Interim super approved

The Moriarty-Edgewood School District will get a temporary superintendent while its school board looks for a permanent replacement for Karen Couch, who is leaving the district.

Fresh Produce

Gardens in the Estancia Valley haven't yet produced much of a crop so far this year, but that's not stopping organizers of the new Estancia Valley Farmers Market.

Bernalillo Co. mulls utility easement use fee

The Bernalillo County Commission will consider adopting an ordinance at its June 25 meeting that will institute a fee on utility companies that use county right-of-way to run water, sewer, electric and communications lines.

Physician grateful for 2 jobs

Linda Stogner, M.D., a tried-and-true family physician, loves her job at the Esperanza Family Health Center in Estancia and everything about it — her patients, her colleagues, the sense of community and giving that the position provides.

Spiny special

Edgewood's quadruped population increased by one last week with the arrival of a two-month old porcupine at Wildlife West, a local zoo and refuge center for native animals that are unable to successfully function in the wild.

Talking Talons returns

Just a few years ago, the future looked grim for Talking Talons Youth Leadership. The nonprofit organization had lost grants worth about $250,000 and had to give up its headquarters building in Tijeras, which also served as a zoo for its unique collection of raptors, reptiles and bats.

Drought douses Moriarty fireworks

People who want to come to Moriarty's City Park to light fireworks this Fourth of July will be out of luck this year — extreme drought has killed the event that has become a tradition over the past several years.

Solemn remembrance

What we have come to know as Memorial Day started from the ancient tradition of decorating a fallen soldier's grave, but it wasn't until after the Civil War that a day was dedicated to remembering those who died during war.

A farewell to seniors

Katlynn Hendricks, left, and Rebecca Henson smile for the cameras before the Moriarty High School graduation ceremony on May 18.

The graduation season kicked off last weekend for high school with three commencement ceremonies and lots of other activities.

Waste Authority meeting becomes heated

The Torrance County Commission and the Estancia Valley Solid Waste Authority board of directors held a joint meeting with the public last Saturday, ostensibly to discuss long-range finances. The topic, however, was often overshadowed by the hostility some residents feel toward the agencies and the disdain some EVSWA board members show toward their critics.

Yucca art on I-40

More than likely you've seen it, maybe even hundreds of times. For 10 years now, the giant polished aluminum sculpture of a yucca on the north side of Interstate 40 has greeted or surprised motorists driving into Albuquerque from the East Mountains, the Estancia Valley and points beyond.