Burning Question: Many Firewood Sales Skirt State Law
By RUSSELL HUFFMAN As winter sets in and utility costs soar, more New Mexicans are buying firewood from roadside sellers. However, state officials warn that...
The Last Drop: The Twilight of Frontier Justice in the Estancia Valley
The history of the American West is often imagined as a sudden, sharp snap—a violent era brought to an abrupt halt by the arrival of...
Locked In: Damion Reyes Finds New Strength in ‘Lockdown’ Role for East Mountain
SANDIA PARK, N.M. — If you look closely at the eyes of East Mountain High School senior Damion Reyes when the Timberwolves are on defense,...
Quadrantid Meteor Shower Set to Peak Overnight Jan. 3–4
While most of the world rings in the New Year with fireworks, the cosmos is preparing its own pyrotechnics. The annual Quadrantid meteor shower is...
Prohibited Fireworks Can Lead to $1,000 Fine
There’s nothing like ringing in the new year with some fireworks, but East Mountain area residents need to be aware of the various fireworks ordinances...
Proactive Measures Can Protect Pets During New Year’s Eve Fireworks
The upcoming New Year’s Eve celebrations promise dazzling light displays for humans, but for many pets, the accompanying booms and flashes are a source of...
The Moriarty Shortcut: How a Cross-Country Footrace Helped Bring Route 66 to the East Mountains
TIJERAS, N.M. — While the 1928 “Bunion Derby” was a cross-country spectacle, it was the steep, rugged slopes of the East Mountains that fundamentally altered...
Edgewood Hosting a “Chat with Commissioners” on Jan. 6
EDGEWOOD, N.M. — The Town of Edgewood will kick off the new year by opening the floor to its residents during a “Chat with Commissioners”...
The Great New Mexico Shortcut: A Tale of Spite, Snow, and the Mother Road’s 100th Birthday
If US Route 66 is turning 100 years old, how did the highway end up running through Moriarty, Edgewood and the East Mountains area in...
Pintos Power Through Intense Field at Shash Wrestling Duals
The Moriarty High School boys wrestling team finished with a 4-1 record at the Shash Wrestling Duals on Dec. 17, securing decisive victories over Bernalillo,...
Shoemate-Means Takes Gold at Shash Invitational for Moriarty Girls
The Moriarty High School girls wrestling team produced several podium finishes at the Shash Girls Invitational on Dec. 17, led by a dominant performance from...
Where Twigs Become Tools: The ‘Soulful’ Science of Learning Beyond Four Walls
By RUSSELL HUFFMAN TIJERAS, N.M. — In the modern world, the average American child spends between four and seven minutes a day in unstructured outdoor...
The Song is Ending: New Mexico’s Iconic Musical Highway Falling into Harsh Disrepair
TIJERAS, NM — It was once hailed as a triumph of “fun engineering” a stretch of the Mother Road that didn’t just carry travelers but...
Timberwolves Make History: East Mountain Secures Record 8th Straight Win
SANDIA PARK, NM — In a grit-and-grind performance that capped off a perfect first semester, the East Mountain High School Timberwolves defeated Oak Grove Classical...
Timberwolves Dominate Warriors in Road Rout
SOCORRO, N.M. – The East Mountain Lady Timberwolves left little room for doubt on Friday night, putting together a clinical performance to dismantle the Socorro...
Heartbreak and Progress: Lady Timberwolves Narrowly Fall to Ranked Tucumcari
SANDIA PARK — The result in the scorebook will read as a loss, but for an East Mountain girls basketball program chasing its first-ever winning...
Defensive Dominance: East Mountain Stifles Tucumcari Early, Moves to 7-0
SANDIA PARK — For the first ten minutes of action on Tuesday night at the Vista Grande Community Center, the rim was essentially closed for...
Caleb Gustafson Strikes Gold at Sandia Meet
The Moriarty High School wrestling team galloped into action this past weekend, delivering a strong performance highlighted by a championship run, two runner-up finishes, and...
Commission Green Lights Frost Road Trail Project
After a decade of planning, master plans, and pandemic-era delays, a critical gap in the East Mountain trail network is finally closing. On Thursday, Dec....
Timberwolves Roar Back: East Mountain Captures Bruce King Invitational Title with Comeback Win Over Melrose
MORIARTY — The East Mountain Timberwolves proved that it isn’t how you start, but how you finish that counts. Overcoming a double-digit first-half deficit and...