Edgewood Police are searching for a male suspect who attempted a carjacking and then shot the owner of the vehicle at the Walmart Supercenter in Edgewood on the evening of Jan. 3 According to police, the vehicle owner walked out of the store and encountered a man attempting to steal his vehicle. The suspect then […]
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Edgewood Police Seek Armed Car-Jacking Suspect
Edgewood Police are searching for a male suspect who attempted a carjacking and then shot the owner of the vehicle at the Walmart Supercenter in Edgewood on the evening of Jan. 3 According to police, the vehicle owner walked out of the store and encountered a man attempting to steal his vehicle. The suspect then […]
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The Biggest Stories of 2023
It has been an eventful year as The Independent concludes its first year under new ownership restoring regular newspaper service to the East Mountains and Torrance County. So with the end of the year at hand, it is customary to take a look back on the previous 12 months to remember the good, bad and […]
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Community Briefs
Comprehensive Plan Update The Town of Edgewood has kicked off the planning process for an update to the Town’s Comprehensive Plan. As part of the planning process, the Town’s consultant, Consensus Planning, has created a community survey that asks a wide range of questions regarding the future of Edgewood and community aspirations. The results of […]
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Edgewood Man Charged With Murder of Relative
An Edgewood man who is alleged to have beaten a relative to death on Christmas Eve was arrested Dec. 27 and charged with murder. Edgewood police officers were called to a home on Aspen Drive on Dec. 24 found Brian Enright, 49, unresponsive in the bathroom, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. While officers were […]
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County Hires New Fire Chief
After going five months without a fire chief since Don Dirks resigned the position in July, Torrance County has a new head of the department. James Winham was selected from a pool of eight applicants to be the fire chief, leading a department with nine firefighters/emergency medical technicians, three Emergency Medical Service lieutenants, a deputy […]
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The Polk Family Farm: Rescuing an “Endangered Species”
As grocery store’s shelves emptied during COVID it suddenly highlighted New Mexico’s growing dependence on out of state corporate agriculture for food. For decades there has been widespread consolidation of farms and a recent data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows there were 200,000 fewer farms in 2022 than in 2007. In an effort […]
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The Polk Family Farm: Rescuing an “Endangered Species”
As grocery store’s shelves emptied during COVID it suddenly highlighted New Mexico’s growing dependence on out of state corporate agriculture for food. For decades there has been widespread consolidation of farms and a recent data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows there were 200,000 fewer farms in 2022 than in 2007. In an effort […]
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County Hires New Fire Chief
After going five months without a fire chief since Don Dirks resigned the position in July, Torrance County has a new head of the department. James Winham was selected from a pool of eight applicants to be the fire chief, leading a department with nine firefighters/emergency medical technicians, three Emergency Medical Service lieutenants, a deputy […]
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Edgewood Man Charged With Murder of Relative
An Edgewood man who is alleged to have beaten a relative to death on Christmas Eve was arrested Dec. 27 and charged with murder. Edgewood police officers were called to a home on Aspen Drive on Dec. 24 found Brian Enright, 49, unresponsive in the bathroom, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. While officers were […]