Chamber of Commerce Urges Local Officials to Increase COVID Testing

In a letter dated December 8th, the Chamber of Commerce of Truth or Consequences and Sierra County called upon local officials to support a "Get Tested" public campaign to encourage all Sierra County residents to get tested regularly for COVID-19. Addressed to the commissioners and managers of Truth or Consequences and Elephant Butte, in addition to the [...]

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Footbridge Group Presents Progress to City Commission

  July 22, 2020
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A new feedback board was recently installed by the city in Rotary Park. On July 22nd, 2020, local organizer Merry Jo Fahl and National Park Service Outdoor Recreation [...]

Nine Local Businesses Receive MainStreet Grants

  July 5, 2020
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[TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, JULY 2020]  MainStreet Truth or Consequences is pleased to announce that it has awarded over $3200 in grants to the following businesses:Pelican Spa, [...]

Footbridge/Trail Group Releases Fact Sheet

  July 3, 2020
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The coalition working on drafting a footbridge and trail planning document for the Rio Grande corridor in Truth or Consequences today released a fact sheet to inform the [...]

Downtown Water Infrastructure Improvements Scheduled for 2021

  February 24, 2020
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Downtown has some of the oldest water lines in town. They are at extreme risk of failure and require replacement. The water utility rates in Truth or Consequences haven't [...]

Footbridge Project to Attend Health Fair

  January 31, 2020
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Planning to erect two pedestrian bridges across the Rio Grande connected by a river trail has begun. On February 1st and 2nd, members of the planning committee for a [...]

Last Chance to Submit Questions for City Commission Forum

  January 22, 2020
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The deadline for submitting questions to be used at the upcoming city commission candidate forum is Friday, Jan 24th, at 5PM. Questions must be submitted via email to: [...]

Virgin Galactic says it will finally begin flights from Spaceport America this year

  January 12, 2020
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Spaceport America logotype (PRNewsFoto/Spaceport America) Ketty Maisonrouge has waited 15 years for a trip that she knows will be out of this world. The 61-year-old [...]

Rollback of clean water rules could lead to more pollution flowing into New Mexico’s waterways

  January 5, 2020
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Early in the coming year, President Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency plans to roll back clean water rules, abolishing limits on how much pollution can be dumped [...]

Shuttle Program Releases 2019 Successes

  January 4, 2020
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The Shuttle has made use of borrowed vehicles to provide service. That may change soon. The Shuttle ( http://sierrashuttle.org/ ), a project led by Sierra County in [...]

Spaceport a smart oil-boom investment

  November 11, 2019
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Spaceport America logotype (PRNewsFoto/Spaceport America) Commercial space tourism will be a world-changing industry. Those who travel into suborbital space will come back [...]