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Teens Investigated For Stealing Guns From Politico's Corrales Home

Five firearms were stolen from the Corrales home of former Secretary of State candidate Audrey Mendonca-Trujillo, a conservative who last year drew national attention for promoting a gun raffle to …

Our Newsroom Wins Statewide Honors For Reporting on Police, Public Lands, Native History

The New Mexico Press Women honored reporters and editors from the Ctrl+P Publishing group with 7 awards for excellence in reporting in the organization's 2023 communications …

Corrales Chronicles I didn’t know that!

Did you know that less than 200 years ago thousands of horses were running free on the Great Plains in Texas? We came across this information in an article about early horse trading by Professor Dan …

Fatal Shooting

Albuquerque police say a man was shot and killed while on a motorcycle near a busy intersection leading into Corrales on the afternoon of March 18.The incident closed the intersection of Coors Road …

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Audit Report Finds Corrales Noncompliant

A 2022 audit report received by the Corrales Village Council on March 14 found that the village was not compliant with state law and also found a material weakness. During the meeting held last …

Corrales Care Provider Will Appeal Loss of State Contract

A Corrales business will appeal a decision by the New Mexico Department of Health to end its contract to provide services that assist individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.A …

Test at Corrales Siphon Proves Successful

A test of a temporary electric pumping system for the Corrales Siphon proved successful March 13, meaning farmers should be able to get water to irrigate during the upcoming growing season.The …

Village Looks Into Moving Municipal Elections to November

Should the village of Corrales let Sandoval County run its municipal elections? It’s been considered before and the question was brought up again during the Village Council meeting on Feb. 28. …

Ex Novo Selling Two Oregon Locations

Ex Novo’s owners are coming home. Ex Novo Brewing Company owner and founder Joel Gregory told The Oregonian late last week that he would be selling the two Ex Novo locations in Oregon to focus on …

Police Officer Heaton Honored for Public Service

Corrales Police officer Walter Heaton was presented with VFW Post 5432’s Law Enforcement Public Service Award at the Corrales Village Council meeting on Feb. 28. Heaton, who has been with the …

2023 Book Awards: Judges Needed

The 2023 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards program (our 18th year) needs more judges! Books are by authors and publishers from New Mexico and Arizona and books about either state that have been …

Heidi’s To Offer Feel-Good Foodie Treats

By Devin D. O'Leary "I've always been really passionate about cannabis," says Chef Dmitri Eleftheriou from his gleaming kitchen in Albuquerque's industrial district. "So I want to transfer that …

Corrales Chef Spreads the Word about NM Dishes and Ingredients

Chef Jon Young of Corrales has been named New Mexico Food Ambassador by the Dept. of Agriculture for a tenure of two years. That means he will shout the word about local food and food products …

Back to the drawing board with paid family medical leave

Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder, a trailblazer for women, passed away recently at the age of 82. She retired in 1996 at age 56, having served 24 years. Schroeder championed the passage of the …

Reinventing the state school board

Something we New Mexicans are not good at: electing officials for certain powerful statewide commissions. Our track record is abysmal. We have elected people who have disappointed us over and …

Not Your Ordinary Bicycle

You might have seen him riding around the streets of Corrales on what at first glance looks like a bicycle. And it is a bicycle, but something’s different. Instead of pumping pedals, …

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Dianna Shomaker: 2023 Legacy Artist

By Rebecca S. Cohen “Here is my muse,” Dianna Shomaker tells visitors, mischievously pointing to a two-dimensional red-haired figure painted on the concrete floor. The artist has …

County May Ban Feeding Wild Horses

A proposed county ordinance that would ban the feeding of wild horses and other wildlife is drawing mixed reaction from the public. The proposal would make it illegal to feed certain wildlife, …

It’s Not a Horse Problem, it’s a Human Problem

Editor: I wanted to address the so-called "horse problem." In my opinion, this is not a horse problem. It's a human problem. I can't count the number of times I've had to panic stop or pull …

Music in Corrales Puts the Music in Schools

By Stephanie Hainsfurther Music teacher Eduardo Trujillo led his Cibola High School guitar class in a pre-performance practice on Friday, Feb. 10 at the performing arts center there. They played a …

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Optum NM: Health Can Decline Due to Social Isolation

Interview by Stephanie Hainsfurther Feeling lonely? See your family physician. Not just for the face-to-face interaction, but because your doctor is your point of connection to the assistance and …

Thirsty Gardener: Plan(t) Your Garden with These Beautiful Books

A few of my all-time favorite books about gardens have kept my yearning for spring in check through the winter. Now I'm keeping them by the back door as references while I finish fall clean up (always a spring chore for me, the neglectful gardener). When I want to plan new gardens or revamp existing ones, I sit in the empty spaces and dream of what could be. These books fill those dreams with possibility. I know you'll love them as much as I do.

A Different Way to Bicycle

You might have seen him riding around the streets of Corrales on what at first glance looks like a bicycle. And it is a bicycle, but something’s different. Instead of pumping pedals, …

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By Meredith Hughes A new year, with me pondering the fate of three bees I spotted wandering among the corn I put out on a large dish for the birds. The temperature had risen into the low 40s. …

Coyote Found Skinned and Beheaded

By Josiah Ward A dead coyote was found skinned and beheaded with its hind legs bound together on Jan. 17 along the ditch bank adjacent to Corrales Road and Kings Lane. Police charged a local man …

County: Please Don’t Feed the Horses

By Isabella Alves The residents of Sandoval County may not be able to feed their four-legged neeeeeigh-bors any longer. At its Jan. 25 meeting, the Sandoval County Board of County Commissioners …

National Park Service’s John Conoby Dies

Corrales’ John Conoboy died suddenly on New Year’s Day after a 32-year career with the National Park Service, most notably its National Trail System. A memorial will be …

Former Judge, Educator, ‘Free Spirit’ Dies at 79

Former Corrales municipal judge and bilingual educator Martha Cushing died Dec. 7, days before her 80th birthday. She was in an assisted living facility in Rio Rancho after being hospitalized for …

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