Vet donates bugle to PD honor guard
A Vietnam veteran has donated a little piece of his past to the Rio Rancho Police Department. Don...
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Month: August 2019
Officials discuss road work, RRPS bonds, 1st impressions
The Aug. 22 quarterly luncheon of the Rio Rancho Regional Chamber of Commerce covered upcoming...
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Tour shows gardens, accessibility to Zen
Eight homeowners in the village of Placitas are preparing to share their diverse gardens with the...
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Class 4A’s No. 1 St. Pius Sartans beat Rams in volleyball
Despite a depleted lineup for their first match of the season, the Rio Rancho High School...
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6 candidates running for 3 school board seats
BERNALILLO — The Rio Rancho Public Schools Board of Education will have at least one new...
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Commissioners debate financial advisor, pay
BERNALILLO — Sandoval County Commission Chairman Dave Heil during last week’s commission...
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Ellos Pasaron por Aqui: Don Diego de Vargas (Part II)
Because of his considerable success in restoring Spanish hegemony in New Mexico following the...
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Students should be encouraged to take technical programs
With the beginning of the school year underway, it’s a good time to remind ourselves of the...
Read MoreFake news, anyone?
A new term that has caught on with the American public seems to have reared its ugly head in our own backyard. The term is “fake news,” or accusing a news organization of not reporting an issue accurately. In many...
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Summer highlights include road improvements, new city manager
If it seems like you have driven past a lot of orange barrels this summer, you would be correct....
Read MoreRecycling less is preposterous
Editor: Responsible people recycle. If you do a lot of recycling (i.e., filling your cart weekly) you are being very responsible. People with good- to large-size families are going to be able to fill half to all of their...
Read MoreSouthern Blvd. is right on schedule, on budget
Editor: In her letter of Aug. 18 regarding Southern Boulevard road work, Trina King misrepresents herself as a road-construction expert. She makes a lot of assertions and projects conclusions about a road that is not yet...
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Cruising the highway from the City of Vision to Meadow City
LAS VEGAS, N.M. — In this historic Southwest town, where 130 years ago the loudest sounds were...
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Lights, camera, tourism: New leader
It’s just after 11 a.m. at El Zocalo Event Center in Bernalillo as newly appointed Sandoval...
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City, county discuss new senior center, other issues
Sandoval County Commission Chairman Dave Heil and Rio Rancho Mayor Gregg Hull co-chaired the first...
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Local leaders discuss RR retail climate, recruitment
Why doesn’t Rio Rancho have a Trader Joe’s? How well a community fits a...
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Pinball Wizards of Rio Rancho
What started out as a hobby for one Rio Rancho couple has become a long-running international...
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Jack of all trades: Steve-O talks about new multimedia set
It’s been nearly a decade since “Jackass” star Stephen...
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Post office in RR receives false bomb threat
Rio Rancho Police handled a bomb threat that turned out to be false at the U.S. Post Office in Rio...
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Staying sharp 10 years running
PLACITAS — Blades Bistro owners Kevin and Anja (pronounced Anya) Bladergroen agree that their...
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Local musician, coach set to open for Jay Leno in Sept.
Don’t stop believing” will likely be Tom Gutierrez’s opening number as he...
Read MoreOur view: Reaching out county-wide
The Observer applauds the Sandoval County Commission for doing what seems to be one the best ways to govern an area: by reaching out to the sections that make it up. Earlier this month, the commission unanimously accepted newly...
Read MoreRoad work on Southern Blvd. subpar for residents
Editor: Your article on the road work being done on Southern Boulevard, headlined “On the roads again…” is not completely accurate. Despite what Mayor Gregg Hull says, if this part of Southern is finished by...
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City councilors OK housing 5-1; neighbors upset
Rio Rancho Governing Body members voted 5-1 to rezone an undeveloped acre of land in North Hills...
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LifeROOTs eyes rise in clients, space needed
Just two years after expanding to a state-of-the-art facility in the City of Vision, Life...
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Day 1: RR schools start
She didn’t come right out and say it, but it’s the impression one gets after chatting...
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ASK Academy students, teacher ‘RoboRAVE’ about China trip
For 11 scholars from The ASK Academy, their recent trip to China to compete in a...
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Staying true to NM: Tourism secretary strengthens ads
New Mexico Cabinet Secretary for Tourism Jen Schroer verified that the tourism industry is...
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Resident explains problem Facebook page
Rio Rancho resident Brandon Paulson is owning the fact that he made a mistake when he...
Read MoreOur view: Restricting growth with restrictive covenants
Anyone driving through Rio Rancho can see a city on the rise, with plenty of places to shop, big bright advertisements and two-story buildings. Yet after doing over a year’s worth of research, it seems much of that growth...
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