A new chapter for The Independent newspaper
The Independent is changing hands, and will continue publication under new ownership starting at...
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Category: News
Estancia Bears football captures district title with win over Capitan before falling in playoffs
Estancia’s football team saved its biggest blowout for last. In their final home game of the...
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Torrance County manager seeks to oust County Clerk; alleges malfeasance
The Torrance County Commission voted this week to ask the District Attorney to investigate...
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Senior centers reopening after two years of Covid restrictions
After two years of being shut down, senior centers across the state are re-opening and slowly...
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Showdown between Edgewood and Moriarty-Edgewood School District over gym
A showdown between two governing bodies, the town of Edgewood and the Moriarty-Edgewood School...
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Biz Buzz: Eastview Irrigation expands business to include welding
Sometimes one man’s loss is not another man’s gain but he takes it anyway. Such is the...
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Unique Boutique: when Mom supports her kid’s business venture
There is something special about a relationship between mother and daughter, but not everyone gets...
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‘Friendship set to music’: Trying to start an East Mountain Square Dance Club
An animated group of youngish old timers met recently over lunch to share their love of square...
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Wild ride: lost horse found safe
Adi the horse made it home safe and sound Sept. 7, following a 2-day stay with a veterinarian...
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Edgewood’s Great Pumpkin breaks state record
This year the record for largest pumpkin in New Mexico was broken by a family in Edgewood. Their...
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Bright colors and nature inform the work of artist Dianne Doan
After completing a rewarding career as an educator in 2000, Dianne Doan began her adventure into...
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Job Fair & Volunteer Expo in Edgewood
Working in tandem, the Greater East Mountain Chamber and New Mexico Workforce Connections will be...
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Record for Edgewood’s Great Pumpkin?
Tucked away in an unassuming family vegetable garden in Edgewood lives what could be the biggest...
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High flyers vie for national championship
Moriarty’s skies will feature some high-flying pilots in a race for gliders, with participants...
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Plane crash and car fire in Moriarty
On August 14, the Moriarty Fire Department responded to a plane crash at the Moriarty Airport, and...
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Pirate & Viking Summer Bash in Edgewood
Wildlife West Nature Park in Edgewood will host a Pirate Viking Summer Bash Aug. 20 and 21. Event organizer Eric Vigil said he’s trying to bring bigger events to New Mexico using a Renaissance Fair theme.
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Torrance County Fair: Young and old strut their (homemade) stuff
Torrance County gathered to show off its agricultural chops at the county fair this week, wrapping...
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Schools back in session this week
Kids are back to school starting this week in the East Mountains and Estancia Valley.
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Chasing his dreams from radio to the classroom
He sits in his brand-new classroom, looking every inch the stereotypical History teacher....
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Santa Fe County calls out Forest Service on fire at recent meeting
In March, the Forest Service released an Environmental Assessment report about the Española and...
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