Our View: Clarifying rules for letters to the editor
I’ve seen several points of confusion regarding letters to the editor come up lately, so it...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | May 3, 2020 | Editorials, Opinion
I’ve seen several points of confusion regarding letters to the editor come up lately, so it...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Apr 26, 2020 | Editorials, Opinion
Donations and support to organizations and places like hospitals, emergency services, animal shelters, homeless shelters, relief funds, small businesses and more are in high demand these days. With mass hoarding and personal...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Mar 28, 2020 | Editorials, Opinion
These are strange times, but in the midst of the concerns, the courage and compassion we’ve...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Mar 27, 2020 | Editorials, Opinion
The COVID-19 outbreak has turned life topsy-turvy, and we at the Observer aren’t exempt....
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Mar 27, 2020 | Education, News
Schools in Rio Rancho as well as the rest of New Mexico will shift to a learn-at-home model as...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Mar 25, 2020 | News
To get more information about COVID-19, the Observer asked the University of New Mexico several questions. Here are answers from Dr. Tracie Collins, UNM College of Population Health dean: Q: Is there evidence of community spread...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Mar 24, 2020 | News
The Observer asked Presbyterian Healthcare Services about the handling of COVID-19 thus far. Here are two questions, with answers from Presbyterian Rust Medical Center Chief Executive Angela Ward: Q: Is the hospital concerned...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Mar 20, 2020 | Editorials, Opinion
Blaming the novel coronavirus panic on the media in general is inaccurate. This mass panic is...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Mar 16, 2020 | News
Editor’s note: To let our community members know what help is available during the novel...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Mar 16, 2020 | Editorials, Opinion
Changing our clocks twice a year is nonsense. We mess with our clocks and thereby our natural biological rhythms and ability to function in society every March and November because … that’s what we’ve done for...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Jan 25, 2020 | Editorials, Opinion
It’s that time again, when political arguments become even fiercer and more venomous, and accusations are thicker than pigeons around a pile of spilled popcorn. Yes, it’s an election year. With city elections...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Jan 10, 2020 | News
Each New Mexico legislator will likely have $800,000-$900,000 to spend on local projects this...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Jan 7, 2020 | News
Seven Rio Rancho city councilor candidates, including three incumbents, filed their declarations...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Jan 5, 2020 | Editorials, Opinion
We are all familiar with the phrase “New year, new me.” This phrase is usually followed up with a New Year’s resolution. This may be cliché, but it’s a time-honored tradition. Here at the Observer, we...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Dec 31, 2019 | News
AT&T customers and FirstNet subscribers in Rio Rancho got a big boost in wireless connectivity...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Dec 28, 2019 | News
New Mexico Gas Company filed a $13.23 million future-test-year rate case on Dec. 23 to recover...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Dec 16, 2019 | Editorials, Opinion
The Observer has instituted a new policy regarding letters to the editor about individual candidates. We now consider them political advertising and charge to publish them. We know some people will be angry over this. Please let...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Dec 7, 2019 | Editorials, Opinion
There have been some big sports events in the City of Vision in recent years, but, arguably, none bigger than last Saturday’s Class 6A championship football game, the first time the city’s schools squared off for...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Dec 5, 2019 | Editorials, Opinion
The Big Event is a project Rio Rancho High School has organized for the past 12 years. In doing so, they have cleaned hundreds of Rio Rancho residents’ yards. The Observer loves that the students, faculty and staff at RRHS...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Nov 19, 2019 | Editorials, Opinion
Ever since the birth of the World Wide Web, the newspaper business has been in a state of flux. At first glance, the changes to our industry seemed small, but as time has moved on, it seems the rumors that our industry was on...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Nov 12, 2019 | News
The City of Rio Rancho has released its cost of hosting the Donald Trump campaign rally in...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Nov 11, 2019 | Editorials, Opinion
We must admit we were surprised at the outcome of Tuesday’s Rio Rancho Public Schools Board of Education election, in which incumbents Ramon Montaño and Ryan Parra were ousted in favor of Amanda Galbraith and Noreen Scott...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Nov 4, 2019 | Editorials
Tuesday is Election Day, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Two Rio Rancho Public Schools Board of Education seats are up for grabs, with a third seat having just one candidate. RRPS and Central New Mexico Community College...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Oct 28, 2019 | Editorials
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...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Oct 24, 2019 | News
The FBI, along with the Rio Rancho Police Department, are looking for a man who robbed the BBVA...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Oct 23, 2019 | News
A New Mexico State Police Sergeant was hit head on by a green SUV after it crossed the center line...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Oct 21, 2019 | Editorials
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...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Oct 7, 2019 | Editorials
Over the past two months the Observer has put the spotlight on our area’s businesses via our new business page, which appears the third Sunday of every month. Since its inception, this section, via the suggestion of some...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Oct 5, 2019 | News
A Mora man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of a Rio...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Oct 2, 2019 | News
The New Mexico Department of Health reports the first laboratory confirmed cases of...
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