Mountainair mayor appoints Wayne Jones to fill late wife’s council seat
Mountainair’s Town Council will get a familiar face in a painful moment: Wayne Jones, husband of late Mayor Pro-Tem Gayleโฆ

Should Edgewood raise taxes to subsidize business growth?
Commissioners ask town’s Economic Development Advisory Board to review proposal
Campaign to disincorporate Edgewood gains momentum after chaotic commission meeting
Group has until August to gather enough signatures to force a vote
Commissioner Murillo walks out of meeting; Commissioners learn he directed changes to fire agreement, now jeopardizing implementation
Angry residents worry about losing home, business insurance in less than 30 days

Full Circle: Estancia superintendent retiring as a lover of rural schools
After 45 years in education, Cindy Sims is retiring at the end of the school year
Local firefighters arrested, held in assault on mentally ill man in Estancia
Suspects denied attack, but video showed otherwise

Sheriff finds man missing from Sandia Crest Rd, still seeking missing Tijeras teen
16-year old has been missing since last week
Tijeras turns back to the well it took offline over PFAS fears
Well 1’s sudden failure Thursday forced the village to bring Well 3 back online as a backup water source
Olivas, Riley advance to East Mountain County Commission race in November
Olivas seeks a second term
East Mountain school breaks ground on new middle school expansion
Award-winning school continues growth in East Mountains

PNM, Blackstone to reverse problematic $400M early stock sale and extend acquisition timeline to 2027
PNM says it needs large investment to meet New Mexico’s zero-carbon energy goals
Lightning-caused Deer Canyon fire forces evacuations near Mountainair
Fire expands to more than 100 acres as subdivision remains on evacuation watch
Tree deaths in New Mexico tripled in 2025 as warming summers increases insects, stress on forests
Forests impacted by drought and heat increased 66%
Here’s who is turning out to vote in New Mexico’s primary elections, incl. how many independents picked party ballots
Will allowing independent voters to vote in primaries change partisan politics?



