Hatch Daily Digest Thursday, October 01, 2026
Ty's Take
Somebody in the Mesilla Valley lost a good one this week. Michelle Renee Sanders, according to the notice in the Bulletin, was the kind of person who showed up for her community, and in a place like this where everybody's tied to the land and to each other through seasons of planting and harvest, that matters more than most folks understand. The second piece about still bringing people together, without more detail in front of me, probably says something true about what happens around here when we lose someone who actually did the work. In a town built on chile and family and the rhythms of the Rio Grande, the people who hold things together aren't always the ones making headlines. They're just the ones you miss when they're gone.
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Las Cruces Bulletin
Michelle Renee Sanders, born June 14, 1970 in Clinton, OK and raised in Lawton, OK, passed away September 9, 2026 in Oklahoma City, OK. After graduating from Lawton High School and Cameron University with a degree in Criminal Justice, she worked as one of the first female firefighters for Exeter...
Still bringing people together
Maria Lupe Hernandez-Muñiz turned her passion for organizing childhood celebrations like piñatas, goodie bags, and cake into a professional career spanning event strategy and marketing. The Las Cruces resident has built a reputation for bringing people together through her work in the events...
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