Three days ago, the summer grasses were pale and so dry. The alliums had come up thickly on the hills, but a very dry August kept them from blooming in the profusion as they usually do. The land was feeling fragile. Then the clouds opened up.
Read MoreAh that renewing rain
This annual festival celebrating the love of acoustic music of all genres kicks off on Friday Sept. 6th..On September 6, 7 and 8, Pickamania 2024, will feature a talented line-up of bluegrass, Americana, and folk musicians at the Black Range Lodge in Kingston, NM.
Read MorePickamania 2024
The Supreme Court appoints a new special master to preside over the continuing Texas v. New Mexico Rio Grande case.
Read MoreWhat you need to know (continued), 8/26/24
Polycart customers way overpay and commercial-dumpster and drive-in customers at the scale house way underpay. “Free” recycling is paid for, really, by the polycart customers.
Read MoreTrash rates are going up. Will they be fair?
More wheeling and dealing behind closed doors by the T or C city commission concerning the purchase of the PNC Bank building for the police department. The purchase and purchase price was done in secret and a switch in how to pay for the building's renovation was too.
Read MoreSwitcheroo: police department’s gross receipts tax revenue will pay off new police building debt
Diana Tittle is leaving The Citizen.
Read MoreWhat you need to know about “Stuff you need to know”
The city commission approved the recording of a survey map of city land at the Aug. 14 meeting, a first step in offering the land for sale. Mayor Rolf Hechler said they are still gathering information and they won't sell "until we know what we are selling it for."
Read MoreT or C’s “Central Park” is safe for the moment
The Truth or Consequences city commission is considering the sale to a private developer of the mesa above town through which winds the Healing Waters Trail. Come to the commission meeting tomorrow to let your views about the contemplated sale be known.
Read MoreStuff you need to know, 8.13.24
This is a call for submissions of original work celebrating the ancestral homelands of the Gila Wilderness.
Read MoreCall for Submissions
Come and enjoy the music of a half dozen performers over 3 days in beautiful Kingston. Mark your calendar for September 6th, 7th & 8th.
Read MorePICKAMANIA 2024
New Mexico's state championship Envirothon team, the Scat Cats of Truth or Consequences Municipal Schools, do Sierra County proud at Envirothon's 2024 national competition.
Read MoreStuff you need to know, 8.8.24
Looking more closely at the educational policies likely to be implemented in a Trump presidency versus a Harris presidency
Read MorePolitical considerations, 8.8.24