NEW IBERIA, Louisiana, April 19 -- Dirks, Van Essen and April, a merger and acquisition firm, issued the following news release: New Iberia Newsmedia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carpenter Media Group (CMG), has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire The Daily Iberian from Wick Communications of Sierra Vista, Arizona. Work to complete the transaction is underway. Dirks, Van Essen & April, a media merger and acquisition firm based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is representing Wick Communications  more

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, April 19 -- Illinois Wesleyan University issued the following news release: Professor of Mathematics Zahia Drici was awarded the highest teaching honor at Illinois Wesleyan University on April 17 as the 2025 recipient of the Kemp Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence. The recipient is selected by a committee of faculty and is based on nominations from colleagues. Supported by the Kemp Foundation, the award recognizes teaching spirit, passion, scholarship and service.  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), author of the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Assistance Act, issued the following statement on the announcement that Jay Mitchell will serve as the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office Director: "After three months, I am glad that FEMA has announced new leadership to steer the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office and expedite relief to New Mexicans. The new Claims   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.),U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chair of the Joint Economic Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) welcomed two federal grants totaling $2,550,000 for Santa Fe County from the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Commerce Department is awarding $1,300,000 to the No  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 19 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: Obscura Gallery, Michael Berman, WildEarth Guardians, and the New Mexico Museum of Art present a celebration event and a photographic exhibition on May 17 that will honor all that's exceptional about our beloved Gila Wilderness on its 100th birthday. On May 17 at 3pm at the New Mexico Museum of Art St. Francis Auditorium, the celebration event will bring together unique voices and perspectives on the Gila W  more