RR group supports people with autism, their families
One non-profit is elevating its community with events that cater to those with autism. Elevate the...
Read MoreBy Amy Byres | Assistant Editor | Apr 14, 2020 | News
One non-profit is elevating its community with events that cater to those with autism. Elevate the...
Read MoreBy Submitted | Apr 13, 2020 | Guest Columns, Opinion
Editor’s note: This piece was submitted week before last, but was held until this week due to lack of space. My name is Elexis Baca. I’m a junior at Rio Rancho High School. During this school hiatus, I’ve been...
Read MoreBy Argen Marie Duncan | News Editor | Apr 13, 2020 | News
Rio Rancho Governing Body members have moved forward on the sale of voter-approved general...
Read MoreBy Amy Byres | Assistant Editor | Apr 12, 2020 | News
Local animal experts are teaching the public that their pets can’t contract COVID-19....
Read MoreBy Argen Marie Duncan | News Editor | Apr 11, 2020 | News
A Rio Rancho man has been charged with molesting an 11-year-old girl about two years ago. Oscar Madrid-Cordero, now 41, is charged with criminal sexual contact with a child under 13, a third-degree felony, according to a...
Read MoreBy Amy Byres | Assistant Editor | Apr 11, 2020 | Guest Columns, Opinion
Believe it or not, the Observer’s most loyal readers live in a small town in Idaho called...
Read MoreBy Argen Marie Duncan | News Editor | Apr 11, 2020 | News
Rio Rancho firefighters are finding new, more efficient ways to disinfect their equipment and...
Read MoreBy Argen Marie Duncan | News Editor | Apr 10, 2020 | Education, News
Rio Rancho Public Schools’ stay-at-home learning plan emphasizes emotional health and...
Read MoreBy Amy Byres | Assistant Editor | Apr 9, 2020 | News
The Sandoval County Detention Center is adding precautionary procedures to prevent COVID-19 from...
Read MoreBy Gary Herron | Sports Editor | Apr 8, 2020 | Business, News
The Facetime feature on cell phones and Skype on computers are nice for one-on-one conversations,...
Read MoreBy Argen Marie Duncan | News Editor | Apr 7, 2020 | News
Rio Rancho Police have had fewer problems to handle since social distancing began, but ask people...
Read MoreBy Amy Byres | Assistant Editor | Apr 6, 2020 | News
BERNALILLO — Video conferencing for government meetings is a necessity, given the COVID-19...
Read MoreBy Argen Marie Duncan | News Editor | Apr 5, 2020 | News
Local nursing facility residents can see loved ones even while visitors are forbidden during the...
Read MoreBy Submitted | Apr 5, 2020 | Guest Columns, Opinion
While coping with the coronavirus, Rio Rancho families and businesses are creating their own...
Read MoreEditor: Don’t trust them, judge. Like sugarcoating the coronavirus is creating chaos, sugarcoating our education crisis will also be a disaster. With lights flashing red, politicos are rushing full steam ahead — on the...
Read MoreEditor: Ever noticed how similar the viewpoints of all the BC and BS Networks (ABC, NBC, CBS and PBS) are? A Google search of headquarters locations shows that, except for PBS in the DC suburbs, all, and even Fox, are located in...
Read MoreBy Gary Herron | Sports Editor | Apr 4, 2020 | Education, News
It was a tough decision, says Paul Stephenson, to leave his mistress of 10 years. But that’s...
Read MoreBy Amy Byres | Assistant Editor | Apr 4, 2020 | Editorials, Opinion
If you’re bored sitting around the house under the stay-at-home order, here’s a way to occupy yourself for a few minutes: Complete your census form. It’s a legal requirement, it’ll take all of 10 minutes...
Read MoreWhen a nearby school flooded, Lincoln Middle School staff were quick to offer support. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary suffered a broken pipe on Jan. 30, which resulted in three canceled school days and temporary relocation of...
Read MoreThere are a lot of students with hidden talents and ideas who never reach out to people who can make their dreams a reality. A lot of groups, clubs, pageants, and sports are never acknowledged because no one really knows about...
Read MoreThe four newly elected or re-elected Rio Rancho city councilors took their oaths of office Wednesday night. Because of social-distancing requirements in the COVID-19 pandemic, the public wasn’t invited to the ceremony in...
Read MoreBy Amy Byres | Assistant Editor | Apr 3, 2020 | Business, News
Business owners’ lives have changed rapidly in the past three weeks with the COVID-19...
Read MoreBy Argen Marie Duncan | News Editor | Apr 2, 2020 | Features, News
Most teenagers spend their free time, especially winter break, committed to either sports or personal activities. However this senior prefers to spend her time helping her community and even building an orphanage. Valeria...
Read MoreBy Argen Marie Duncan | News Editor | Apr 1, 2020 | News
The City of Rio Rancho is taking an early step in the journey to improve and widen the stretch of...
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