Road Warriors: Moriarty Pintos Embrace Toughness and Grit Entering Encinias’ Third Season
By Russell Huffman As the sneakers squeak against the hardwood and whistles echo through the Moriarty High School gym, head coach Caleb Encinias isn’t looking...
From a Food Box to the Director’s Chair: Linda Smith’s 37-Year Mission at Bethel Storehouse
By Russell Huffman Linda Smith remembers the exact moment her life changed, not as the Executive Director of Bethel Storehouse, but as a young mother...
Dunn Deal: A Moriarty Senior’s All-Star Journey
When Moriarty High School senior Michaela Dunn answered the phone call from her coach Michael Baguskis, her first reaction wasn’t excitement—it was disbelief. “I didn’t...
Storm Brewing in Moriarty: Lady Pintos’ Young Core Hungry for Success
There’s a storm brewing in the East Mountains, and as Moriarty High School girls basketball head coach Jana Baguskis enters her fourth season, she can...
The Zero-and-Zero Mentality: How Coach Brad Hofmann is Still Rebuilding the Timberwolves
The most dangerous thing in sports is a team that knows it can win but still plays like it has everything to prove. As the...
Moriarty Fire Department Awarded $600K Grant For Class A Fire Engine
MORIARTY, N.M. — The Moriarty Fire Department has been awarded $600,000 to purchase a new Class A fire engine, a significant investment that promises to...
You Don’t Have to Grieve Alone: HeartLight Center Brings Support to the East Mountains
Dealing with the loss of a loved one can feel isolated, but support is now closer to home here in the East Mountains area. HeartLight...
Coach Baguskis Reviews 2025 Campaign, All-District 2-4A Volleyball Announced
MORIARTY — Following the team’s recent awards banquet, Moriarty High School volleyball coach Michael Baguskis has officially closed the book on the 2025 season. But...
From the Florida Flats to the High Desert: The Paintings & Assemblages of William Bock
After decades in Florida, where the landscape is defined by its flatness and the seasons blur from one humidity into the next, Cedar Crest artist...
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Chavez Leads Expansion of Health Fair to Fill Critical Service Gaps in Moriarty-Edgewood
MORIARTY, N.M. – What began as a modest effort to help Moriarty elementary school families has blossomed into a vital resource for the entire region,...
Pintos Volleyball: Seniors Leave a Legacy, Underclassmen Flash Potential
MORIARTY — The Moriarty High School volleyball team concluded its 2025 campaign with a season defined by senior leadership and the emergence of a promising...
East Mountains Rally: Community Steps Up as Food Pantry Faces Record Demand
TIJERAS – In the face of a daunting spike in food insecurity, the East Mountains community is proving that tough times bring out the best...
Hidden History in the “Scissors”: A Guide to Tijeras Pueblo
The Tijeras Pueblo Archaeological Site isn’t a towering cliff dwelling like Mesa Verde or a massive stone complex like Chaco Canyon, but it is a...
Roosevelt Middle School Takes Part in New Mexico Electric Car Challenge
The hum of electric motors and the nervous energy of future engineers filled the gymnasium at Kennedy Middle School this past Saturday, as students from...
Moriarty Pintos Football: A Season of Grit and Determination
MORIARTY, N.M. — The Moriarty High School football season came to a dramatic and heartbreaking close last Friday night in the Class 4A state playoffs,...
Edgewood Lights & Ice Nights Returns, Seeking Sponsors and Holiday Decorators
EDGEWOOD, NM — The spirit of the season is set to light up Edgewood with the return of the “Edgewood Lights & Ice Nights” community...
Low-Flying Helicopter: No Cause for Alarm! New Mexico Aquifer Mapping Mission Underway
Residents across several regions of New Mexico should be aware of low-flying helicopters over the next few weeks, as the New Mexico Bureau of Geology...
Isaac Trujillo: The Wood Whisperer of Cedar Crest
The scent of Ponderosa pine and Juniper often hangs heavy and sweet in the air and it’s a familiar cologne to Cedar Crest’s Isaac Trujillo....
The Air Cure: How a Health Resort Became the Heart of Cedar Crest
The village of Cedar Crest, New Mexico, owes its very name and location to the ambitious vision of one man and the desperate hope of...
Edgewood Kicks Off the Holidays—and the Route 66 Centennial
EDGEWOOD, NM—The East Mountain community of Edgewood is set to sparkle with double the excitement this holiday season. On Friday, December 5, the town’s annual...