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See Who is Running for NM Senate in First Election Since Redistricting Shake-up

By Patrick Lohmann, Source NM

Last week, 82 candidates signed up to vie for a New Mexico Senate seat for the first […]

How Much Noise Is Too Much Noise?

Rio Rancho wants input on ‘unreasonable noise’ ordinance

By Jesse Jones

How much noise is too much noise? That’s what the City of Rio Rancho wants […]


Proposal to Shake Up Library Board Gets Postponed

The Sandoval County Commission voted to table a proposed county library board ordinance that would […]

Placitas Geologist Publishes Debut Novel

D.J. Green never thought about being an author. She never really thought about writing outside […]

Intel Secures $8.5 Billion and Loans From Biden Administration For Chip Production, Including in Rio Rancho

Governor highlights changes to laws that incentivized Intel reinvestment in New Mexico

President Biden’s push to expand domestic production of logic chips could net Intel $8.5 billion […]


Trail Mix: Winter Escape to the Jemez

By Justin Schatz, columnist

Winter is always a treat in New Mexico, especially with a highly prolific El Nino […]

First Responder Spotlight: Shannon Farrell

First Responder Spotlight is a monthly column provided by the Sandoval County Optimist Club. Captain […]

Remembering Linda Davis, Best Cowboy on the Place

By Sherry Robinson, columnist

If ranchers had royalty, Linda Davis would have worn a crown. She grew up on […]

The Opinions of Political Candidates

By Merritt Hamilton Allen

Possibly my favorite thing about writing this column is interacting with readers. That goes for […]

Nine Stealth City Elections

By Merilee Dannemann, columnist

Nine municipal governments around New Mexico held local elections a couple of weeks ago. If […]