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Mountainair Dispatch - News for Torrance County, NM
By Todd Brogowski, Reporter/Photographer, former intelligence professional, investigator, attorney, Iraq vet, and coffee fiend.
Based out of Mountainair, New Mexico
By Todd Brogowski, Reporter/Photographer, former intelligence professional, investigator, attorney, Iraq vet, and coffee fiend.
Based out of Mountainair, New Mexico
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Obligatory “Hello World:” This is the Bluesky feed of the Mountainair Dispatch, www.mountainairdispatch.com , which provides news coverage for Torrance County, New Mexico. I’m Todd Brogowski, a reporter/photographer, former intelligence professional, attorney, and coffee fiend.
Mountainair Dispatch Selected for NMLNF’s 2025 Holiday Matching Fund Campaign
Mountainair Dispatch Selected for NMLNF’s 2025 Holiday Matching Fund Campaign
I’m excited to share some good news: the New Mexico Local News Fund (NMLNF) has selected the Mountainair Dispatch to participate in its annual Holiday Matching Fund Campaign. What does that mean for...
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December 3, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Mountainair Dispatch Selected for NMLNF’s 2025 Holiday Matching Fund Campaign
Upcoming Events for December 1, 2025
Upcoming Events for December 1, 2025
Do you want to advertise your event in the Mountainair Dispatch? I’d love to publish it. Email [email protected] with the details. There is no cost to publish upcoming events. Federal Government...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Upcoming Events for December 1, 2025
Another aspect of the New Mexico News Map is that it includes ratings, and I'm flattered to say they consider the Dispatch a "Notable Contributor" on par with publications I greatly respect.
New Mexico News Map
Interactive map and well-researched report describing the state of local news in New Mexico. Produced by NM Local News Fund and University of New Mexico, the report highlights serious concerns facing…
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November 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Another aspect of the New Mexico News Map is that it includes ratings, and I'm flattered to say they consider the Dispatch a "Notable Contributor" on par with publications I greatly respect.
Researchers map New Mexico’s news deserts buff.ly/B1OHYY9 I'm happy that the Mountainair Dispatch keeps Torrance County out of the news desert category. I am going to have to do more work on the north side of the county, I suppose.
Researchers map New Mexico's news deserts • Source New Mexico
A new in depth study of New Mexico's local news landscape quantifies the challenges and proposes next steps to address them.
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November 29, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Researchers map New Mexico’s news deserts buff.ly/B1OHYY9 I'm happy that the Mountainair Dispatch keeps Torrance County out of the news desert category. I am going to have to do more work on the north side of the county, I suppose.
How to Fight Your Health Insurance Denial With an External Appeal — ProPublica buff.ly/3xbKydN
This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts…
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November 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
How to Fight Your Health Insurance Denial With an External Appeal — ProPublica buff.ly/3xbKydN
La Gran Pastorela tour adds Mountainair
La Gran Pastorela tour adds Mountainair
The centuries-old Christmas tradition of La Gran Pastorela will once again take the stage across New Mexico this December, carrying forward a folk performance that predates statehood and continues to
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November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
La Gran Pastorela tour adds Mountainair
Upcoming Events for November 24, 2025
Upcoming Events for November 24, 2025
Do you want to advertise your event in the Mountainair Dispatch? I’d love to publish it. Email [email protected] with the details. There is no cost to publish upcoming events. Federal Government...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Upcoming Events for November 24, 2025
Temporarily Limited Communications
Temporarily Limited Communications
Frustratingly, the satellite dish I use for internet has passed into the great beyond, so the Mountainair Dispatch may not be as easy to reach (likely until next week) while I await a replacement from...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Temporarily Limited Communications
Holiday Food Boxes
Holiday Food Boxes
The Bethel Community Storehouse wants you to know that they will be giving out holiday food boxes on Tuesdays through Fridays from 12:00 PM to 3:45 PM. Come on down to the storehouse, 1719 4th Street,...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Holiday Food Boxes
Mountainair Council Approves Backlogged Expense Reports, Prepares to Use Rodeo and Community Center Grants
Mountainair Council Approves Backlogged Expense Reports, Prepares to Use Rodeo and Community Center Grants
The Mountainair Town Council met for a regular session on November 18, 2025, at the Council Chambers, opening with a moment of silence requested by Mayor Peter Nieto in memory of community member Isabel...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Mountainair Council Approves Backlogged Expense Reports, Prepares to Use Rodeo and Community Center Grants
Upcoming Events for November 17, 2025
Upcoming Events for November 17, 2025
Do you want to advertise your event in the Mountainair Dispatch? I’d love to publish it. Email [email protected] with the details. There is no cost to publish upcoming events. Federal Government...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Upcoming Events for November 17, 2025
Strong Winds Expected Monday Across Torrance County and the Central Highlands
Strong Winds Expected Monday Across Torrance County and the Central Highlands
While the National Weather Service has not issued a Wind Advisory as of this writing, current forecast data suggests that advisory-level winds are possible across the Central Highlands, including Torrance...
