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A History of Violence and Financial Troubles

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Walking the Torrance County Detention Facility

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Mountainair Town Council Meeting Ends with Startling Allegations

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Estancia Trustees Learn New Tricks of Animal Control, Code Enforcement, and German Television

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East Mountain CERT ceases operations

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Mountainair Selects New Trash Company

Over the September 5th and September 19th, 2023, Town Council Meetings, the Mountainair Town Council selected Universal Waste Systems as the new trash management provider for the town. When Mountainair's waste management contract ended, two companies - Sierra Sanitation and Universal Waste Systems - started negotiating a contract

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Mountainair's Plans for Nabbing Police Officers

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Torrance County Sheriff's Office: Jeremiah Sanders, Wanted for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Torrance County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) is currently investigating allegations of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon against Jeremiah Sanders. According to Undersheriff Stephanie Reynolds, Sanders is wanted in connection with a shooting that occurred on the morning of September 20, 2023. At that time, TCSO deputies responded to a

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Estancia Moves on School Resource Officer

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Governor's Emergency Order Causes County Commissioner to Leave Democratic Party

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Mountainair Blaze Destroys Garage

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Mountainair Board of Education Considers HVAC and Security Solutions

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Sunflower Festival Attendance Benefits Local Business

Free and public access to this post is sponsored by the Manzano Mountain Art Council, which hosted the 2023 Sunflower Festival on August 26, 2023. Readers interested in learning more about the Manzano Mountain Art Council and the services it provides our community can click here to see current exhibits

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Initial List of Candidates for the 2023 Local Elections

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Despite Arrest, St. Alice Fiesta a Welcoming Event

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Estancia Trustees Focus on Baseball Field Improvements

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Town Council Brings Municipal Law Enforcement Back to Mountainair

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Update regarding Estancia and Sunshine Laws

On Tuesday, August 15, 2023, the Mountainair Dispatch was contacted by Estancia Mayor Nathan Dial and Estancia Town Clerk Michelle Jones. Dial and Jones were gracious with respect to the article published on the Mountainair Dispatch, Did Estancia Trustees Violate Sunshine Laws and Plan to Misuse Town Funds?. They explained

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Did Estancia's Trustees Violate Sunshine Laws and Plan to Misuse Town Funds?

Estancia's August 7, 2023, Meeting of the Board of Trustees was far from an ordinary municipal government meeting. By the meeting's end, it became a question of whether town officials broke the law.

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Mountainair Birthday Celebration A Success

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Mountainair Town Council Looks at Hiring Matters and Increases Utility Rates

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EMS, Water Meters, and Natural Gas Issues Addressed in Town Council Meeting

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Fire on Red Bluff Rapidly Contained by USFS and Mountainair Firefighters

Just past Mountainair High School's football field, Third Street curves around the MIP property, briefly turning into Smith Road before becoming Red Bluff Road at the next curve. There, a set of power lines hang over the metal gate to the Lovato family's ranch. The lines

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Estancia Trustees Address Pay Raises for Clerk and Interim Chief

The July 17, 2023, meeting of Estancia’s Board of Trustees could be broken down into three broad topics: land use and maintenance, matters concerning the interim chief and town clerk, and the Old Timers’ Day events. Mayor Pro Tem Noah Sedillo was not present for the meeting, so all

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Mountainair BOE addresses the end of the fiscal year

The June 27, 2023, meeting of the Mountainair Board of Education began with Mountainair Public Schools business manager Peter Nieto working to close out several financial matters before the beginning of the fiscal year on July 1, 2023. Specifically, Nieto addressed payroll, expenditures, multiple budget adjustment requests related to operational