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Update: T or C city commission manager’s search has transparency problems

by Kathleen Sloan | March 17, 2021
2 min read

…said.  Mayor Sandra Whitehead did not return the Sun’s call requesting comment. Whitehead has been a city commissioner for about 10 years. City Commissioner Frances Luna was a county commissioner…


Capital projects report: nearly $7 million added to T or C debt load so far this year

by Kathleen Sloan | March 16, 2021
3 min read

…in free money” to the city. Neither she nor her fellow commissioners commented on the accumulated debt, which city taxpayers and fee-paying utility customers will be required to pay off….


Preview of Truth or Consequences City Commission May 13 meeting

by Kathleen Sloan | May 13, 2020
5 min read

…the second meeting of the month.  BACK-TO-WORK RESOLUTION The City Commission will consider whether to amend the back-to-work resolution it passed at its May 4 special meeting. One criticism by…


Preview: Sierra County Commission April 21 meeting; Mexican wolf, opening up businesses

by Kathleen Sloan | April 19, 2020
3 min read

…locations: –Facebook: SCEmergency Services –Facebook: Sierra County Sentinel, KCHS Radio —YouTube.com: KCHS Radio –Twitter: KCHS Radio –Dish Network: Channel 371 on YouTube –Local radio station KCHS, 101.9 FM Public comment…


New Mexico House District 38 candidates’ questionnaires

by Kathleen Sloan | October 16, 2020
14 min read

…rebeccadow.com She “is the founder of AppleTree Educational Center, one of Sierra County, NM’s largest private employers,” the website states. Dow Technology, described on the website as “a multifaceted technology…


Local governments missing out by competing, rather than coordinating, with one another for capital outlay monies

by Kathleen Sloan | December 21, 2020
6 min read

…by Legislative Finance Committee Director David Abbey for disbursing capital outlay monies highlighted another means for Sierra County governments to maximize awards. Local governments should first seek grant money to…


Truth or Consequences budget questions

by Kathleen Sloan | July 7, 2020
4 min read

…the nearly $1.5-million deficit spending in the General Fund and the nearly $400,000 deficit spending in the airport, golf and swimming pool funds, the City Commission may want to consider


Elephant Butte mayoral and council candidates make the case for their election at public forum, Part 3

by Kathleen Sloan | October 25, 2021
11 min read

…government candidates’ forum on Oct. 19 at Sierra County’s Albert J. Lyon Event Center. Village of Williamsburg resident and community event planner Denise Addie hosted, while Elephant Butte real estate…


Police recruitment is a problem everywhere; T or C offers take-home car

by Kathleen Sloan | August 3, 2021
5 min read

…response, Swingle told the city commission. Ads have been posted on the city’s website, in the Sierra County Sentinel, on the Policeone.com website and on the New Mexico Workforce Solutions…


Who enforces the mask mandate in New Mexico?

by Debora Nicoll | September 28, 2021
8 min read

The Sun has learned that a formal complaint leveled against the Sierra County Commissioners for failing to comply with the state’s mask mandate at an indoor public meeting has been…


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