Torrance County News

A small New Mexico town prepares for the funeral of a larger-than-life political legend, and a visit from one of his best pals, a former president of the United States.

Small, neatly folded, colorful sweaters sit on a small table beside Nancy Wilson's bed.

Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates for prescription drugs plunged this summer, then again in September, taking a bite out of the bottom line of many community pharmacies.

Edgewood won't solve its checkerboard annexation problems just yet. The water and sewer systems are not sufficient for it to incorporate more territory, according to a ruling which was met by applause from several residents by the state's Municipal Boundary Commission.

The Torrance County Detention Center in Estancia has a new officer-- and he is covered in black hair and loves to fetch a camouflage chew toy.

Two young adults and a teen boy have been charged with the burglary that did so much damage to the only store in Tajique it nearly put the place out of business.

Some capital outlay projects in the East Mountains and Estancia Valley are now in limbo.

Halloween is in the air, With rumors of ghosts from Madrid to Mountainair. The Shaffer may creak, the Mine Shaft Tavern may squeak, But are they haunted? Let's take a peek.

Two homeless men pleaded guilty Wednesday to their roles in the September death of another homeless man in downtown Santa Fe.

Parts of Torrance County may be eligible to participate in a federal program that would send government contracts to local businesses.

An Edgewood couple is being accused of defrauding the state of New Mexico to obtain more than $50,000 in public assistance.

A new report ranked New Mexico as the state with the fifth-fastest growth rate in wind-energy capacity from June to September.

The three R's are drilled into children's heads from day one at school. With growing populations meaning more trash at neighborhood landfills, local governments and solid waste authorities are working toward reducing the never-ending stream of waste.

Mayor elect Berry's selection of David Campbell as Chief Administrative Officer is a winner.

Everyone is all fired up about renewable energy. New windfarms are springing up all over the southwest and locally in Torrance County, New Mexico, one new project is ready to double in size and three more windfarms are in different stages of development.

Paul Sanchez, 31, the man charged in the April 8 deaths of Flora and Chris Chavez of Mountainair, pleaded guilty last Thursday to two counts of vehicular homicide.

Torrance County is in the planning stages of getting a new building to house administrative offices.

It seems appropriate that the state where Billy the Kid and his ragtag bunch of outlaws scoffed the law would hold a match to settle who is best with a shooting iron: cops or cowboys.

Transmission lines are the major obstacle of getting wind power from Torrance County to the Western market.

There will be a scrap tire recycling roundup in Torrance, Bernalillo and Santa Fe Counties this fall.