Mountainair It is playoff time for the Mustangs, which secured a No. 5 seed in the 6-man bracket. That means that Mountainair (5-3) will be heading back to fourth-seed Elida […]
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Posted inEstancia, Moriarty, Torrance County, Uncategorized
The Independent’s Fall Sports Roundup
Boys Soccer Oct. 19 St. Michael’s 2, East Mountain 1 Although Trevor Head’s goal kept it close for the visiting Timberwolves, it was not enough to overcome the Horsemen. Los […]
Posted inEstancia, Moriarty, Torrance County, Uncategorized
The Independent’s Fall Sports Roundup
Boys Soccer Oct. 19 St. Michael’s 2, East Mountain 1 Although Trevor Head’s goal kept it close for the visiting Timberwolves, it was not enough to overcome the Horsemen. Los […]
Posted inEstancia, Torrance County, Uncategorized
Independent Restores Home Delivery, New Online Options
The Independent has seen some tough times of late as the pandemic very nearly put an end to the publication after more than two decades. Longtime owner and publisher Leota Harriman […]
Posted inEstancia, Torrance County, Uncategorized
Independent Restores Home Delivery, New Online Options
The Independent has seen some tough times of late as the pandemic very nearly put an end to the publication after more than two decades. Longtime owner and publisher Leota Harriman […]
Posted inCorrales
Corrales Couple Displays Halloween Spirit
It was a dark and ghoulish night on a dead end street on the westside of Corrales. Creatures were stirring. A crowd of mostly skeletons, some crawling up out of […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Corrales
Corrales Author Collects Two Big Awards
Corrales resident Jim Tritten’s photo graces this month’s cover of Military Writers Society of America magazine as the organization’s Writer of the Year. On the heels of that, he was […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Placitas
Filling in the Holes in History
The book “Holes in Our Hearts” published earlier this year was integral in winning one of its authors and co-editor two prestigious awards this year. It was also instrumental in […]
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Sandoval County
Four Vying for Two Positions on Flood Control Board
Four candidates are competing for two seats on the board of directors for the Southern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Authority (SSCAFCA), including the board chairman. Ronald A. Abramshe is […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Placitas
Decades of Work Near Long-term End to Placitas Mining Threat
It was the mid-1990s when Las Placitas Association President Carol Parker began scouting for a leader to take over nudging the feds into protecting thousands of acres of public land […]