Bloomfield News

Three sport utility vehicles purchased for school administrators from an out-of-state dealer.

A simple mistake came close to costing Bloomfield upward of $1 million. But a chance encounter at a New Mexico Municipal League meeting in October set in motion a series of puzzling oddities with the state's tax checks-and-balances. City Manager Keith Johnson, after examining statewide figures Oct.

City councilors are scheduled to discuss oil and gas drilling regulations, a stimulus loan, a proposed 562-home development and a transportation plan at their 9 a.m. meeting Tuesday.

It always is sad to hear that corporations with local ties are discontinuing their operations in the region.

The Bloomfield City Council plans to address the replacement for Municipal Judge Edward Wood at its meeting Monday.

The Bloomfield school board Tuesday voted to utilize outside consultants to assist with finding a permanent new leader.

Western Refining is idling its refinery in Bloomfield, N.M., and is putting all New Mexico refining operations at its Gallup, N.M., refinery to save $25 million per year, the company announced Monday.

Second-grader Jeffrey Jones high-fived his dad after picking out the last items of his $100 shopping spree.

Charges against a 39-year-old Flora Vista man accused of kidnapping an ex-girlfriend, beating and holding her against her will for seven days, were dismissed in Aztec Magistrate Court on Thursday.

Shaylin Shannon, 3, right, is cautious as her mother, Strarla Shannon, admires Aldo Begay's dog, Cyrus, at Berg Park on Sunday.

Jade Torres, 18, steps out of the green route bus Friday, followed by Gabriel Chacon, 21, at their stop at the Farmington Public Library.

A 39-year-old Flora Vista man was charged Thursday with kidnapping an ex-girlfriend to force the woman to sign a statement requesting pending domestic violence charges be dismissed, authorities said.

I will be 75 in December and my wife is - well, younger than I am. We had called around to find out when and where the H1N1 vaccine would be available for high-risk recipients of the vaccine.

The Bloomfield City Council voted unanimously to implement a stringent attendance policy for city employees during the current influenza pandemic.

The demand for flu vaccine, including both seasonal and H1N1, is up by roughly three times the usual level in New Mexico, state health officials said.

This Friday is an important day for one Bloomfield business. Sacred Wind Communications is a finalist in an American Express and NBC competition dubbed "Shine a Light," which is a contest to choose one small business in the nation that is inspiring and has a unique approach to serving its customers.

Two of the four local school districts have experienced at least a 25 percent increase in the number of substitute teachers on their rosters, but it's unclear if the struggling economy is the reason.

The seasonal flu shot is available countywide through a variety of health providers, pharmacies and public health offices, but residents will have to wait several more weeks for the swine flu vaccine.

Community Relations Commission members may celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month a little late this year after commissioners apparently miscommunicated about who would organize an event.

Fall has arrived in the Four Corners. The leaves are turning vibrant shades of yellow, red and orange.