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November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Strong Winds Expected Monday Across Torrance County and the Central Highlands
Thank you to the Small Business Administration, the UNM-Valencia Small Business Development Center, and Yesterday's Attendees
Thank you to the Small Business Administration, the UNM-Valencia Small Business Development Center, and Yesterday's Attendees
I want to reach out today to SBA representative Ferdinand Detres and SBDC Manager Vernon Mulanix to thank them for their presentations at yesterday's Rural Virtual Networking (RVN or Raven) meeting. For...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Thank you to the Small Business Administration, the UNM-Valencia Small Business Development Center, and Yesterday's Attendees
Tomorrow's Rural Virtual Networking with the SBA and SBDC
Tomorrow's Rural Virtual Networking with the SBA and SBDC
A brief reminder to all that the Mountainair Dispatch Rural Virtual Networking program will be hosting reps from the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the University of New Mexico Small Business...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Tomorrow's Rural Virtual Networking with the SBA and SBDC
Upcoming Events for November 10, 2025
Upcoming Events for November 10, 2025
Do you want to advertise your event in the Mountainair Dispatch? I’d love to publish it. Email [email protected] with the details. There is no cost to publish upcoming events. Federal Government...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Upcoming Events for November 10, 2025
Bethel Community Storehouse Prepares Holiday Food Boxes as Demand Rises
Bethel Community Storehouse Prepares Holiday Food Boxes as Demand Rises
November 7, 2025 - Volunteers at the Bethel Community Storehouse have been hard at work assembling grocery boxes for both the nonprofit’s regular food distributions and its annual turkey donations....
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November 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Bethel Community Storehouse Prepares Holiday Food Boxes as Demand Rises
MMAC Jazz & Blues Festival Set for November 15
MMAC Jazz & Blues Festival Set for November 15
SPONSORED CONTENT - The Manzano Mountain Art Council is hosting its annual Jazz & Blues Festival on Saturday, November 15, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the MMAC Center, 101 E Broadway, Mountainair,...
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November 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
MMAC Jazz & Blues Festival Set for November 15
Call for Artists: MMAC’s “Dwellings” Show Opens This Month
Call for Artists: MMAC’s “Dwellings” Show Opens This Month
SPONSORED CONTENT: The Manzano Mountain Art Council is inviting local and regional artists to submit work for its upcoming exhibition “Dwellings,” a show celebrating unique perspectives on homes and...
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November 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Call for Artists: MMAC’s “Dwellings” Show Opens This Month
Prescribed Burns Planned in the Manzano Mountains as Early as Nov. 8
Prescribed Burns Planned in the Manzano Mountains as Early as Nov. 8
The Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands plans to begin prescribed burning on the Mountainair Ranger District as early as Saturday, November 8, with work expected to continue into mid-November...
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November 8, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Prescribed Burns Planned in the Manzano Mountains as Early as Nov. 8
SPONSORED: David Bustos, one of the key researchers behind the famous ancient human footprints at White Sands, is coming to Mountainair.
Join the Torrance County Archaeological Society on Nov. 11 at 6:30 p.m. for “Beyond White Sands,” a look at fossil footprints across New Mexico’s landscapes.
Join the Torrance County Archaeological Society on Nov. 11 at 6:30 p.m. for “Beyond White Sands,” a look at fossil footprints across New Mexico’s landscapes.
November 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
SPONSORED: David Bustos, one of the key researchers behind the famous ancient human footprints at White Sands, is coming to Mountainair.
Join the Torrance County Archaeological Society on Nov. 11 at 6:30 p.m. for “Beyond White Sands,” a look at fossil footprints across New Mexico’s landscapes.
Join the Torrance County Archaeological Society on Nov. 11 at 6:30 p.m. for “Beyond White Sands,” a look at fossil footprints across New Mexico’s landscapes.
Join Torrance County Archaeological Society for its End-of-Season Dinner
Join Torrance County Archaeological Society for its End-of-Season Dinner
The Torrance County Archaeological Society is closing out the season with a speaker who has helped rewrite the story of early North America. David Bustos, Resource Program Manager at White Sands National...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Join Torrance County Archaeological Society for its End-of-Season Dinner
What is changing on US-60?
What is changing on US-60?
SPONSORED CONTENT - Thank you to WSP and the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) for sponsoring the current month’s content on Mountainair Dispatch. WSP and the NMDOT have sponsored this...
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November 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM
What is changing on US-60?
2025 Election Results
2025 Election Results
Voter Turnout The 2025 elections had low voter turnout, with just 2,233 participants out of 10,894 eligible voters. This represented just 20.49% of Torrance County voters. In 2024, the Mountainair Dispatch...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
2025 Election Results
Town Council Reviews Projects, Payroll Changes, and Fire Department Grant Funding
Town Council Reviews Projects, Payroll Changes, and Fire Department Grant Funding
The Mountainair Town Council met on November 4, 2025, at Town Hall, with Mayor Peter Nieto presiding and all members present. The meeting was focused on the town's first responders. Public Works Director...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Town Council Reviews Projects, Payroll Changes, and Fire Department Grant Funding