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UNITE’s Arrive Alive Tour® Coming To Los Alamos

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COUNTY News:

UNITE’s Arrive Alive Tour®, the nation’s number one ranked drunk and distracted driving awareness event, and first-and-only marijuana driving simulator is coming to Los Alamos.

The community is invited to participate from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at the parking lot in Central Park Square off Main Street.

The Arrive Alive Tour® aims to empower drivers with the knowledge and tools needed to build lifelong safe driving habits by using a high-tech, state-of-the-art simulator that allows participants to drive while distracted, drunk, or drugged in a fully functioning Read More

Los Alamos County Invites Community To Listening Session On Urban Park Athletic Court Improvements

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County is seeking community input on potential renovations to the athletic courts at Urban Park and invites residents to participate in an upcoming listening session focused on how the courts and surrounding spaces are used today.

The community meeting will provide an opportunity for participants to share feedback, identify needs, and explore ideas to improve athletic facilities and better serve the community. This project involves removing and replacing current assets within the same footprint, including the tennis, basketball, and volleyball courts.

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Community Invited To Take County Tourism Survey

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County is inviting community members to participate in an online tourism survey open through Feb. 28, 2026. The survey is intended to gather community feedback to help inform future tourism planning, marketing, and management efforts across the county. 

Community members are encouraged to share their perspectives by completing the survey online at lacnm.com/TourismSurvey. 

Those interested in current tourism initiatives can visit lacnm.com/Tourism. 

Los Alamos County values community input and encourages broad participation to ensure tourism efforts Read More

LAHS NJROTC Takes 3rd Overall At 2026 Regionals

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Los Alamos High School NJROTC cadets celebrate their accomplishments earlier this month at the Regional competition in Sahuarita, Ariz. Courtesy/LAPS

Cadets at attention for inspection. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Thirty-two cadets representing the Los Alamos High School NJROTC program competed against six other schools in the Regional contest in Sahuarita, Ariz., earlier this month, earning third place overall. They earned their spot by placing first at the regional qualifiers (Area 20) meet in November.

The competition included an academic test, which was completed before the meet, Read More

Local Democratic Party To Meet March 2

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DPLAC News:

The Democratic Party of Los Alamos County (DPLAC) will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 2, with the business portion of the meeting beginning around 7 p.m. at the White Rock Branch Library, 10 Sherwood Blvd.

For a Zoom option to attend the meeting, click here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81654127593, Meeting ID: 816 5412 7593.

Planned agenda items:

  • Candidate introductions, 3 minutes each;
  • Executive team updates (Chair, Vice Chair, Ward Chairs);
  • Local candidate recruiting; and
  • Results of the 2026 ward meetings.

Upcoming events:

  • 2026 DPNM pre-primary convention, March 7, 12-4
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LAFD: Preparedness Is Great Tool Against Wildfires

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An example of defensible zones for a residence. Courtesy/LAC 

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

It is only February and there are already fires igniting in New Mexico.

During the Los Alamos County Council work session Feb. 10, Wildland Division Chief Van Leimer reported that this month there are two wildfires in the eastern part of the state. One is about 4,000 acres and the second is approximately 3,500 acres, he said. Luckily, they are grass fires and as of Feb. 10, Leimer said both were 70 percent contained.

It isn’t looking good for the rest of the country, either. Read More

David Krueger Discusses Role As Los Alamos County’s New Public Information Officer

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Los Alamos County Public Information Officer Dave Krueger stops by the Los Alamos Daily Post newsroom. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

For about 26 years, Dave Krueger’s office was essentially the great outdoors.

He worked for the National Park Service in North Carolina, Yellowstone National Park, and most recently Valles Caldera National Preserve. Then, the opportunity to serve the public as the Los Alamos County Public Information Officer appeared so Krueger decided to move his work inside.

Krueger officially Read More

Atomic Fiber Chosen Community Broadband Network Name

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COUNTY News: 

Los Alamos County has announced the results of the community broadband network naming survey.

Thanks to enthusiastic participation, “Atomic Fiber” won in a landslide, taking more than two-thirds of the votes.

Atomic Fiber will be a publicly owned infrastructure just like a road or sewer line. As an open-access network, multiple Internet Service Providers (ISPs) will use the same fiber to offer service, allowing for greater competition, more choice, and potentially lower costs for consumers if they choose to use the network.

Visit the Atomic Fiber: Community Broadband Network Read More