Sunny again, breakfast casserole
Listen to the weather Today is drier and sunny once again with light breezes here and there that...
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CVS holds coat drive
CVS volunteers at Roadrunner Food Bank Dec. 2.(CVS) In collaboration with CVS Health, the...
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Backyard Birds of the week: Cooper’s Hawk vs. Sharp-Shinned Hawk
We have had an abundance of hawks in our yard recently. It makes sense, because there is a virtual buffet of small birds at our feeders on which they can prey. Two hawks that are really difficult to distinguish from one another...
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Crime
UNM shooting: NMSU suspends basketball player Mike Peake
New Mexico State University Aggies basketball player Mike Peake has been suspended indefinitely for his involvement in the Nov. 19 fatal shooting on the University of New Mexico campus in Albuquerque. “Mike Peake is indefinitely...
Sports
GYMNASTICS: This Young man’s sport of choice
Will Young isn’t the first gymnast Brandy Wood has helped perfect his craft at Eagle Ridge Gymnastics in Rio Rancho, nor will he be the last such athlete sent on to a prestigious Division I national gymnastics power. Young is...
Business
Danny Dine’s: Aldo’s Pizzeria
My favorite food in this entire world is pizza. Some employees at Intel informed me that the best...
In The Know
Photos with Santa at Pet Food Gone Wild
From 11 am to 2 pm on Saturday Dec. 10, pets can get photos with Santa at Pet Food Gone Wild....
Bright Spot
Nutcracker Ballet at RRHS
Rio Rancho High School students in the design department put the finishing touches on the set for...
Guest Columns
Nagel on Finances: Thankfulness, in adversity
This Thanksgiving, let’s be grateful for what we have in America Recently, I was asked to advise on opportunities to minimize taxes for 2022. As I reflected on the year, it was easy to recognize what a challenging year...
Arts
Nutcracker Ballet at RRHS
Rio Rancho High School students in the design department put the finishing touches on the set for...
Education
UNM launching an accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing option
The University of New Mexico College of Nursing is introducing a new, accelerated pathway to...
Movers & Shakers
Sandoval County hires new marketing, communications director
Shawn Perry-Turner has joined Sandoval County as director of marketing and communications. In this newly created role, Perry-Turner will be in charge of developing and managing all aspects related to the county’s marketing and...
Letters
Celebrating long-term care residents’ rights month
Editor: October is National Long-Term Care Residents’ Rights Month, a time to not only call attention to the rights of residents in long-term care (LTC) facilities – nursing homes and assisted living facilities — but to also...
Features
A day trip to Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge
Rio Rancho Observer staff writer Gary Herron ventured south on I-25 on Dec. 3 to visit Bosque del...
Community
Hobbler Gobbler Fun Run 2022
This year’s Hobbler Gobbler Fun Run was snowy and cold with fewer runners than expected....
