State rejects Ranch’s water application
An application for a permit to pump massive amounts of groundwater from beneath the San Agustin Plains in west-central New Mexico was denied by the New Mexico State Engineer last Friday.
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SHS softball team turns up heat
The Socorro High School girls softball team busted out in a big way, beating Hot Springs High by mercy rule in the District 3-3A opener for both teams at Socorro's Sedillo Park last Friday afternoon.
It’s official: iconic telescope now Jansky VLA
With the wave of a magic wand, it was done. The Very Large Array officially became the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array, and the world's most famous radio telescope took a giant leap deep into the 21st Century.
SEC trustee outed for recordings
Socorro Electric Cooperative board of trustee meetings are often colored with fireworks, and Wednesday's meeting was no exception. Co-op attorney Lorna Wiggins dropped a bombshell by reporting that Trustee Charlie Wagner had privately been tape recording board meetings, including discussions that took place during executive sessions.
Warriors open district play with victory
The high school baseball season can be broken up into three segments — the pre-district season, district play and the state playoffs. After going 6-6 to start the year, the Socorro Warriors opened up the District 3-3A season, 1-0, by beating the visiting Hatch Valley Bears on Tuesday.
Countersuit against Socorro Electric hits a snag
There’s been a snag in Socorro Electric Cooperative’s member-owners’ countersuit against the co-op, but the judge presiding over the case says it won’t take much to unravel.
Fishing derby teaches kids more than just angling
The Socorro County Chamber of Commerce, area businesses, community organizations, government agencies and interested individuals hope to snag local youth hook, line and sinker.
Steers lose doubleheader to Laguna Acoma
Though the Magdalena Steers lost both ends of its season-opening baseball doubleheader to Laguna Acoma last Saturday, promise filled the air. A young and inexperienced Steers team was competitive, losing by scores of 6-1 and 9-3 that weren’t indicative of how close the games really were.
The end of the trail
It looks like the end of the trail for Magdalena’s Trails End Market.
Up and coming
Magdalena High School baseball coach Manuel Martinez has an uphill battle, now in the second year of rebuilding a program that practically was started from scratch. But he and the Steers are climbing that hill, and the crest may not be as far off as it seems.
Attorneys amend complaint vs. co-op
Attorneys representing member-owners of Socorro Electric Cooperative filed an amended countersuit against the co-op in 13th Judicial District Court in Los Lunas on Monday. The amended version retains many of the same charges of breach of fiduciary duty by members of the co-op’s board of trustees and the former general manager, but differs from the original complaint by naming different parties to the lawsuit.
Former co-op manager wants change of venue
A district court judge set May 3 as the date for a hearing to decide whether a former Socorro Electric Cooperative manager's lawsuit against the co-op and two members of its board of trustees should be moved to another county. The hearing will be held in a 12th Judicial District courtroom in Carrizozo.
Young Warriors make strong season debut
If Monday’s results are any indication, Socorro High School’s boys golf team has a promising future.
Socorro High track & field teams quick out of the blocks
Socorro High School’s track and field teams are off to a fast start. Between the boys and the girls, the Warriors are already qualified for the state meet in 13 events, and coaches say there are more to come.
Warriors win home tourney
Kenny Gonzales got his proverbial baptism Saturday night, drenched with the contents of a water cooler at the conclusion of the Warriors Invitational high school baseball tournament, courtesy of his players.
Socorro boys first, girls second at home meet
After a false start, the Zimmerly Relays made it to the finish line, despite ominous skies, windy weather and cool temperatures on Saturday, with host Socorro winning the boys meet and its girls coming in second among four schools.
Windy weather causes power outages around area
Another winter storm is blowing through Central New Mexico, bringing fierce winds on Thursday and some snow to parts of Socorro County at the end of the week.
Alamo breaks ground on wastewater project
A long-awaited wastewater project on the Alamo Navajo Indian Reservation is officially under way. Officials from the Navajo Nation, the Alamo Navajo School Board, Inc. and community members participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the $2.6 million project last week at the site, located about a quarter mile northeast of Walters Park.
There’s light on the horizon
Exactly two years ago, I was preparing to write a column heralding Sunshine Week, a national initiative to promote open government, freedom of information and the public’s right to know. Before I had a chance to formulate my message, Socorro Electric Cooperative’s board of trustees gave me something to write about. That very week they announced their own set of resolutions to present at the annual meeting that year. Much to my consternation, and that of a whole lot of other people, their resolutions ran in direct opposition to those proposed by the member-owners, including the ones that called for the co-op to operate with greater transparency by following the Open Meetings Act and Inspection of Public Records Act.
Co-op trustees settle on proposal
A new plan for realigning districts within Socorro Electric Cooperative’s service area will be brought before members for their approval at next month’s annual meeting. After considerable debate, the co-op’s board of trustees selected one of two proposed plans during its meeting on Feb. 29.