Officials expect less capital outlay funds
Each New Mexico legislator will likely have $800,000-$900,000 to spend on local projects this...
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...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Sep 16, 2019 | Editorials
Ever since he has entered the office of president, Donald Trump has been at the center of many...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Sep 9, 2019 | Editorials
It’s always disheartening to find out you are the subject of rumor or hear that a person or group has taken your actions out of context. This was most certainly the case at the second Sandoval County Commission meeting...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Sep 3, 2019 | Editorials
When we suggested recycling less, we were advocating for creating less waste in the first place, not sending more to the landfill. In light of a letter we printed in last Sunday’s Observer, we wanted to make that clear....
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Aug 26, 2019 | Guest Columns, Opinion
A new term that has caught on with the American public seems to have reared its ugly head in our own backyard. The term is “fake news,” or accusing a news organization of not reporting an issue accurately. In many...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Aug 12, 2019 | Editorials
Anyone driving through Rio Rancho can see a city on the rise, with plenty of places to shop, big bright advertisements and two-story buildings. Yet after doing over a year’s worth of research, it seems much of that growth...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Aug 12, 2019 | Letters
Editor: Thank you for your editorial in the paper of Sunday, July 14. It is refreshing when an editor responds to his/her readers and explains the nature of his/her cartoon choices. (I believe this was done in response to...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Jul 29, 2019 | Editorials
From time to time, the Observer likes to get the feel of the city’s pulse when possible controversial issues come up. Such was the case on our recent unscientific Facebook poll question: “Should Rio Rancho Public...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Jul 15, 2019 | Editorials
Editorial cartoons seem to be a near-constant source of unhappiness in Rio Rancho. We’ve briefly explained our situation with those cartoons before, but in light of further complaints, we’re going into more detail....
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Jul 8, 2019 | Editorials
Regardless of your political leaning and early impressions of new Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, the well-being of the state’s children should encompass both sides of the proverbial aisle. In case you missed it, the national...
Read MoreBy Rio Rancho Observer | Jul 1, 2019 | Editorials
Independence Day is nearly upon us, and contrary to some complaints, there’s plenty to do over the holiday week in Rio Rancho. Plus, a lot of it is free! On July 4, the Independence Day parade takes place in City Center at...
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