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The Independent News: Dec. 29, 2023
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Edgewood Man Charged With Murder of Relative
An Edgewood man who is alleged to have beaten a relative to death on Christmas Eve was arrested Dec. 27 and charged with murder. Edgewood police officers were called to a home on Aspen Drive on Dec. 24 found Brian Enright, 49, unresponsive in the bathroom, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. While officers were […]
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Edgewood Man Charged With Murder of Relative
An Edgewood man who is alleged to have beaten a relative to death on Christmas Eve was arrested Dec. 27 and charged with murder. Edgewood police officers were called to a home on Aspen Drive on Dec. 24 found Brian Enright, 49, unresponsive in the bathroom, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. While officers were […]
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Setting new year’s resolutions is a valuable exercise
It’s that time of the year again, when we eagerly await the strike of midnight to turn our calendars to a brand new year. And with this new beginning comes a tradition that has been around for centuries – setting New Year’s resolutions. While the concept of making resolutions may seem like a modern-day trend, […]
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Edgewood Man Charged With Murder of Relative
An Edgewood man who is alleged to have beaten a relative to death on Christmas Eve was arrested Dec. 27 and charged with murder. Edgewood police officers were called to a home on Aspen Drive on Dec. 24 found Brian Enright, 49, unresponsive in the bathroom, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. While officers were […]
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The Biggest Stories of 2023
It has been an eventful year as The Independent concludes its first year under new ownership restoring regular newspaper service to the East Mountains and Torrance County. So with the end of the year at hand, it is customary to take a look back on the previous 12 months to remember the good, bad and […]
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The Polk Family Farm: Rescuing an “Endangered Species”
As grocery store’s shelves emptied during COVID it suddenly highlighted New Mexico’s growing dependence on out of state corporate agriculture for food. For decades there has been widespread consolidation of farms and a recent data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows there were 200,000 fewer farms in 2022 than in 2007. In an effort […]
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Best Sports Stories of 2023
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 […]
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County Hires New Fire Chief
After going five months without a fire chief since Don Dirks resigned the position in July, Torrance County has a new head of the department. James Winham was selected from a pool of eight applicants to be the fire chief, leading a department with nine firefighters/emergency medical technicians, three Emergency Medical Service lieutenants, a deputy […]