
Lucy Rael, Family Matriarch and Community Pillar, Dies at 98
Lucy Rael, the matriarch of the large and devoted Rael family remembered for her faith, resilience and quiet strength, died Jan. 31. She was 98.

Lucy Rael, the matriarch of the large and devoted Rael family remembered for her faith, resilience and quiet strength, died Jan. 31. She was 98.

In November, our publication highlighted the Taos County Cultural Treasures Project, a project aimed at identifying and protecting the region’s cultural and natural assets while

Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman, a candidate for New Mexico governor, is scheduled to meet with residents in Questa on Feb. 21 for a

Questa High School ProStart students competed in a mock competition Jan. 24 at Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque, gaining hands-on experience and professional

Feliz Ortega, an Alta Vista Elementary School teacher with nearly two decades of experience in education, was honored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars for

A series of Questa del Rio News community listening sessions funded through the LOR Foundation will launch this February, giving residents an opportunity to share

The Village of Questa has a new chief of police. Esequiel Romero was sworn in at Tuesday (Jan. 27) Village Council Meeting. Former Chief Ronald

As oil and gas production continues to generate vast amounts of wastewater in southeastern New Mexico, researchers say treated “produced water” could become a valuable

Brought to yo by LIVING WORD MINISTRIES New Mexico rolled out its new universal child-care funding beginning Nov. 2025. Since this announcement, leaders in the

On Nov. 21, the Questa High School FFA chapter competed in multiple Leadership Development Events, known as LDEs, which are designed to build career-ready skills

While many Americans spent Thanksgiving gathered around family tables, a PBS production crew headed to Cerro to document a small community with deep roots in

For over three decades, the arrival of Santa has meant more than just a glimpse of a man in a red and white suit in

Chuck Kroon, a quiet but deeply committed volunteer whose steady presence helped keep local news flowing across northern Taos County, died peacefully Dec. 15 after

A legal petition was filed in the 8th Judicial District on Wednesday (Dec. 3) challenging the results of Red River’s most recent municipal election. The

Kit Carson Electric Cooperative provided $13,000 in holiday donations to food banks, pantries and community organizations across its service territory, as part of a broader

Julia Fernandez de Maez was raised by grandparents who believed work, culture and family mattered more than comfort.The oldest of five siblings, Fernandez de Maez

A Santa Fe–based historic preservation nonprofit has been awarded a $750,000 federal grant aimed at revitalizing historic places and strengthening rural communities across north-central New

Village leaders in Questa are in the early stages of reviewing a housing concept that supporters say could help ease the community’s housing shortage, though

Questa councilman Jason Gonzalez along with Questa Mayor John Ortega joined officials with Kit Carson Electrical Cooperative recently as they traveled to Georgia on a

Husband and wife duo Dezirae and Armando “Mando” Ortega are officially fired up and ready for business. The couple recently celebrated the grand opening of