Thursday, September 28, 2023
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New Plan Will Protect Buffalo Tract Near Placitas From Mining

On Monday, the U.S. Interior Department announced a plan to protect more than 4,000 acres in an Indigenous area of southern Sandoval County near Placitas known as Buffalo Tract. The plan would bar …
Sandoval County

County Commission Votes to Be Able to Vote against Legislative Bills they Dislike

The first half of the September 13 Sandoval County commission meeting included many presenters, and also many comments from various commission members. Commissioner Jay Block urged Sandoval County …

Dispatchers Are ‘Lifeline’ to the Community

Rio Rancho Police Chief Stewart Steele recalls the day several months ago when a call went out from the dispatch center about a SWAT situation. The chief headed out to his unit to go to the scene as …

Block Boasts of Bringing Money to Corrales

After redistricting, District 3 Sandoval County Commissioner Jay Block no longer represents the village of Corrales. But at the Sept. 12 village council meeting he reminded his former constituents …

Sandias Project Aims to Make Forest Safer

The next step in an ongoing project to improve the health of the Cibola National Forest within the Sandia Ranger District has begun. These steps will include the removal of hazard trees up …
Bernalillo

Railroad Safety Projects Quiet Bernalillo

Amtrak's Southwest Chief flew through Bernalillo recently making less of a roar and more of a whoosh. Roller-bearing axles and welded track instead of bolted sections will do that as steel …

Losing last week at Bernalillo was not what Moriarty’s football team was expecting, but it may have served as a timely wakeup call. In a matchup that featured two undefeated teams, host …
It's only an acre on the Rio Grande, but it was considered no-man's land, helping to stall an 11-acre residential development on Bernalillo's west side. The court action—which includes …
The company that operates a cannabis manufacturing plant near Bernalillo where a chemical spill and fire injured a man last month was already facing fines totalling more than $50,000 for more than a …
Bernalillo High School, est. 1952, may be the only high school in the Bernalillo Public Schools district, but for about-as-long as it has been a school, it has had a football team — the Spartans, …

 

 
Placitas
Placitas
Wild flowers can be found along the Crest Trail that stretches for more than 26 miles from Tijeras to Placitas.

Sandias Crest Trail a Marathon Thru Hike

Fall is just around the corner and soon the high country will be bursting with vibrant yellows and oranges.

