Something to bark about: Local animal shelters receive $180K for health and comfort improvements
By Rodd Cayton Torrance County and the Town of Edgewood are among 17 animal shelters across New Mexico benefitting from a grant program that disbursed…
Pirates and Vikings storm Edgewood for 7th Annual Summer Festival
Drums of the North and cannon fire return to Edgewood in August when the Pirate Viking Summer Festival sails back into Wildlife West Nature Park…
East Mountain Food Pantry’s Back2School Bash returns with bounce houses, raffle prizes and free school supplies push
East Mountain families can lock in a free day of bounce houses, food trucks and games while helping stock backpacks for local kids headed back…
Edgewood, Santa Fe County finalize new fire service deal just in the nick of time
By Rodd Cayton, Route 66 Independent — After months of uncertainty, false starts and conflicting ordinances, town commissioners in Edgewood gave in and approved a…
Should Edgewood raise taxes to subsidize business growth?
Amidst months of discussion and debates over budget gaps and fire service costs, town commissioners asked the town’s Economic Development Advisory Board to evaluate a…
Campaign to disincorporate Edgewood gains momentum after chaotic commission meeting
By Rodd Cayton, The Route 66 Independent — As sparks fly at town commission meetings, organizers of an effort to disincorporate Edgewood are moving toward…
Commissioner Murillo walks out of meeting; Commissioners learn he directed changes to fire agreement, now jeopardizing implementation
By Pat Davis, Route 66 Independent – Patience and time are both in short supply in Edgewood these days as the town’s commissioners struggle to…
Santa Fe County says Edgewood’s changes to fire ordinance violate agreement, threatening emergency services, again, before they start
EDGEWOOD, N.M. — Santa Fe County officials have rejected a revised ordinance proposed by the Town of Edgewood to fund fire and emergency medical services,…
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OTHER NEWS
From afterthought to early player: New Mexico’s new role in 2028 presidential primary
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. New Mexico could leapfrog nearly every other state in choosing the next Democratic presidential nominee. The DNC’s Rules and Bylaws…
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 Gayle Jones, has accepted an appointment…
Mountainair mourns Mayor Pro-Tem Gayle Jones, a legend of NM municipal government
Mountainair is mourning the loss of Mayor Pro-Tem Gayle Jones, a fixture of New Mexico municipal government whose career touched three towns, two emergency responder…
Beyond partisanship: Why I’m running to secure the future of the East mountains
Submitted by Zach Withers Friends and neighbors, my name is Zach Withers and I am the independent candidate in the House District 22 State Representative…