Farmington Local News – Friday, December 12th, 2025

Daily Farmington

Friday, December 12th, 2025

Good morning, Farmington. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 12th of December.

CULTURE NEWS

➤ New Mexico Tourism Department traced the naming debate over holiday paper bag lanterns back to 1590 (Spanish explorer Gaspar Costaño de Sosa noted early bonfires), with those north of La Bajada calling them farolitos and those south calling them luminarias. KOAT

GOVERNMENT NEWS

➤ New Mexico’s state Department of Transportation is accepting winter-themed names for snowplows until noon on Friday, Dec. 26 (each person can submit one entry limited to 20 characters). The top 12 entries will appear on plows across six highway districts. KOAT

FARMINGTON EVENTS

EVENTS

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FARMINGTON REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE

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FARMINGTON JOB BOARD

JOB BOARD

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FARMINGTON ANNOUNCEMENTS

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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