Placitas Garden Tour: Inspiration and Tips for Adapting as the Climate Warms Up
Savor 360-degree views of the Rio Grande Valley and beyond from a stunning 5-acre ridge-top property. Walk in the footsteps of Las Huertas Canyon’s earliest inhabitants on Placitas Village land now …
How Wild Horses Got to Sandoval County
Wild horses of Sandoval County have been in the news recently, including in t he Sandoval Signpost , in particular concerning the debate over a new public ordinance banning the feeding of wild horses …
Sheriff's Dept Searching for Placitas Burglar
On May 4, the Sandoval County Sheriff's Office received a report of a burglary that took place in the Placitas area. The department is looking for information on identifying this individual who is …
Horse Feeding Meeting Gets Heated
Placitas area residents got some answers about a new Sandoval County ordinance banning the feeding of free-roaming horses going into effect Sept. 1. But they didn’t get answers to others at yet …
Rio Rancho
Bandidos Motorcycle Gang Targeted in Multi-Agency Operation
A multiagency search and seizure operation targeted alleged members of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club around the state including in Rio Rancho. According to the search warrant, over the past four …
A recent social media post by the state chapter of a far-right organization bent on having some books removed from schools and public libraries urged people to attend their next library board …
New STEAM Education Center Opens in Rio Rancho
The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation (CRSF), along with R4 Creating and the Encantado Foundation, opened a new STEAM Center of Excellence in Rio Rancho this week. The center will provide area youth with …
Rio Rancho NM - Rio Rancho Youth Chorus and Children’s Chorus of Rio Rancho are accepting new members for our upcoming season which kicks off Saturday August 26. Both choruses are looking for male …
Former Cleveland Coach Charged With Embezzling School Funds
The former boys basketball head coach at Cleveland High School was charged with fourth-degree felony embezzlement after he allegedly used a Rio Rancho Public Schools-issued credit card to attend a …
A Rio Rancho man has been charged with double murder after Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office deputies located his bloody car, whose tire tracks led them to the shooting victims. Elbert Thurman …
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Lucas Jenkins is a firefighter/EMT with the Town of Bernalillo Fire Department. First responders are available to help those in other jurisdictions when needed, and that was the case when …
We are pleased to introduce Dan Heerding who just came to Sandoval County to serve as Director of Emergency Management. He just finished eight years in a similar position in Clovis and Curry County. …
Sports
Record Number Participate in Ditch Run
Derek Kulach didn’t set out to win the Corrales Ditch Run’s half marathon, but he did anyway. “I was just using this as a training run. I’m doing an Ironman in about a month,” said Kulach, …
The best golf course professionals from around the country spent the week in Sandoval County, competing in the PGA Professionals Championship at Santa Ana Pueblo. The tournament also gained the two …
Between the national anthem and the first pitch on Opening Day, Coronado Little League honored its roots and the father who campaigned 50 years ago to build a ball field. 1973 was the year the New …
Business
Fire Suppression System Planned at Algodones Business Park
Sandoval County and GeoBrugg North America LLC aren’t just partnering on plans for the company to expand operations at the Algodones business park. In a deal separate from the $500,000 …
Ex Novo Brewing took the spotlight at a press conference at its Corrales taproom Wednesday announcing its latest brew, Dusty Spur, will be the official beer of this year’s New Mexico State …
Bernalillo is becoming a bit of a music mekka, if you will, with Kaktus Brewing providing a steady rhythm of blues and jazz at its South Hill location and as the backbeat behind a whole weekend of …
Commentary & Opinion
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Libraries Are Under Attack
Dear Editor: Rio Rancho citizens and countless others in Sandoval County cherish our city’s public libraries. Sadly, this beloved institution has come under attack by Mass Resistance, an …
Restoration of Voting Rights Goes Into Effect for New Mexicans Like Me
When you begin the process of exiting incarceration and re-entering society, you are faced with an insurmountable number of challenges and barriers which make it close to impossible to re-establish …
Dear Editor: Slow down for enjoyment of all
Dear Editor: New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment. It is difficult to list all the great attributes our state possesses to earn this title. One of the positive features in the opinion of many, …
Dear Editor: Watch Your Language
Editor: I am writing this letter to express my dismay and consternation at the opening remarks of Sandoval County Commissioner Jay C. Block at the Feb. 22, 2023, regular meeting of the commission. My …
Commentary & Opinion
Another one of those state ranking lists came out this month. It was one I felt sure New Mexico would finally do well on: Happiness. For all the ills that beset our state, the people who live in New …
Long-time education leader Viola Martinez said that in her 15 years as a museum trustee, she never felt compelled to take a stand until now. “I always supported leadership” while serving on …
Columnists
Twenty years ago, two key pieces of legislation were enacted in New Mexico. First was the Concealed Handgun Carry Act, which was introduced in the Senate by a Democrat, and passed both chambers with …
Former N.M. Gov. Richardson remembered.

What would you think if a sitting state senator was also a lobbyist? And that senator drafted legislation that would ensure he no longer had to register as a lobbyist? Or that his lobbying clients are county officials, so his fees are coming from public funds? How about that he has employed a convicted child sex offender since 2005? Or has been the subject of a sexual harassment investigation that found more than one of the numerous allegations to be substantiated?

Obituaries
Obituaries
Maliah Rosenbloom
Maliah Jo Rosenbloom passed away peacefully among her loved ones in Albuquerque, New Mexico on April 19, 2023, after an 11 year journey living with ovarian cancer. She was born on May 13, 1962, in …