County’s Heil, Block, Eichwald, others get sworn-in
Sandoval County elected officials declared their primary focuses after being sworn-in Wednesday at...
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Serving Sandoval County, Rio Rancho, Bernalillo, Placitas, & Corrales
Serving Sandoval County, Rio Rancho, Bernalillo, Placitas, & Corrales
By Amy Byres | Assistant Editor | Dec 31, 2020
Sandoval County elected officials declared their primary focuses after being sworn-in Wednesday at...
Read MoreThe annual San Lorenzo fiesta is a major social event in the town of Bernalillo, the seat of...
Read MoreBy Guest Column | Dec 29, 2020
As my friends know, I am somewhat obsessed with taking photos. This made me think how far...
Read MoreBy Guest Column | Dec 28, 2020
If you never heard of the Negro leagues you can’t call yourself a baseball fan. In a recent announcement, Major League Baseball (MLB) stated that it would recognize the League and the players records’ from the old Negro league....
Read MoreBy Guest Column | Dec 28, 2020
In 1988, we moved to Dublin, Ohio. Just outside Columbus, we were in the shadow of a mammoth horseshoe that was speckled with scarlet every Saturday in fall. With Georgetown and Southern Connecticut State roots, we had a college...
Read MoreBy Guest Column | Dec 28, 2020
The governor has announced a new series of actions to keep us safe from COVID-19. While some...
Read MoreBy Gary Herron | Sports Editor | Dec 28, 2020
More than 40 nights living in Las Vegas, Nevada? What a vacation, eh? Only that stint in “Sin...
Read MoreBy Guest Column | Dec 27, 2020
We can build the kind of New Mexico we all want — one where children receive a world-class...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Dec 27, 2020
STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANDOVAL THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Cause No. D-1329-PB-2020-00080 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CRAIG DAVID HIGGINS, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Matthew...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Dec 27, 2020
CITY OF RIO RANCHO PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Planning and Zoning Board of the City of Rio Rancho will consider the following matter at its regularly scheduled meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 12, 2021:...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Dec 27, 2020
CITY OF RIO RANCHO PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Governing Body of the City of Rio Rancho will consider the following matter at its regularly scheduled meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 14, 2021: Zone Map Amendment...
Read MoreBy Amy Byres | Assistant Editor | Dec 26, 2020
New Mexico’s economy has taken a harder hit from the COVID-19 pandemic than the nation overall and...
Read MoreBy Amy Byres | Assistant Editor | Dec 25, 2020
Without knowing the effects this year has had on mental health, and in the midst of the holiday...
Read MoreBy Gary Herron | Sports Editor | Dec 24, 2020
Sports teams have come and gone at the Rio Rancho Events Center in its 14-year history, but New...
Read MoreBy Amy Byres | Assistant Editor | Dec 24, 2020
Frontline healthcare workers are full of hope with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination being...
Read MoreBy Guest Column | Dec 24, 2020
Handmade toys and treats show appreciation and allow pet owners to avoid busy stores. Courtney...
Read MoreBy Amy Byres | Assistant Editor | Dec 23, 2020
Add coffee plus donuts plus local New Mexico flare, and it equals Rise + Roast Donuts + Coffee. A...
Read MoreBy Submitted | Dec 22, 2020
By the time this article is published, the distribution of the Pfizer vaccine will be underway,...
Read MoreBy Gary Herron | Sports Editor | Dec 22, 2020
Sports teams have come and gone at the Rio Rancho Events Center in its 14-year history, but New...
Read MoreBy Gary Herron | Observer staff writer | Dec 22, 2020
Seventeen percent of Rio Rancho Public Schools’ high school students are failing, as are more than...
Read MoreBy Submitted | Dec 22, 2020
COVID, COVID, go away We missed Easter and Mother’s Day Father’s Day and July Fourth too. We wore masks all, For all we were worth, And walked alone, and missed our friends And ate alone, (with no amens). Monsoon Season was...
Read MoreBy Gary Herron | Observer staff writer | Dec 21, 2020
Let’s face it, the Prize Patrol from Publishers Clearing House doesn’t get out to New Mexico very...
Read MoreBy Eric Serna | Dec 21, 2020
“I’m not part of any organized party… I’m a Democrat” — Will Rogers Notwithstanding the chaos...
Read MoreBy Gary Herron | Observer staff writer | Dec 20, 2020
You’ve read about Beth Pendergrass in these pages before. The Rio Rancho Public Schools staffer...
Read MoreBy Submitted | Dec 20, 2020
Editor: Thank you for the informative article on coyotes. A clarification seems in order, from...
Read MoreBy Submitted | Dec 20, 2020
Editor: I strongly urge the Sandoval County Commissioners to vote no on the proposed resolution...
Read MoreBy Submitted | Dec 20, 2020
Editor: As a reader of the Observer, I found the article about Ram Motors to fairly represent both...
Read MoreBy Submitted | Dec 20, 2020
Editor: Unprofessional conduct is a hallmark of the some of the city’s managers. So it was no...
Read MoreBy Submitted | Dec 20, 2020
Aaron P. Fleming, born Dec. 3, 1957, in Winona, Minn., passed away on Dec. 12, 2020, in Rio...
Read MoreBy Argen Marie Duncan | News Editor | Dec 20, 2020
The Rio Rancho Police Department tradition of giving Christmas gifts to children who might not...
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