New programs for workforce development in Socorro
2023年7月20日 · More recently, the Middle Rio Grande Economic Development Association completed an Economic Development Assessment that identified workforce as one of the areas for economic capacity building, and calculated that over 1,000 new jobs need to be created over the next 10 years (among other strategies) to reverse the population decline and develop …
The Comfort Zone | Columns | dchieftain.com - El Defensor Chieftain
2021年9月30日 · The Comfort Zone. By John Larson, El Defensor Chieftain. Sep 30, 2021. By John Larson, El Defensor Chieftain. Let the countdown to Halloween begin. I can hear Rod Serling right now: You’re traveling through another dimension…a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That’s the signpost up ahead – your next ...
Senior moments for all | Columns | dchieftain.com
2022年12月1日 · Senior moments for all. It’s one of those moments that makes me feel like an absolute dork. It happened at the Thanksgiving table last week when I was jabbering on about something and trying to sound wise and grandiose when a tiny bit of the deviled egg I had just eaten shot out of my mouth like an ICBM. Where it landed, I couldn’t say, but ...
Full slate on primary ballot | News | dchieftain.com
2022年3月17日 · Full slate on primary ballot. Correction: Julie Griego is running for County Assessor as a Republican, not as a Democrat. The 2022 election cycle is underway. March 8 was the filing date for the June primaries. After New Mexico’s Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver issued the primary election proclamation on January 31, candidates have ...
Bhasker will enter fourth decade in city government
2023年11月9日 · For past 33 years, Socorro residents have known no other Mayor than Ravi Bhasker. On Tuesday, Socorroans once again elected the town’s doctor to the helm at city hall. Thirty-four
Let’s go, Socorro! | Columns | dchieftain.com
2023年6月1日 · Let’s go, Socorro! By Jay Ann Cox. Jun 1, 2023. By John Larson, El Defensor Chieftain. This week, as I saddle up in my new role as editor of your newspaper, I’m tightening the cinch, adjusting my stirrups, and taking the reins from the very capable Cathy Cook. She has been teaching me the lay of the land, introducing me to some folks, and ...
UPDATE: State police investigate double homicide
2022年7月4日 · New Mexico State Police are investigating a double homicide that occurred early Sunday morning in Socorro. According to the criminal complaint filed in Socorro County Magistrate Court, the homicide occurred at 12:40 a.m. Sunday, July 3 at an address on N. 6 th Street. Two Socorro men, 39-year-old Christopher Heath and 34-year-old Jerid Trujillo ...
The Socorro Rewind | Features | dchieftain.com
2022年12月22日 · The Socorro Rewind. Guitierrez and Monica Marthell. SAN MIGUEL will soon undergo a rather complete restoration with much of the modern conveniences hidden away to keep the charm and historical value intact. Bids are being asked for the restoration work, which will include taking off the old plaster and re-doing it.
Annual fishing derby set for April 6 | Community | dchieftain.com
2024年3月28日 · The City of Socorro’s annual fishing derby is set for April 6. The free event is loaded with prizes and fun for youngsters from 3 to 17 years of age at Escondido Lake. It was initially started by the Socorro Bass Club more years back than member Ronald Gilworth knows about, but the idea has always been about introducing young people to the ...
Commissioners consider three redistricting plans
2021年12月2日 · The commissioners have until the end of the year to redraw districts and hired New Mexico Demographic Research to help them. Their demographer Rod Adair was able to come up with three possible plans that keep equal population sizes in …