Per Asper Ad Astra – Rural Southwest Is Slowly Becoming a Destination for Commercial Spacetravel

by Anya Petrone Slepyan, The Daily YonderOctober 3, 2023 On the morning of August 10th, 2023, residents of Elephant Butte, New Mexico (population 1,427), stood in their yards, eyes trained on the sky. They were rewarded with the sights—and sounds—of a spaceplane being launched into sub-orbital space. “We could hear the rocket ignite—it [...]

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Community Gathers to Redesign Foch Street

  December 21, 2018
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During a lively meeting at the T or C brewery on Thursday Dec 20th, around 35 community members showed up to hear about the Great Blocks project and offer preliminary [...]

Brewery to host Foch Street Visioning event Dec 20th

  December 16, 2018
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On Thursday, December 20th, a community event at the brewery in T or C intended to kick off the design process for Foch Street upgrades will begin at 4 PM. The event will be [...]

Virgin Galactic Reaches Space

  December 14, 2018
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Ed Note: Virgin Galactic has long planned to launch tourists into space from Spaceport America, east of Truth or Consequences. It took more than a decade, costing [...]

Rio Grande Trail Master Plan Released

  December 6, 2018
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In 2015, the state of New Mexico began a planning process for a 500-mile recreational trail for hiking, biking, and horseback riding along the Rio Grande. The process reached [...]

Business Owners: Attend this free health insurance info session Wed Dec 5th

  December 3, 2018
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On Wednesday, December 5th, 2018, an insurance consultant specializing in helping small businesses offer affordable health insurance to their employees will provide a free [...]

Foch Street Improvement Planning Process Begins

  November 30, 2018
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This week in Truth or Consequences, MainStreet and city staff met with landscape architects from MRWM to discuss improving Foch Street between Main and Broadway in downtown [...]

Birdwatching Opportunities Abound in Sierra County New Mexico

  November 26, 2018
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Ed note: 45 million people spend $80 billion on birding trips and equipment annually. The higher the income and education level the more likely a person is to be a [...]

Local Farmers Launch Online Garlic Store

  November 20, 2018
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Local farmers Jessica Griffin and Wes Thompson of Hillsboro have launched an online platform for selling this year’s crop of high quality heritage garlic. Their website, [...]

T or C Brewery Takes Silver in Santa Fe

  November 16, 2018
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Truth or Consequences, NM:  Truth or Consequences Brewing Company took second place in their category at the Santa Fe Open professional brewer competition with their whiskey [...]

Help Wanted: Lifeguard

  July 28, 2018
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In order for the municipal pool to maintain regular hours, Lifeguards are needed immediately. If you are interested in applying for any available position at the City, [...]