year’s People’s Faire is set to take place on Saturday, Aug. 25, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Carnegie Park. “We will have over 60 arts and crafts…
From the Las Vegas Optic In only a few years, drones have become very popular with hobbyists. These small, pilotless aircraft have become more affordable, and the ease of operation makes them easy to fly. Because of this, some perceive drones merely as toys and often don’t consider the laws and regulations governing their use.…
From the Las Vegas Optic The West Las Vegas Board of Education approved bids from three New Mexico companies at its regular meeting Thursday night. Raton’s Northern New Mexico Gas was approved as the vendor for propane. Septic Works from Estancia was selected for septic removal. And Las Vegas’ Diamond PRO Pest Control will handle…
From the Las Vegas Optic Las Vegas police arrested a man on battery and felony child abuse charges following an altercation in the 500 block of South Grand Avenue. Jonadam Dimas, 25, was booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center July 28 on multiple charges, including abuse against a child, battery against a household…
From the Las Vegas Optic With a new school year less than two weeks away, construction is still in progress on Los Niños Elementary. Most recently, crews have been working on paving new parking lots and adding a drop-off loop that parents and buses can access from Mountain View Drive. “We’re going to have some…
