CHS teacher enjoys prepping students for life out on their own
How’s this response after telling your mother you’ve decided on a career?...
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Month: October 2019
City plans bond questions for roads, public safety
Rio Rancho voters can expect city bond questions for roads and public safety on the municipal...
Read MoreCNM bond would pay for career-tech facility
This November, Central New Mexico Community College is proposing an $84 million bond that, if approved by voters, will help with important renovations and sustain new projects at all CNM campuses. One such improvement is a new...
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‘Shop Small Saturday’ lasts 2 weeks; sign up by Mon.
Have you ever had one of those days that seemingly lasts forever? There’s one of those days...
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Both Storm soccer teams make Fuddruckers state soccer brackets; Rams boys in also
Defending Class 5A boys champion Cleveland High got the 4 seed Sunday and with it a first-round...
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Stretch into place: New Club Pilates is biggest in the area
A chance workout has turned into a healthy entrepreneurial endeavor for local Club Pilates...
Read MoreCity of Rio Rancho an info stumbling block
Some individuals at City Hall been withholding or delaying access to information that you, our tax-paying readers, have a right to see, and we’ve had enough. The problem has been gradually worsening for years, and...
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Gary’s Glimpses: Baseball and a legendary locomotive
Maybe I am a “steam geek.” When people ask me what I’m interested in, I...
Read MoreSchool board candidate Galbraith life-long resident
Editor: Not everyone knows school board candidate Amanda Galbraith as well as I do, so I’d like to tell you why I’m voting for her. I’ve known Amanda, and her family, for many years. She is the only candidate...
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Ronny Cox to visit NM for Music Hall of Fame induction
Don’t think you’re the only one who hears the name Ronny Cox and thinks of his...
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Cleveland Storm maul Mustangs, 50-0
Dorian Lewis and Isaiah Salazar each scored two rushing touchdowns, quarterback Trey Ortega threw...
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Governing body, developer discuss golf course possibilities
Five lawsuits have put golf course redevelopment on hold, but a company specializing in such...
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FBI work with RRPD to catch alleged bank robber
The FBI, along with the Rio Rancho Police Department, are looking for a man who robbed the BBVA...
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AT&SF engine gains the Baynes
ALBUQUERQUE —Moving first from the Minneapolis suburbs to Española and then to Rio Rancho a few...
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Nagel on Finances: Money management for life
When Argen Duncan first asked me to consider writing this column, I kindly rejected the idea. At...
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NMSP Officer involved in a fatal crash in RR
A New Mexico State Police Sergeant was hit head on by a green SUV after it crossed the center line...
Read MoreThieves take $2K worth of goods from pumpkin patch
Thieves took about $2,000 worth of pumpkins and toys from Galloping Goat Pumpkin Patch last weekend. The pumpkin patch offers kids’ activities and pumpkins for sale in the upper parking lot of Santa Ana Star Center every...
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Opportunity Zones in Sandoval County now
BERNALILLO — Sandoval County has two areas that may attract more economic growth as Opportunity...
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CNM hosts public forums with president finalists
The Central New Mexico Community College Governing Board has named six finalists for the CNM...
Read MoreCensus is crucial for county funding
The federal Census Bureau is already collecting address data in order to refine and calculate how many residents live in Sandoval County. Beside doing the old-school door-to-door knock, the bureau is implementing some...
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A Writer Reading: Variety of essays was an unexpected hit
Ann Patchett’s collection of essays, “This is the Story of a Happy...
Read MoreRepeal New Mexico’s tax on Social Security benefits
It is time to repeal New Mexico’s counterproductive tax on Social Security benefits. For more than half a century after Social Security was enacted in 1935, those benefits were not taxed in New Mexico. In 1990, the New...
Read MoreGolf course has history of negligible owners
Editor: The current golf course owner has done nothing but plan and maintain nothing. Water rates were reduced to allow for a golf course. Golf course developers were ready to move forward. Now he wants to donate a portion of...
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Out-of-state investment firm to build on spec in RR
A new 12,000-square-foot building, plaza and entryway will soon be a part of the Plaza at...
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Harris Elementary progresses; transfers cause crowding
Construction on Joe Harris Elementary is on schedule and on budget, members of the Rio Rancho...
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New police academy with RRPD underway
Four Rio Rancho Police cadets are about half-way through a new law-enforcement certification...
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No. 1 Volcano Vista clobbers No. 2 Cleveland
By JAMES YODICE Albuquerque Journal sports write Two great quarters of offense, four...
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Rams claim sixth win in a row, 44-9 over AHA Jaguars
Scoring on four of their first five possessions Friday night, the third-ranked Rio Rancho Rams...
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Commissioner questions procurement process of contracts
BERNALILLO — Sandoval County Manager Dianne Maes found herself in the hot seat when discussing a...
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Legislation delays 2019 tax collection
BERNALILLO — Sandoval County Treasurer Laura M. Montoya has announced a delay in...
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