Petition: Scrap mayor and council in Edgewood
A petition to the town of Edgewood calls for an election on changing the town to a...
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County clerks seek mail-in primary election
Twenty-seven of New Mexico’s 33 county clerks petitioned the state Supreme Court to allow a...
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Mountainair boys run for the playoffs: ‘The first of many’
After their season ended in the first round of the Class 1A boys high school basketball state...
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Schools shut down for the year
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to grow worldwide, New Mexico’s schools will remain...
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NM under statewide “stay at home” order
Today Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that restrictions are in place effective March 24,...
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Bernalillo County enacts emergency powers
The Bernalillo County commission authorized broad emergency authority to the county manager in a...
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Independent offices closed to public
I’ve made the decision to close The Independent’s office to the public for two weeks,...
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Updates on COVID-19 closures and cancellations
Cancellations and closures continue around the state as officials are trying to slow the spread of...
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Bruton: ‘state of the village’ address
Tijeras mayor Jake Bruton held the first “state of the village address” over the weekend, where he...
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For Will Sadler being kind was easy as pi
The East Mountain community remembers Moriarty High School math teacher Will Sadler this week...
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Deputy-involved shooting in Carnuel
On March 3, Bernalillo County Sheriff’s deputies shot a man in Carnuel, near N.M. 333 and...
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Biz Buzz: Southwest Propane and Canon’s Septic under one roof and a new restaurant in Moriarty
With new businesses sprouting up around the Estancia Valley and East Mountains, and with others...
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Edgewood group sues mayor
Edgewood Mayor John Bassett and the town’s governing body are the subject of a lawsuit filed...
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Mountainair mourns death of soldier
The Mountainair community remembers Private First Class Walter Lewark this week, following his...
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Another step toward county Route 66 Sector Development Plan
Another small group of East Mountain residents showed up to the latest meeting for the East Route...
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Eleven 3-pointers and a birthday propel Lady Pintos to first home win
Moriarty’s Payton Edwards didn’t want to lose on her birthday. Her sister, Kailei Edwards, said...
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Veteran laid to rest after a year
After discovering that the remains of a friend and fellow veteran were unburied nearly two months...
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Pintos play ‘a heck of a game’ but come up short in loss to Española Valley
Moriarty High School’s boys basketball team faced an uphill battle from start to finish in its...
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Torrance growers lead the way on hemp
One goal shared by the Department of Agriculture, the Hemp Association and Leaf & Tackle is sharing of information, and educating farmers who want to get into growing hemp.
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Crash claims lives of Stanley teen brothers
The community is rallying to support a Stanley family after the deaths of brothers Pedro “Pete”...
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