Torrance County approves solar array
Editor’s Note: This story has been expanded and clarified from the print version, and corrects an error about the output of the solar array. Torrance…
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Torrance County seeking volunteers for boards
Torrance County wants you to get involved, seeking volunteers to represent the county on the Estancia Valley Solid Waste Authority’s board and to serve on…
Imágenes del Pasado
Un retrato tomado en Willard a eso de 1915 mostrando al Sr. Macario Torres, su sobrina, la señora Flora Alderete. El Sr. Macario Torres nació…
Smart Choice van dies—then is funded again
Torrance County’s DWI program found itself with a shortfall of about $35,000 after state-level budget cuts. That meant its Smart Choice van, which gives rides…
Audit of vote shows county clerk was ‘right on’
A random audit of one of Torrance County’s most populated precincts was “right on,” according to County Clerk Linda Jaramillo. Jaramillo said occasionally the county…
Javier Sanchez is new Torrance County commissioner
As The Independent went to press on Election Day, voters anxiously watched the polls across the nation and the state. Unofficial results in Torrance County…
Dog Head Fire: Cause and effects
Forest thinning activities and prescribed burns have been executed and planned in recent days—even as the Forest Service hosted a Tajique meeting acknowledging its role…
Commission to appeal pot growing ruling
A divided Torrance County Commission voted to appeal a ruling by Judge Matthew Reynolds which concluded that the county’s interpretation of “commercial use” in approving…
Voters approve two Torrance County bonds
Torrance County voters approved two bond questions Tuesday, but shot down three others, with about 10 percent of registered voters turning out for the special…
Mark Your Calendar
Torrance County Fair, dairy goat and pygmy goat show, indoor exhibits closed for judging, commercial booths open, market goat show, market lamb show, AUGUST 10….