Virtual learning stays an option
Although having an all-virtual format for students in the 2021-22 school year won’t be a...
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Month: May 2021
Rams and Storm keep battering softball opponents
A big softball game brewed Friday (May 28) evening at the Eagle Ridge softball complex, where the city’s teams battled for the top spot in District 1-5A. The host Rams (12-2, 1-1) were coming off a 6-2 victory at Cibola Tuesday...
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Letter to the Observer: RRFR touted for going above & beyond
Editor: We would like to thank Station 5 Rio Rancho firefighters for their above-and-beyond...
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Police run for Special Olympics in Russia
Two Rio Rancho Police officers plan to carry the Special Olympics torch in Russia in January, and...
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STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANDOVAL THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. D-1329-PB-2021-00069 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FRANK WAYNE WILLIAMSON, DECEASED. NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has...
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STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANDOVAL 13TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT NO. D1329CV2021801 IN THE MATTER OF A PETITION FOR NAME CHANGE AND/OR BIRTHDATE CORRECTION FOR CHRISTOPHER GENE PINO, PETITIONER NOTICE OF CHANGE OF NAME...
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THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF SANDOVAL STATE OF NEW MEXICO NO. D-1329-PB-2020-00059 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DAVID JOSEPH SILVA, Deceased NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has...
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NOTICE is hereby given that on March 12, 2021, the City of Rio Rancho (“City”), c/o Jim Chiasson, P.E., 3200 Civic Center Circle NE, Rio Rancho, NM 87144, and co-applicant Valle Vista Land Company LLC, c/o T....
Read MoreBack to the future: Bruce Carver returns as athletic director
It’s not quite the line used by the Eagles, “We never broke up, we were just on vacation for 14 years,” but Bruce Carver has ended his three-year vacation — er, short retirement — and is back as the executive director of...
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Letter to the Observer: Truth vs ‘Big Lie’
Editor: Lie: To make a statement that one knows is false. A false statement made with intent to...
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City approves plan for seniors-only complex
The Rio Rancho Governing Body has approved a site plan for an affordable 152-unit senior apartment...
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City budget has $70K for housing study
The Rio Rancho Governing Body has approved a preliminary budget that includes an affordable...
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Ellos Pasaron Por Aqui: Seboyeta, a fortified village
It is a bit more than 70 miles west by road to Seboyeta from to Rio Rancho, but only a little more...
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Gladiators indoor football team playing 3 games in RR
Champion indoor football team Duke City Gladiators is set to play at least three games in Rio...
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Virtual burger eatery goes to ‘hard-copy’ location
A local virtual restaurant is downloading to a brick-and-mortar location. In December, Lily and...
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From My Bookshelf to Yours: Visiting ‘Nomadland’
Because of the pandemic and the need to socially distance, I never saw Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland”...
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Group finishes Bernalillo porch repairs
A group of volunteers has completed an accessibility project at a home in Bernalillo. Sandoval...
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Guest column: Don’t become an information desert!
In a training session in which I had the opportunity to participate, the question was asked: What...
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Independence High School graduates 49 in Class of ’21
Forty-nine students from Independence High School reached their goal May 15 by walking across the...
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Rams, Storm battle on tennis courts
The city’s high school tennis teams split their meetings Thursday afternoon, a relatively pleasant...
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Reminiscing: Mayor opens time capsule
There it was — one of the first items extracted from the time capsule by Rio Rancho Mayor Gregg...
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Cyber Academy’s Class of ’21 celebrates at Haynes Park
Dealing with a pandemic your senior year and the loss of a classmate two years earlier is a lot to...
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Our View editorial: Best wishes & best of luck to Class of 2021
Congratulations, graduates! Whether you’re finishing high school or any kind of higher-education...
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Vet uses tragedy to let kids, educator see color
Six Rio Rancho students and an administrator had the chance to see in full color for the first...
Read MoreObituary: Juneal Lou Grainey
Juneal Lou Grainey left this life on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. She was a loving wife, mother, sister and friend, an advocate for others and a lifelong learner. Everyone who knew her was struck by her kindness, selflessness and...
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Obituary: Lt. Cmdr. Ralph Belmont Clark Jr. (U.S. Navy, retired)
Jan. 29, 1931 – Dec. 10, 2020 On Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, loving husband and father Ralph...
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STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANDOVAL 13TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT NO. D1329CV202100772 IN THE MATTER OF A PETITION FOR NAME CHANGE AND/OR BIRTHDATE CORRECTION FOR JESSICA RENAE SCHEIDT-PETERSON, PETITIONER NOTICE OF CHANGE...
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STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANDOVAL 13TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT NO. D1329CV202100775 IN THE MATTER OF A PETITION FOR NAME CHANGE AND/OR BIRTHDATE CORRECTION FOR JORDEN TYCE SCHEIDT-PETERSON, PETITIONER NOTICE OF CHANGE...
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STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANDOVAL 13TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT NO. D1329CV202100772 IN THE MATTER OF A PETITION FOR NAME CHANGE AND/OR BIRTHDATE CORRECTION FOR CAMERON ZACKARY SCHEIDT-PETERSON, PETITIONER NOTICE OF...
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STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANDOVAL 13TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT NO. D1329CV2021773 IN THE MATTER OF A PETITION FOR NAME CHANGE AND/OR BIRTHDATE CORRECTION FOR BRAYDEN SKYLER SCHEIDT-PETERSON, PETITIONER NOTICE OF CHANGE...
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