Movie Night What’s better than ending the week with a good movie? Nothing, and that’s why the Edgewood Community Library will be hosting a monthly movie night. The first movie that will be screened this year at the library will be The Little Mermaid (2023) on Jan. 19 starting at 4 p.m. Please bring your […]
Patrick Davis
Torrance County soon to get reliable internet
It is no secret that internet availability throughout Torrance County can be fairly spotty. Help, however, is on the way. In a somewhat under-the-radar move last year, Resound won a $15.7-million grant to develop the internet across the county. And its goal is to do so by the end of the year. But the company […]
Lawmakers will Again Push for More Tribal Control Over How Indigenous Children are Educated
A proposal to create a trust fund that would give tribes in New Mexico more money and control to run their own education programs is back for the 2024 legislative session. Supporters are optimistic about their chances this year after last year’s unsuccessful attempt to include it in the state budget. There are reasons for […]
Twin brothers join Rio Rancho Police ranks
The new year saw new officers for the Rio Rancho Police Dept. A couple of pairs in a local department were part of their own brotherhood long before they put on the badge. The Parra brothers are turning heads in the Rio Rancho Police Department. The twin brothers Giovanni and Giuliano are two months into […]
Bernalillo Candidates are Familiar Faces
Two incumbents and one former candidate running for the second time are vying for the two open Town Council seats in the upcoming Bernalillo municipal elections. Former businessman Phillip Valverde and former Magistrate Judge Sharon Torres-Quintana are each seeking to retain the seats they first won in 2020 and James Baca, who works for the […]
Stansbury Highlights Fed Funding for Sandia Firestation
Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury was at the Pueblo of Sandia Wednesday along with USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small to talk to pueblo and county leaders and highlight projects using federal funding to improve the community. A new fire station on the Pueblo is being built next to the police station thanks in part to a […]
City Councilors Face Multiple Challengers
Three sitting City Councilors will each face multiple challengers in the March 5 municipal election in Rio Rancho, setting up a potential shakeup on the Governing Body. Incumbants Jim Owen (District 1) and Paul Wymer (District 4) will be up against two opponents in their re-election efforts, and Nicole Dahn List (District 6) has three […]
Rio Rancho Municipal Election
Early Voting Locations Broadmoor Senior Center (Clerk’s Annex), 3241 Broadmoor Blvd Plaza @ Unser Marketplace, 701 Unser Blvd Unit A12 Loma Colorado Library, 755 Loma Colorado Blvd Rio Rancho MVD, 4114 Sabana Grande Ave SE The Hub @ Enchanted Hills, 7845 Enchanted Hills Blvd Rio West Business Center, 103 Rio Rancho Blvd Suite B1 Election […]
Community Briefs
Sandoval County Farmers & Irrigators Informational Meeting Join the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD) board members and staff to discuss the 2024 Irrigation Season, scheduling, process, and a Q&A session. The meeting will take place on Jan. 22 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Martha Liebert Public Library. This meeting is open […]
The Signpost: Jan. 19, 2024
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