Joe Douglas Turner, 71 of Fort Sumner, NM passed away Friday, March 22, 2024, at Farwell Convalescent Center in Farwell, Texas following an illness. He was born February 13, 1953, in Seminole, Texas to the home of Joe Junior and Alice Lou (McMillan) Turner. The Turner family moved to Fort Sumner when Joe was in […]
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Community Briefs: March 20-26
E-Cycling Event Keep Bernalillo Beautiful Board will be hosting an E-Cycling Event so that residents will be able to safely recycle old electronics. The event is free and will be on Apr. 6 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Bernalillo Municipal Court Building. This is a drive-thru event so please stay in your […]
Nine Stealth City Elections
Nine municipal governments around New Mexico held local elections a couple of weeks ago. If you didnโt know anything about this, youโre in good company. For these municipalities, according to the Secretary of State, there were a total of 122,035 eligible voters. Of those, 9,785 voted. That is 8.02%. In the off-year consolidated local elections […]
Nine Stealth City Elections
Nine municipal governments around New Mexico held local elections a couple of weeks ago. If you didnโt know anything about this, youโre in good company. For these municipalities, according to the Secretary of State, there were a total of 122,035 eligible voters. Of those, 9,785 voted. That is 8.02%. In the off-year consolidated local elections […]
Nine Stealth City Elections
Nine municipal governments around New Mexico held local elections a couple of weeks ago. If you didnโt know anything about this, youโre in good company. For these municipalities, according to the Secretary of State, there were a total of 122,035 eligible voters. Of those, 9,785 voted. That is 8.02%. In the off-year consolidated local elections […]
Moriarty Softball Pounds East Mountain in Doubleheader Slugfest
When Moriartyโs softball team played a doubleheader at East Mountain last week, it was as much a local rivalry as it was a reunion. Members from both teams began their softball journeys with East Mountain Little League โ on the same field the Lady Timberwolves call home. โItโs crazy to be back here, I havenโt […]
Moriarty Softball Pounds East Mountain in Doubleheader Slugfest
When Moriartyโs softball team played a doubleheader at East Mountain last week, it was as much a local rivalry as it was a reunion. Members from both teams began their softball journeys with East Mountain Little League โ on the same field the Lady Timberwolves call home. โItโs crazy to be back here, I havenโt […]
The Independent News: March 21, 2024
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The Independent News: March 21, 2024
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Tijeras Author Completes Pioneering Trilogy
Author Dick Brown did much of the due diligence for his newest historical fiction novel well below the rim of the Grand Canyon on the back of a mule named Hank. “Guarding the Treasure”, the final book of Brownโs “Under the Canyon Sky Trilogy,” out in March, is based on over 60 years of Grand […]

