The 2024 election is in the books. All 112 seats in the New Mexico Legislature were on this year’s general election ballot and the East Mountains area has several new elected leaders. All election results are unofficial from the New Mexico secretary of state’s website. Republican Anthony Thornton bested Bill Scott 57%-43% to replace the […]
Kevin Hendricks
Kevin Hendricks is a local news editor with nm.news. He is a two-decade veteran of local news as a sportswriter and assistant editor with the ABQ Journal and Rio Rancho Observer.
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Bridging Sands of Time
Last week Edgewood community members celebrated a piece of New Mexico history finding a permanent home in Venus Park during the Huston Memorial Bridge’s ribbon cutting ceremony. The ribbon was cut by Dottie Miller, daughter of Donald and Mary Huston for whom the bridge is named. Miller said her father retired in Edgewood in 1983 […]
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Post election we still have to live with each other
Not long ago, I drove to Colorado and Wyoming to visit family members I hadn’t seen in a few years. It was mostly a social visit, although I’ve been working on the family history and genealogy and wanted to gather more information. I figured politics might come up. We may share genes, but we don’t […]
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Celebration of Life potluck will honor Mountainair author Steinlage
Author and beloved local leader Ben Steinlage died Sept. 23, leaving a huge hole in the Mountainair community. A Celebration of Life potluck for Steinlage is set for Nov. 8 at 3 p.m. at the Dr. Saul Community Center, 109 N. Roosevelt Ave., in Mountainair. Attendees are asked to bring their favorite dish. Cards can […]
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East Mountains residents rail against proposed Diamond Tail Solar
Residents of the East Mountains area outside of Albuquerque packed into the Vista Grande Community Center in Sandia Park on Oct. 29 to express opposition for a proposed solar farm with battery storage. The Diamond Tail Solar Project would be built on private land that has been used for cattle ranching and filming movies. Before […]
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America is stable but we have serious problems
I have been letting my moderate-ness show more in recent months and especially in recent weeks in pointing out the disappointments of the two presidential platforms and the relative insignificance of the occupant of the White House against the might of the powerful American economy. This election matters. A collective gasp was heard Oct. 25 […]
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Report: Gaps in Detention Data from Torrance County Detention Facility Show Racial Disparities
By the American Immigration Council The Torrance County Detention Facility is one of approximately 200 facilities across the United States where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detains immigrants with pending removal proceedings. A report from the American Immigration Council says “this detention facility holds a notorious reputation for its inhumane living conditions and for the […]
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Torrance County Clerk apologizes for return address mishap on estimated 140 ballots
The lead elections official in Torrance County is apologizing and assuring voters that their ballots will be counted after workers mistakenly mailed about 140 absentee ballots without return address labels. Republican Torrance County Clerk Linda Jaramillo said the clerks’ office had received more than 100 of those now-completed ballots back as of Friday. “This was […]
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Spine-Tingling Tales from Tijeras Canyon
By Rick Holben, East Mountain Historical Society In late December 1941, the Albuquerque Journal reported that three men – F.C. McDoughall, John Goostree and Jimmy Galvanado, all from the Tijeras Canyon area – were exploring old mines south of Linda Vista, in Coyote Canyon, when something caught their eyes at the bottom of one particular […]
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Edgewood Comprehensive Plan Public Meeting set for Nov. 6
The Town of Edgewood is holding its third public meeting on the Edgewood comprehensive plan on Nov. 6 from 6-8 p.m. at the Edgewood Town Office, 171-A NM 344. Consensus Planning, the Town’s consultant, will present the draft comprehensive plan, a 20-year framework for how Edgewood should grow and develop. The comprehensive plan addresses land […]