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🌱 How Aztec’s strikeout queen transformed Tigers softball before graduation

Aztec, New Mexico Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello again Aztec! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Aztec’s strikeout queen transformed Tigers softball before graduation
  • Why an Aztec lawmaker is fighting New Mexico’s universal childcare rollout

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 54 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 92, low: 56.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 95 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Kamora Henry leaves a lasting legacy for Aztec High softball (tricityrecordnm.com) — Aztec softball fans just watched senior ace Kamora Henry pitch the Tigers to their deepest playoff run since the 2017 state title, finishing as Class 4A runner-up. The Aztec High standout racked up 252 strikeouts this season, earned back‑to‑back Spring Splendors honors, and now heads to Yavapai College, leaving big shoes for the Tigers to fill.
   

• New Mexico: Lawsuit seeking to strike down universal childcare is ‘moot' (tricityrecordnm.com) — A lawsuit involving state Sen. Steve Lanier of Aztec is challenging how New Mexico rolled out its universal childcare program, even after lawmakers wrote it into law. The governor’s administration says the case is now moot, but plaintiffs argue earlier actions may still have been unlawful, with a key court hearing set for June 11.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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