Washington, D.C. Debate is on in Washington, D.C., on dramatic cuts in the administration’s 2003 budget request for the popular Manufacturing Extension Partnership program. U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici has warned against the...

Los Lunas Commercial business owners don’t have to drive to Albuquerque to get a great deal. That’s what Alan Clark, the fleet and commercial manager at Brad Francis Automotive Group in Los Lunas wants people to...

Bosque Farms The Bosque Farms Village Council did not endorse employees recommended for top positions in the village Thursday, saying they want to review resumes before making final decisions. The action was not discussed during...

Tomé At the Rio Grande Utility Sewer Plant in Tomé, Bob Towle, plant operator, climbs ladders to oversee the sewage purification process bubbling below, as bacteria dissolves waste and produces a brown foam on the surface of the...

Quixote Humane Inc. has issued a statement that it has started a program, called Friends of the Shelter, to help improve conditions at the Valencia County shelter and increase the adoption rate of the homeless animals there....

Congratulations to the Middle Rio Grande Water Assembly and the Middle Rio Grande Council of Governments for developing a water management plan for the region. The two groups met in Los Lunas last week to work on the plan. There...

A grand opening is in the plans for May 5, but the newly constructed horseshoe pitching courts in Los Lunas are already getting a lot of use. “I’m excited — we’ve already had people coming out,” Michael...

Theresa Serna was honored in January by her long-time employer, Mrs. Pete E. Torres, as the staff of Pete’s Cafe celebrated her 25 years of service at the restaurant. Serna began working for Pete’s in 1976 as...

Los Lunas Cooperation and compromise – that’s what a mixture of farmers, developers and environmentalists agreed upon when they pondered how to balance water use in the area Tuesday night. The meeting, held in Los...

Roger Busch wants to make a difference in people’s lives. He wants to help guide those who are in the majority join the minority when it comes to debt. Busch, who owns Financial Legacy Alliance, works out of his home and...

Several charges against four Belen women accused of operating an illegal pyramid scheme have been dismissed. District Court Judge William Sanchez said he dismissed the charges without prejudice Monday morning because a tape...

Las Cruces Dr. Roland Sanchez of Belen stepped down as chairman of the board of directors of the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum at the end of 2001. Sanchez remains on the board until his term ends in January 2003. He...