City celebrates Memorial Day with virtual ceremony
This year marks the 19th Memorial Day in a row that America has been at war, Sandoval County...
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Serving Sandoval County, Rio Rancho, Bernalillo, Placitas, & Corrales
By Argen Marie Duncan | News Editor | May 31, 2020
This year marks the 19th Memorial Day in a row that America has been at war, Sandoval County...
Read MoreBy Submitted | May 31, 2020
Editor: Congratulations, students of the Rio Rancho High School graduating senior Class of 2020!...
Read MoreBy Submitted | May 31, 2020
Editor: Generations have marched down the aisle to “Pomp and Circumstance,” walked...
Read MoreBy Submitted | May 31, 2020
Editor: Are we really dealing with a pandemic? According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a...
Read MoreBy Argen Marie Duncan | News Editor | May 31, 2020
Another chapter in the lives of the city’s Class of 2020 graduates ended last Wednesday...
Read MoreBy Submitted | May 31, 2020
Editor: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has invoked the 2003 Public Health Emergency Response Act as...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | May 31, 2020
The Rio Rancho Governing Body shouldn’t have moved its regular meetings to 4 p.m. on Thursdays, and certainly not without public input, because it will be harder for Rio Ranchoans to participate in their government. Most...
Read MoreBy Argen Marie Duncan | News Editor | May 30, 2020
The Rio Rancho Governing Body has approved a budget with no funding for Sandoval Economic...
Read MoreBy Submitted | May 30, 2020
The new year for contracted work between Sandoval County and the Sandoval Economic Alliance begins...
Read MoreBy Amy Byres | Assistant Editor | May 30, 2020
In the new economic world of COVID-19, relief did not come fast enough for veteran-owned 1933...
Read MoreBy Argen Marie Duncan | News Editor | May 29, 2020
An American flag flies at UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center as a thank-you from a veteran to...
Read MoreBy Submitted | May 29, 2020
New Mexico’s primary election is Tuesday. The Observer asked candidates for Sandoval County...
Read MoreBy Submitted | May 29, 2020
New Mexico’s primary election is Tuesday. The Observer asked candidates for Sandoval County...
Read MoreBy Amy Byres | Assistant Editor | May 29, 2020
An inpatient rehabilitation hospital will bring about 100 jobs to Rio Rancho, according to a press...
Read MoreBy Gary Herron | Sports Editor | May 29, 2020
Barely one week after announcing Rio Rancho High School senior Noah Brewer had been named the...
Read MoreBy Don Bullis | For the Observer | May 28, 2020
These days, Santa Fe’s Bishop’s Lodge is a high-end hotel and playground for those who...
Read MoreBy Submitted | May 27, 2020
Suzanne Redfearn’s “In an Instant” (2019) is a remarkable book, which manages to...
Read MoreBy Submitted | May 26, 2020
The Sandoval County Commission has chosen former New Mexico State Auditor and current Torrance...
Read MoreBy Submitted | May 26, 2020
New Mexico’s primary election is Tuesday, June 2. The Observer asked candidates for Sandoval...
Read MoreBy Submitted | May 26, 2020
The governor’s early response to the coronavirus slowed the spread and saved lives. Two months later, however, we’ve learned much more about COVID-19, how to manage it and the much-lower-than-anticipated mortality...
Read MoreBy Submitted | May 25, 2020
One of the most successful and common economic development models seen across the U.S. is the public-private partnership model that utilizes combined resources and efforts of the public and private sectors. Sandoval Economic...
Read MoreBy Submitted | May 25, 2020
Editor’s note: New Mexico’s primary election is Tuesday, June 2. The Observer asked...
Read MoreBy Submitted | May 24, 2020
Editor: Every New Mexican concerned about both current and future economic growth should want to...
Read MoreBy Amy Byres | Assistant Editor | May 24, 2020
Most business owners are still struggling with the curve-ball COVID-19 and related restrictions...
Read MoreBy Submitted | May 24, 2020
New Mexico’s primary election is Tuesday, June 2. The Observer asked candidates for Sandoval...
Read MoreBy Amy Byres | Assistant Editor | May 24, 2020
As I hum the graduation song “Pomp and Circumstance” to myself while I write this...
Read MoreBy Amy Byres | Assistant Editor | May 23, 2020
The Sandoval County Commission has granted a request from UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center for...
Read MoreBy Gary Herron | Sports Editor | May 22, 2020
Still not out of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rio Rancho Public Schools is considering a few options as...
Read MoreBy Gary Herron | Sports Editor | May 22, 2020
With diplomas in hand, after picking them up at their respective high schools last week, members...
Read MoreBy Gary Herron | Sports Editor | May 22, 2020
In its 35th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company...
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