Estancia News

February 4, 1910: Moriarty has entered the county seat controversy in Torrance County and there are now four bidders for the honor: Estancia, which has the advantage of being the county seat and of having an appropriation for a courthouse and having a daily newspaper; Willard, Progreso and Moriarty.

Moriarty's two truck stops, motels and fast food joints had plenty of customers last Thursday morning when a winter storm came through and dumped anywhere from 8 inches to a foot of snow in the East Mountains and Estancia Valley and points east.

It may have been wet last week, but the moisture didn't stop two property fires in the Estancia Valley.

A workshop for businesses, citizens, communities and counties in New Mexico's Estancia Valley will take place Feb.

Five Estancia residents are hoping to fill two four-year term open seats on the town's board of trustees.

Plans for a major water project, expected to serve 10,000 residents in the East Mountains and Estancia Valley, were unveiled last week.

Two residents of Estancia are vying for the municipal judge seat in the election on March 2. They are Bruce Dial and Morrow Hall.

With state and federal dollars in scarce supply these days, the town of Estancia is now working to secure funding for road and water improvements.

The U.S. Census Bureau is now locally recruiting temporary, part-time census takers for the 2010 Census.

In Torrance County, state District Judge Ted Kase isn't just known as a well-respected judge, but also a masterful baker of macadamia nut cookies; lover of potlucks and hot sauce; hater of pink Post-Its; and a stickler for aligned hole punches.

The Estancia School District had much to celebrate in 2009. Two school board members were recognized by the New Mexico School Boards Association for the 2009 school year.

Three months after Gov. Bill Richardson froze all capital outlay money, municipalities are finding out if they'll cash in on state funding previously promised.

The new year has started and now it is time for the political season to begin. Municipalities in the East Mountains and Estancia Valley will be holding elections on March 2. Candidates who wanted to be included on the ballots for municipal elections filed paperwork on Tuesday.

For those who truly believe the pen is mightier than the sword, the Estancia Valley Writers Group is challenging budding writers of all ages in the area to fire up that mighty ink.

Some professional musicians call New Year's Eve Amateur Night, because it's the one time of the year when people who don't drink that much go out and drink too much.

The H1N1 vaccine is now available in Torrance County. Earlier this week, Public Health Nurse Audrey Rodriguez was at work administering shots to residents in Estancia and Mountainair.

As 2009 draws to a close, not only are we looking at the end of a year, but the end of a decade.

Christmas is the time of giving, and we all have memories of gifts received. A A But what of those given? A A If we search our memories, we can think of something we gave or something given to another.

The formal plan to conserve and make best use of the water in the Estancia Basin is almost ready for final approval by the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission.

Water is important to growing grass anywhere, and nowhere does it carry more significance than in the Southwest.