Hanson Oxford, a cadet in the Socorro Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol, has received an appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., and will begin his training there in June. Oxford, the son of William and Christina Oxford, graduates from Socorro High School on Friday.
Air Force Airman Chandler R. Benavidez graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in…[Read more]
Bosque del Apache Refuge hosted an Earth Day event on Friday, April 19. The students of San Antonio Elementary School attended the event, planted native plants for pollinators, attended a…[Read more]
Street Beat, billed as an explosion of urban rhythm and dance, and featuring modern “street” choreography, visited Magdalena schools Thursday to teach the students about hip-hop and rhythm. The students…[Read more]
Once a year, Girl Scouts around the country venture into the entrepreneurial world to learn business and financial skills and earn money to fund their Girl Scouting goals.
Michael J. Armijo II, an eighth-grader from Sarracino Middle School, is Socorro County's 2013 Spelling Bee champion.
Nine-year-old Marco Ybarra earned several state gymnastic championship titles at the March 16 meet in Albuquerque.
Quatro Bursum enlists the help of Tumbleweed 4-H Club members Christopher, Logan and Ashley Tafoya
Kathy Peralta, daughter of Vitalia Peralta, and Patrick Beach were married Feb. 14, 2013, by Judge Jim Naranjo at Socorro Magistrate Court.
Friday, Feb. 22 Fort Escondida noon — Camps open to reenactors 4 p.m. — Camps open to public 6 p.m. — After dark artillery exchange Saturday, Feb. 23 Fort…[Read more]
Valarie (Ayon) Risley, daughter of Lawrence Ayon, of Los Lunas, and Georgia and Martin Gallegos, of Albuqueque, sister of Eddie and Adriane Ayon, of Los Lunas, and granddaughter of Eddie and Helen Sanchez, of Socorro, has been serving in the United States Air Force since July 2000.
On Nov. 4, 2012, New Mexico Tech graduate Ephraim Ford, an engineering manager at NRAO, above, made his bid at the Guinness World Record book when he and a crew…[Read more]
The Robert E. Lee Birthday Shoot takes place this weekend at the Socorro Gun Club shooting range beginning around 10 a.m. On Saturday, Jan. 19, re-enactors from around New Mexico…[Read more]
Aspen Saige was a complete surprise to her parents Amanda Guerro and Patrick Betone of Alamo.
A chance encounter along a dirt road in Roosevelt County in 1937 set the wheels in motion for a lifetime of love.
Isabel Chavez has been recognized as Magistrate Court Clerk of the Year/Southwest Area for her work at Socorro Magistrate Court.
At Bosque del Apache over 30 different research projects are taking place at any given time. From an ongoing study on mountain lions to a weekly waterfowl survey, the bosque…[Read more]
The Friends of the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is working hard to help make the 2012 Festival of the Cranes a soaring sensation, just as it works all…[Read more]
