By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Local businesses and nonprofits lose money to hackers every year, and three Sandoval County-area legislators want to talk about what state law should do about it. Reps. Kathleen Cates and Joshua Hernandez and Sen. Jay Block join a bipartisan panel of lawmakers July 24 for a forum examining cybersecurity’s grip […]
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Rio Rancho firefighters, food pantry team up for first-ever back-to-school drive
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho firefighters and St. Felix Pantry are teaming up for the first time ever, launching a monthlong food and school supply drive that runs through Aug. 7. The partnership came together fast. Pantry president and CEO Tim Sheehan said he reached out to Fire Chief James Wenzel after watching […]
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Sandoval County takes over Cuba’s 911 calls
Cuba residents dialing 911 will now get Sandoval County paramedics and firefighters on scene, not a local ambulance crew, after the county took over emergency response for the area July 1. Sandoval County Fire and Rescue (SCFR) confirmed the change covers the Village of Cuba and northwestern Sandoval County, including parts of the Navajo Nation […]
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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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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 […]
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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 […]
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Bob Dylan, drive-in movies and the mother road cap a loaded weekend
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho wraps up June the way it started — with somewhere to be every night and a reason to slap on sunscreen every afternoon. The weekend of June 26-28 packs in local markets, free outdoor movies, live reggae and rock, Route 66 centennial history talks, stand-up comedy and a […]
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Sandoval County commissioners set to vote on elected official pay commission, hospital mil levy deal
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Sandoval County residents will soon have a say — at least indirectly — in what their elected officials earn, under a new salary commission the Board of County Commissioners is poised to create at its Wednesday meeting. Commissioners meet at 6 p.m. at 1500 Idalia Road, Building D, in Bernalillo. […]
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From Juneteenth to RanchFest: Your Sandoval County weekend planner
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho and Sandoval County families have plenty of reasons to leave the air conditioning behind this weekend, starting with the city’s official Juneteenth Celebration Saturday at Haynes Park. The City of Rio Rancho hosts the free event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the park, 2006 Grande Blvd. […]
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory hits the Bernalillo stage this month
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Charlie Bucket is about to find his golden ticket in Sandoval County. Rio Rancho Creative Crossroads, partnering with Open Arts Studio NM, stages its first-ever children’s theatre production, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” with performances Friday, June 26, and Saturday, June 27, at 6:30 p.m. at the Bernalillo High School […]