Estancia Interim Police Chief Jason Downing has been placed on administrative leave with pay pending an internal investigation. According to Estancia Town Clerk Michelle Jones, Downing has been the interim chief of police for just over a year and was placed in that position because the town had not had a chief for some time. […]
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Estancia Police Chief on Leave
Estancia Interim Police Chief Jason Downing has been placed on administrative leave with pay pending an internal investigation. According to Estancia Town Clerk Michelle Jones, Downing has been the interim chief of police for just over a year and was placed in that position because the town had not had a chief for some time. […]
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Date Set for Moriarty’s Pinto Bean Fiesta
Beans, tortillas and green chile. It’s about as New Mexican as it gets. The City of Moriarty has long celebrated the homely bean, and the date is set for the annual Pinto Bean Fiesta. The fiesta originally started in the 1980s to celebrate the local farm industry and pinto bean farmers. This year’s fiesta will […]
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Date Set for Moriarty’s Pinto Bean Fiesta
Beans, tortillas and green chile. It’s about as New Mexican as it gets. The City of Moriarty has long celebrated the homely bean, and the date is set for the annual Pinto Bean Fiesta. The fiesta originally started in the 1980s to celebrate the local farm industry and pinto bean farmers. This year’s fiesta will […]
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‘We’re Gonna Need More Water and Storage’
The Village of Tijeras has partnered with the Entranosa Water and Wastewater Association for funding to purchase a new pipeline that will connect two new wells to the Estancia Basin transmission system. During the Village of Tijeras Council’s March 18 meeting, councilors amended a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Entranosa and Tijeras for the new […]
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‘We’re Gonna Need More Water and Storage’
The Village of Tijeras has partnered with the Entranosa Water and Wastewater Association for funding to purchase a new pipeline that will connect two new wells to the Estancia Basin transmission system. During the Village of Tijeras Council’s March 18 meeting, councilors amended a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Entranosa and Tijeras for the new […]
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‘It’s About the Kids’
After serving his community for almost 13 years, Milton Harbert is retiring from his role as an agriculture teacher and Future Farmers of America (FFA) advisor for the Estancia Municipal School District (EMSD). Harbert began his career in the FFA program because of several influential FFA advisors growing up, one being his brother. “I looked […]
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‘It’s About the Kids’
After serving his community for almost 13 years, Milton Harbert is retiring from his role as an agriculture teacher and Future Farmers of America (FFA) advisor for the Estancia Municipal School District (EMSD). Harbert began his career in the FFA program because of several influential FFA advisors growing up, one being his brother. “I looked […]
Posted inMoriarty, Uncategorized
KAFB Receives Tanker Upgrade to Help Fight Fires
Firefighters who put out blazes from the air across the Southwest will be able to do their jobs more efficiently during the busy 2024 fire season thanks to upgrades at Kirtland Air Force Base. The U.S. Forest Service hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 17 for recently completed upgrades to the Cibola National Forest and National […]
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KAFB Receives Tanker Upgrade to Help Fight Fires
Firefighters who put out blazes from the air across the Southwest will be able to do their jobs more efficiently during the busy 2024 fire season thanks to upgrades at Kirtland Air Force Base. The U.S. Forest Service hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 17 for recently completed upgrades to the Cibola National Forest and National […]