We think it’s a good compromise that the Rio Rancho Governing Body has moved its regular meeting time back to 6 p.m., albeit on a different day than the traditional one. Earlier this year, the governing body discussed...

As Rio Rancho Public Schools wrestles with all the details, many yet unknown, that go into the re-opening of its schools, administrators and staffers, as well as the five-member school board, are confronting difficult,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The City of Rio Rancho’s proposed amendments to its code of conduct do a good job of increasing transparency and allowing people to use public property to participate in self-government. The changes will have to pass a...

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...

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...