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Will Higher Pay Rates Bring Cops to Mountainair?

Mountainair Mayor Peter Nieto has called a special Town Council meeting to discuss hiring a police force. Currently, the town has no police officers.  At the meeting, the mayor plans to request approval to update the pay scale to entice applicants.  The meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 25, in the Council […]

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Tri-County High-Speed Chase Ends With Flipped Vehicle in Moriarty

An Albuquerque woman is accused of leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen car through multiple counties. Authorities say the chase ended when the woman flipped the car in Moriarty. According to a criminal complaint, 23-year-old Maricela Marci Darcy Rosell is accused of driving a car reported stolen from Albuquerque at speeds over […]

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Vonda Lee Cammack

69-year-old Vonda Lee Cammack a long-time resident of Moriarty, NM passed away July 1, in Albuquerque. Vonda was born, on May 14, 1955, in Sacramento, KY to James Earl and Helen Ruth (Smith) Daugherty.  Vonda was raised in Owensboro, KY and Albuquerque, NM. She met and married Donald Paul Cammack on 23 Jan 1976 in Arco, […]

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Vonda Lee Cammack

69-year-old Vonda Lee Cammack a long-time resident of Moriarty, NM passed away July 1, in Albuquerque. Vonda was born, on May 14, 1955, in Sacramento, KY to James Earl and Helen Ruth (Smith) Daugherty.  Vonda was raised in Owensboro, KY and Albuquerque, NM. She met and married Donald Paul Cammack on 23 Jan 1976 in Arco, […]

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The Independent’s Guide to the Fourth of July

Madrid Annual Independence Day ParadeCelebrate Independence Day in Madrid! At 7 p.m. Wednesday, enjoy a Hip Hop dance party with Rhyme Craft at the Mine Shaft’s Engine House. The Madrid Annual Independence Day Parade starts at noon on Thursday, followed by live music from Strangers from Afar at 2 p.m. and singer-songwriter Westin Lee McDowell […]

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Heavy Rains Hammer East Mts., Edgewood and Torrance County

The East Mountain communities and parts of Torrance County received heavy rains this weekend after communities like Edgewood were still reeling from storm damage sustained from heavy storms on June 19.  Readers from the Tablezon neighborhood in the East Mountains reported heavy downpours.  Edgewood resident Mike Sanchez sent in photos of storm damage to his […]

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Roots of Edgewood

By Rick Holben, Photo Historian, East Mountain Historical Society July 2024 marks the 25th anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Edgewood, an area that covers nearly 57 square miles and boasts a population of about 6,000 people. These 57 square miles include portions of the historic homestead communities of Barton, Venus, Bachelor, Pine […]