By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Part 1 of 4 in “Rio Rancho’s Economic Playbook,” a series on the city’s economic development strategy. Rio Rancho has reorganized its economic development strategy at least three times since the late 1990s — and City Manager Matt Geisel thinks it’s time for the Governing Body to decide what the […]
Kevin Hendricks
Kevin Hendricks is an editor with nm.news where he oversees Sandoval County newsrooms. A native of Southeast ABQ, he reported for the ABQ Journal and Rio Rancho Observer before joining nm.news in 2024.
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Rio Rancho library marks 250 years of the Declaration of Independence
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho readers can walk through 250 years of democratic history without leaving Loma Colorado Main Library, as a new exhibition tracing the global ripple effects of the Declaration of Independence is now open. “Declaration 1776: The Big Bang of Modern Democracy” runs July 1 through September 12 at the […]
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From parades to fireworks: Where to celebrate Independence Day in Sandoval County
By Rodd Cayton Sandoval County residents looking for ways to celebrate the Fourth of July will have options throughout the day. The festivities will begin at 10 a.m. in Corrales, with the village’s annual parade along Corrales Road, from Corrales K-8 School to the Rec Center. Parks and recreation director Lynn Siverts told The Paper. […]
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Rio Rancho firefighters launch month-long food, school supply drive
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho Fire and Rescue kick off a monthlong Food and Back-to-School Drive July 7 through August 7, collecting non-perishable food for St. Felix Food Pantry and school supplies for local students, the department announced in a press release. “We invite everyone to join us in helping ensure that no […]
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Governor, AG accuse DEA of letting fentanyl flood NM streets, demand investigation
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. New Mexico’s overdose crisis just got a new villain, according to the governor: the federal agency that’s supposed to be fighting it. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says reporting from the Associated Press and Albuquerque Journal revealed the Drug Enforcement Administration knowingly let hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills reach New […]
Posted inJemez & Jemez Spring
Sierra de los Pinos residents head home as McCauley Springs fire holds at 43% containment
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. After six days of evacuation, residents of Sierra de los Pinos can finally sleep in their own beds again. Sandoval County and fire officials began a phased return to the community Tuesday morning, even as crews continue battling the 712-acre McCauley Springs Fire east of Battleship Rock. The fire, burning […]
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Sandoval County deploys mist truck to zap mosquitoes before they hatch
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Sandoval County is rolling out a new weapon in its war on mosquitoes this summer — a specialized truck that shoots a bacteria-laced mist 100 feet into the air to kill larvae before they ever become adults. The Public Health Road Runner 54564 truck goes into service in July, starting […]
Posted inTown of Bernalillo
Hopi artist brings ancient pottery tradition to Coronado Historic Site
A Hopi-Tewa artist who learned her craft from her grandmother will demonstrate the centuries-old art of Hopi Polychrome pottery — from raw clay to finished figurine — at Coronado Historic Site this Sunday. Valerie Namoki will show visitors how she harvests natural materials, grinds clay by hand with a mano and metate, sculpts and paints […]
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Brown appointed to Corrales council as replacement for Alsobrook
By Rodd Cayton Lisa Brown, a longtime Corrales resident and water-rights attorney has been named to the Village Council. Brown was sworn in immediately after Councilors ratified her appointment by Mayor Fred Hashimoto at the June 23 meeting. Brown, who grew up in Corrales and whose parents still live in the village, said she’s familiar […]
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Sandoval County hands salary power to the people
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Sandoval County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to stop setting their own salaries — handing that authority to a new five-member citizen commission instead. Ordinance 624-2610 creates the Sandoval County Elected Official Salary Commission, a resident panel that will set pay for all county elected officials, including commissioners themselves. The ordinance […]