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Estancia High School athlete Olavio Hernandez wins National Spirit of Sport Award

Staff report The New Mexico Activities Association recently announced that Estancia High School student-athlete Olavio Hernandez is the National High School Spirit of Sport Section 6 Award Winner. This award recognizes individuals who have overcome adversity. According to a press release from the NMAA, Olavio Hernandez faced a significant challenge when his lower leg was […]

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Estancia High School athlete Olavio Hernandez wins National Spirit of Sport Award

Staff report The New Mexico Activities Association recently announced that Estancia High School student-athlete Olavio Hernandez is the National High School Spirit of Sport Section 6 Award Winner. This award recognizes individuals who have overcome adversity. According to a press release from the NMAA, Olavio Hernandez faced a significant challenge when his lower leg was […]

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Play Ball: Little League Registration is Now Open

By Independent Staff Registration is open for the Estancia Valley Little League 2025 season. Athletes ages 4 to 12 can participate and sign up for this baseball year.  Enrollment will run from Feb.28 through March 22.  To register online, families can visit leagues.bluesombrero.com/estanciavalleylittleleague or scan the QR code provided in the official flyer.  For questions […]

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Edgewood MOOves to Recognize Volunteers with COW Awards

This month, the Town of Edgewood will recognize community volunteers at the Community On the Way (COW) Awards and Potluck Banquet. The COW Awards will be presented at the banquet on March 13 at 6 p.m. at Estancia Valley Classical Academy. According to a press release, the awards recognize Edgewood volunteers and organizations that support […]

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Edgewood MOOves to Recognize Volunteers with COW Awards

This month, the Town of Edgewood will recognize community volunteers at the Community On the Way (COW) Awards and Potluck Banquet. The COW Awards will be presented at the banquet on March 13 at 6 p.m. at Estancia Valley Classical Academy. According to a press release, the awards recognize Edgewood volunteers and organizations that support […]

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Estancia Mayor: Community May Never Recover if Prison Closes 

By Andrea Vasquez A proposed bill, HB9, is currently facing opposition due to concerns about its negative impacts on local communities, especially the Town of Estancia and elsewhere in Torrance County.  The Immigrant Safety Act aims to prevent state and local governments from participating in detention agreements with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). […]

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Could Learning Torrance County History Stop Youth From Leaving the Area After Graduation?

By Hannah Grover  Estancia Municipal and Mountainair Public school districts high school students may be required to learn Torrance County history in the future. SB 314 would provide the school districts with $250,000 to develop a curriculum for Torrance County history.  The curriculum would encompass history from pre-Colonial times through the modern era. Javier Sánchez, […]

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Hal Crossley and the New Town of Buford, NM

This article is provided by the East Mountain Historical Society. Learn more at eastmountainhistory.org By Rick Holben Buford, New Mexico had its beginnings on 160 acres of land purchased in about 1937 by Hal Crossley, near what is now Old Route 66 and Eunice Road in Moriarty. In 1937, the alignment of Highway 66 was […]

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Legislators Introduce Immigrant Safety Act

This story was originally published by the Santa Fe Reporter. By Mo Charnot As state legislators enter their last week of filing before the new bill introduction period ends on Feb. 20, one bill that would axe New Mexico’s local government agreements with ICE detention facilities has resurfaced for the third time on the legislative […]

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Bill Aims to Stop Libraries from Banning Books Based on Politics, Ideology

By Nicole Maxwell A bill aimed at protecting public libraries from politically charged book ban attempts is making its way through the Roundhouse. HB 27, the Librarian Protection Act, sponsored by Rep. Kathleen Cates, D-Rio Rancho,  seeks to prohibit public libraries from getting state funding unless they adopt a policy prohibiting the removal of books […]