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Food, fun and Naloxone are coming to Rio Rancho this weekend. Soberfest Rio Rancho, a community event designed to raise awareness about addiction and celebrate those on their recovery journey, will be held at Haynes Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 12. Soberfest is a joint operation between Rio Rancho’s Desert Mountain Healing […]

Patrick Ethridge, the Albuquerque Journal’s top editor, is set to be released Saturday after serving a 10-day sentence in the Sandoval County Detention Center, according to court documents. Ethridge pleaded guilty to misdemeanor shoplifting on Sept. 25, court documents show. The Journal announced Sept. 27 that the 47-year-old Ethridge had been placed on “a mandatory […]

In 1995, five alcoholics opened the doors of the Mesa Club as a place for people battling alcoholism or drug addiction to meet as they work to get and/or stay sober. Nearly three decades later, over 30 people joined the board of directors and local leaders to celebrate the newly renovated Mesa Club in Rio […]

A new coffee shop that opened in Rio Rancho last week not only offers over 20,000 drink combinations — it also served up a big check to the University of New Mexico Children’s Hospital. Drive-thru coffee brand 7 Brew celebrated the grand opening of its second New Mexico location and first in Rio Rancho by […]

Rio Rancho Public Schools sent a safety message to families Sept. 24 to address a series of threats relating to potential school shootings.  The message said the district is “actively addressing” school shooting threats that have been circulating on social media and through text messages.  “The Rio Rancho Public Schools Safety and Security Department, in […]

Since 2019, Feed Rio Rancho Kids has been doing just that. Founded by Karen Schafer and Kitty Perez, Feed Rio Rancho Kids is a nonprofit that prepares and distributes snack packs for school kids in the City of Vision who are living with food scarcity. Feed Rio Rancho Kids’ motto is, “In Rio Rancho no […]