Pat Davis, Author at City Desk ABQ

New Ham Radio Club Opens in East Mountains

Members of the High Desert Amateur Radio Club (HDARC) are conducting a “Ham Radio in the Park” event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 27, at the Town of Edgewood’s Venus Park Pavilion. Past, current, and future ham radio operators are welcome. Come learn a new skill! Organizers say its a unique […]

Commission decides on air taxis and baby boxes

The Edgewood Commission started its regular meeting on Jan. 16 hearing public comments on the commission’s agenda items. After about 30 minutes, Commissioners began talking about whether or not public comments should be allowed to go on as long concerning agenda items. Sandia Airpark road maintenance Community members voiced their appreciation and concerns about one particular […]

Community Briefs

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 […]

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 […]