During 2023, The Independent worked to restore and improve its sports coverage and it was quite a year in sports around the East Mountains and Torrance County, particularly on the high school end of things. Here is a look back on what we believe are the top sports stories of 2023. 10. Mountainair Football Team […]
Housing & Homelessness
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Village Wants Collaboration with APS on School Redesign
The agenda for the Village Council’s last meeting of the year was light with just four action items, including routine resolutions done annually to set the meeting schedule and employee holiday schedule for the next year. But the Dec. 12 meeting went on for more than two hours with much of the time spent on […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Pueblos, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
‘Fearless’ Pintos Finish as Runners Up in Bruce King Tournament
Near the end of Moriarty’s Dec. 16 loss to the Clovis Wildcats in the annual Bruce King Tournament championship, Jordan Brown sank a …
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Pueblos, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
‘Fearless’ Pintos Finish as Runners Up in Bruce King Tournament
Near the end of Moriarty’s Dec. 16 loss to the Clovis Wildcats in the annual Bruce King Tournament championship, Jordan Brown sank a …
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Pueblos, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
$1 Million Allocated for County Fair Ground Repairs
More than $1.7 million in state Capital Appropriation Funds should soon be flowing into Torrance County after the county commission ..
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Pueblos, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Athletics Association Changes Districts Statewide
The high school sports landscape will look vastly different for the next two-year block as the New Mexico Activities Association Board of Directors agreed to a plan that significantly reduces the numbers of football districts among all classifications statewide. “The board asked us to think outside the box,” Sally Marquez, NMAA executive director, said during […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Heinrich Seeks Closure of Detention Center
A flood of raw sewage, including visible floating human feces, inundated two housing units of the Torrance County Detention Facility in …
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Community Briefs
Experience a range of festive events this season! From toy giveaways, parades, and Santa drives to basketball registrations and a …
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Community Briefs
Experience a range of festive events this season! From toy giveaways, parades, and Santa drives to basketball registrations and a …
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Heinrich Seeks Closure of Detention Center
A flood of raw sewage, including visible floating human feces, inundated two housing units of the Torrance County Detention Facility in …