Events 2024 Mountainair Gymkhana Rodeo Schedule The Mountainair Gymkhana Rodeo (MGR) staff announced the dates for this year's rodeos: * Sunday, April 7, 2024, at 8:00 AM * Sunday, April 28, 2024, at 8:00 AM * Sunday, May 12, 2024, at 8:00 AM * Sunday, June 9, 2024, at 8:00 AM * Sunday, June 30,
Events Upcoming Events for March 4, 2024 Do you want to advertise your Torrance County event in the Mountainair Dispatch? I’d love to publish it. Email todd@mountainairdispatch.com with the details. Federal Government Pecos National Historical Park Tour and ranger-led program times/locations will change starting March 8, 2024; contact the Visitor Center at 505-757-7241
News Mountainair Mourns Gabriel Padilla Gabriel Padilla, 23 years old, passed away on February 28, 2024. He is survived by his parents, his wife, and his two children. Gabriel was described by those who knew him as a hard worker who did all he could to care for his family. He worked at Vulcan Materials
Public Notice Public Notice: IFB-FY24-04 Fire Apparatus Maintenance and Repair Torrance County is seeking sealed, competitive bids for maintenance and repair services for Torrance County Fire Department Emergency and Fire Apparatus. Bid Packets may be obtained from the Purchasing Department located in the Torrance County Administrative Offices, 205 South 9th Street, Estancia, NM 87016. Also, via the County’s website
Public Notice Torrance County Public Notice: IFB-FY24-03 Maintenance and Repair Torrance County is seeking sealed, competitive bids for maintenance and repair services for vehicles within Torrance County Sheriff’s Department as well as other County fleet vehicles. Bid Packets may be obtained from the Purchasing Department located in the Torrance County Administrative Offices, 205 South 9th Street, Estancia, NM 87016.
News Legislative Session brings Funding to Torrance County Please consider subscribing to the Mountainair Dispatch. Your support helps cover the costs of reporting like this.Subscribe Now When the New Mexico Legislature closed its session in February 2024, it introduced a new Government Results and Opportunity Project Fund intended to cover the costs of local earmarks and pilot
Events Upcoming Events for February 26, 2024 Advertise with the Dispatch: If you are considering advertising with the Mountainair Dispatch, please get in touch with me at todd@mountainairdispatch.com or 719-496-1660. I can help with graphics and copywriting. Consider sponsoring free public access to a month's worth of news. It's a cheap
News Torrance County Commissioner Schropp Responds to EMWT’s Legal Concerns In a recent statement, Torrance County Commissioner Sam Schropp discussed his decision not to endorse financial support for the Estancia Moriarty Willard Torrance County Regional Water Association (EMWT) during the current legislative session. Schropp said that EMWT board member Michael Anaya approached him seeking a letter to Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham,
News Mountainair Town Council Votes to Hire a New Police Chief In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, the Mountainair Town Council decided to approve the hiring of Jimmy Macon, a law enforcement officer from Florida, as the new police chief in Mountainair. Macon is the first law enforcement employee of the town of Mountainair since the departure of
Events Upcoming Events for February 19, 2024 Do you want to advertise your Torrance County event in the Mountainair Dispatch? I’d love to publish it. Email todd@mountainairdispatch.com with the details. Federal Government Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument Ranger Choice Program * Every Friday at 11:00 AM, no registration required * Abó, Quarai, and Gran Quivira
News Town Council Meeting Focused on Education and Animal Control My apologies for the delay in posting this piece. I was unavailable last week due to the passing of a family friend in the recent storms that affected California. La'Sha Chavez, the secretary and librarian at Mountainair Elementary School, started off the discussion regarding the town's
Public Notice Business Networking in Torrance County On December 20, 2023, the Greater East Mountain Chamber of Commerce, also known as the Edgewood Chamber of Commerce, announced that it was shutting its doors. As far as is known, this was the only business networking organization targeting at least some part of Torrance County. There's no
Events Upcoming Events for February 12, 2024 Do you want to advertise your Torrance County event in the Mountainair Dispatch? I’d love to publish it. Email todd@mountainairdispatch.com with the details. Federal Government Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument Ranger Choice Program * every Friday at 11:00 AM, no registration required * Abó, Quarai, and Gran Quivira
Events Upcoming Events for February 5, 2024 Do you want to advertise your Torrance County event in the Mountainair Dispatch? I’d love to publish it. Email todd@mountainairdispatch.com with the details. Federal Government Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument Ranger Choice Program * every Friday at 11:00 AM, no registration required * Abó, Quarai, and Gran Quivira
Events Upcoming Events for January 29, 2024 Do you want to advertise your Torrance County event in the Mountainair Dispatch? I’d love to publish it. Email todd@mountainairdispatch.com with the details. Federal Government Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument Ranger Choice Program * every Friday at 11:00 AM, no registration required * Abó, Quarai, and Gran Quivira
News Torrance County Commissioners Continue to Delay on Firefighter Pensions Please consider subscribing to the Mountainair Dispatch. Your support helps cover the costs of reporting like this.Subscribe Now The Torrance County Commissioners returned to the question of whether to approve a new pension plan for firefighters offered by the Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico (PERA). The commissioners
Events Upcoming Events for January 22, 2024 Do you want to advertise your Torrance County event in the Mountainair Dispatch? I’d love to publish it. Email todd@mountainairdispatch.com with the details. Please consider subscribing to the Mountainair Dispatch. Your support helps cover the costs of reporting like this.Subscribe Now Federal Government Salinas Pueblo Missions
Members only Torrance County Commissioners County Commissioners Maintain Status Quo With Appointments
Events Upcoming Events for January 15, 2024 Do you want to advertise your Torrance County event in the Mountainair Dispatch? I’d love to publish it. Email todd@mountainairdispatch.com with the details. Federal Government Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument Ranger Choice Program * every Friday at 11:00 AM, no registration required * Abó, Quarai, and Gran Quivira
Events Upcoming Events for January 8, 2024 Do you want to advertise your Torrance County event in the Mountainair Dispatch? I’d love to publish it. Email todd@mountainairdispatch.com with the details. Federal Government Pecos National Historic Park Pecos National Historic Park is closed on January 8, 2024, due to inclement weather. Please note that Pecos
News A Keystone Member of Torrance County’s Public Safety Community Retires Tracey Master has been part of Torrance County's public health apparatus, in one form or another, since 1998. Back then, Master explained, she was the media representative for the Torrance County DWI Planning Council. Later, Master held the role of Torrance County Dispatch representative to the DWI Planning
Events Mountainair Public School Mental Health Night Mountainair Public Schools will be having a Mental Health Night on January 16, 2024, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM, that is co-sponsored by the Cook Center, a non-profit out of Utah, regarding vaping and substance use. This will be an online event, via Zoom, and parents can
