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 (5-4) tonight for a rematch with the Tigers. The Mustangs led the regular-season game Sept. 22 by 33-32 at halftime, but then Elida came roaring […]
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The Independent’s Prep Football Roundup
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 (5-4) tonight for a rematch with the Tigers. The Mustangs led the regular-season game Sept. 22 by 33-32 at halftime, but then Elida came roaring […]
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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 Alamos 5, Moriarty 0 Bruno Vaquera and Cesar Aguilar each got off shots on net for the host Pintos, but neither found its mark against […]
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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 Alamos 5, Moriarty 0 Bruno Vaquera and Cesar Aguilar each got off shots on net for the host Pintos, but neither found its mark against […]
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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 persevered and kept publishing for the community despite the loss of local advertising and subscriber revenue. By the end of 2022 she was seeking a […]
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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 persevered and kept publishing for the community despite the loss of local advertising and subscriber revenue. By the end of 2022 she was seeking a […]
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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 the ground, were gathering in the graveyard for the wedding of the horribly handsome Harold and his headless bride Frieda. “They decided to get married […]
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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 recognized by SouthWest Writers as the recipient of its annual Parris Award, the organization’s most prestigious award. The Parris Award has been given for the […]
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State Seeks to Shut Down Two Local Pot Farms
Two Torrance County marijuana farming operations – including one already under investigation by state Attorney General’s Office — are facing preliminary injunctions tohalt production for a laundry list of violations under the Cannabis Control Division of the state Regulation Licensing Department. The first company, Bliss Farm – also doing business as Love 420 and Grown […]
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State Seeks to Shut Down Two Local Pot Farms
Two Torrance County marijuana farming operations – including one already under investigation by state Attorney General’s Office — are facing preliminary injunctions tohalt production for a laundry list of violations under the Cannabis Control Division of the state Regulation Licensing Department. The first company, Bliss Farm – also doing business as Love 420 and Grown […]