Mid-Week Matters: Fair Week Heat, WIPP Update

This week: triple-digit heat, the Eddy County Fair, and news from around the community.This week’s Mid-Week Matters, hosted by Endymion, brings Eddy County the latest on a scorching heat wave, the 81st Annual Eddy County Fair, and happenings from around the community.Temperatures climb into the triple digits through the weekend and hold there into next week, with no rain in the forecast. The Eddy County Fair continues through Saturday with carnival rides, livestock shows, and bull riding, alongside a full slate of library programs and civic meetings across Carlsbad and Artesia.In the Eddy County Quickies, New Mexico regulators raise bonding requirements for oil and gas wells, and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant targets a return to underground waste shipments after two hoist failures sidelined operations since May. (Sources: POLITICO; ExchangeMonitor)Aired on KCCC 930 AM Radio and available through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and through our website (www.kccc930am.com).The KCCC Eddy County Dispatch is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Already a subscriber? A one-time donation goes just as far. Get full access to KCCC Eddy County Dispatch at kccc930am.substack.com/subscribe