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Community Briefs

Spring Workshops The NMSU Torrance County Cooperative Extension Services is currently hosting a four-part series of classes at the Bethel Storehouse in Moriarty following the free nutrition education classes.  March 11 – Leather Craft March 18 – Macrame Plant Hanger March 25 – Dream Catchers All classes will be held at the Bethel Storehouse in […]

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Moriarty Fire Dept. Fights Two Structure Fires in 48 Hours

The City of Moriarty Fire Department, firefighters and other emergency personnel were dispatched to the area of Lexco Rd. and Fernandez Rd. for a structure fire around 11:45 a.m. on Sunday, March 3. The cause is still undetermined, but the wind-driven fire appears to have started in a mobile home which quickly spread, burning four […]

Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Pueblos, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque

Moriarty Fire Dept. Fights Two Structure Fires in 48 Hours

The City of Moriarty Fire Department, firefighters and other emergency personnel were dispatched to the area of Lexco Rd. and Fernandez Rd. for a structure fire around 11:45 a.m. on Sunday, March 3. The cause is still undetermined, but the wind-driven fire appears to have started in a mobile home which quickly spread, burning four […]

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Girls with grit: Moriarty High School girls โ€˜falling in loveโ€™ with wrestling

Two girls stand close together in the middle of Moriarty High Schoolโ€™s gymnasium with their arms locked in a firm grasp. The floor is completely covered with a foam mat. Johnny Cashโ€™s โ€œRing of Fireโ€ blares at full blast throughout the gym. The girls start tussling with each other before plunging to the mat with […]

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Girls with grit: Moriarty High School girls โ€˜falling in loveโ€™ with wrestling

Two girls stand close together in the middle of Moriarty High Schoolโ€™s gymnasium with their arms locked in a firm grasp. The floor is completely covered with a foam mat. Johnny Cashโ€™s โ€œRing of Fireโ€ blares at full blast throughout the gym. The girls start tussling with each other before plunging to the mat with […]

Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Pueblos, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque

Commission Lauds Legislature’s Inaction to Close Detention Center

Torrance County, Estancia in particular, dodged an economic bullet recently when the State Legislature let a Senate bill die on the floor that would have prevented the Torrance County Detention Facility from continuing to house immigrant detainees. Janice Barela, county manager, told the commission last week that the bill passed two senate committees along party […]

Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Pueblos, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque

Commission Lauds Legislature’s Inaction to Close Detention Center

Torrance County, Estancia in particular, dodged an economic bullet recently when the State Legislature let a Senate bill die on the floor that would have prevented the Torrance County Detention Facility from continuing to house immigrant detainees. Janice Barela, county manager, told the commission last week that the bill passed two senate committees along party […]