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Estancia Farm Receives LEDA Funding For Expansion to Mountainair

An Estancia family farmer was awarded state economic development assistance to operate a farm and ranch hardware supply store he plans to expand into Mountainair.  Javier Sánchez, the owner of Sánchez Farms and Estancia Valley Feed & Supply, was awarded $150,000 from the Economic Development Department’s Local Economic Development Act (LEDA) job-creation fund. This rural […]

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Moriarty’s Sandoval Memorial Track and Field Meet: ‘Just Like Mateo and Pete Would’ve Done’

It was cloudy and cold at Moriarty High School last Saturday, but that didn’t dull the excitement of the annual Pedro and Mateo Sandoval Memorial track and field meet. Hundreds of student-athletes competed in the annual event. The meet included individual running and relay races, along with jumpers, pole vaulters, and throwers. Moriarty’s boys’ and […]

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Moriarty’s Sandoval Memorial Track and Field Meet: ‘Just Like Mateo and Pete Would’ve Done’

It was cloudy and cold at Moriarty High School last Saturday, but that didn’t dull the excitement of the annual Pedro and Mateo Sandoval Memorial track and field meet. Hundreds of student-athletes competed in the annual event. The meet included individual running and relay races, along with jumpers, pole vaulters, and throwers. Moriarty’s boys’ and […]

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Estancia Girls Basketball Secures First Playoff Berth in 5 Years

For the first time since 2019 the Estancia girls basketball team is headed to the state playoffs. Despite losing to the Menaul School Panthers in the District 2-2A tournament championship, Estancia’s 18-8 overall record was strong enough to secure the No. 12 seed in the Class 2A state tournament. Menaul (21-4) earned the No. 5 […]

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Fugitive Arrested on Felony Warrant for Drive-By Shooting in Estancia

Jeremiah Sanders was released from Torrance County Detention Center, in Estancia Monday, March 4 after being arrested during a surveillance operation at a home on Highland Ave. in Estancia on March 2. According to an alert sent out by the Torrance County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO), several agencies were involved in the surveillance and successful apprehension […]

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Fugitive Arrested on Felony Warrant for Drive-By Shooting in Estancia

Jeremiah Sanders was released from Torrance County Detention Center, in Estancia Monday, March 4 after being arrested during a surveillance operation at a home on Highland Ave. in Estancia on March 2. According to an alert sent out by the Torrance County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO), several agencies were involved in the surveillance and successful apprehension […]

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Moriarty Fire Dept. Fights Two Structure Fires in 48 Hours

The City of Moriarty Fire Department, firefighters and other emergency personnel were dispatched to the area of Lexco Rd. and Fernandez Rd. for a structure fire around 11:45 a.m. on Sunday, March 3. The cause is still undetermined, but the wind-driven fire appears to have started in a mobile home which quickly spread, burning four […]

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Moriarty Fire Dept. Fights Two Structure Fires in 48 Hours

The City of Moriarty Fire Department, firefighters and other emergency personnel were dispatched to the area of Lexco Rd. and Fernandez Rd. for a structure fire around 11:45 a.m. on Sunday, March 3. The cause is still undetermined, but the wind-driven fire appears to have started in a mobile home which quickly spread, burning four […]

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Commission Lauds Legislature’s Inaction to Close Detention Center

Torrance County, Estancia in particular, dodged an economic bullet recently when the State Legislature let a Senate bill die on the floor that would have prevented the Torrance County Detention Facility from continuing to house immigrant detainees. Janice Barela, county manager, told the commission last week that the bill passed two senate committees along party […]