Valencia County News-Bulletin

The Valencia County News-Bulletin is a weekly publication based in Belen, New Mexico, and has been serving the community since its founding in 1910. It ranks as the fifth largest newspaper in the state of New Mexico, boasting a circulation of 22,500 copies. The newspaper is part of Number 9 Media.

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Belen Board of Education OKs 2025-26 calendar

1 week ago | news-bulletin.com | Julia Dendinger

BELEN — Belen Consolidated Schools students and parents can mark their calendars for Monday, Aug. 4, as the first day of school. The Belen Board of Education unanimously approved the 2025-26 student calendar for BCS on Tuesday, April 8, with a start date of Monday, Aug. 4, a three-day Thanksgiving break and final day of classes on Thursday, May 21.
Local trio impresses at Sepulveda Meet of Champions

1 week ago | news-bulletin.com | Mike Powers

ALBUQUERQUE — It was an impressive, and somewhat frantic, Monday for Belen’s Sophia Cox and Los Lunas teammates Dominique Armijo and Demetrio Pino at the prestigious Marilyn Sepulveda Meet of Champions at the University of New Mexico Track and Field Complex. The three were among those invited to the meet based on the top eight marks and times this season across all classes in New Mexico.
Rio Rancho man shot, killed in Jarales

1 week ago | news-bulletin.com | Julia Dendinger

JARALES — A Sandoval County man was shot and killed in Jarales at the end of March after an apparent exchange of gunfire. Valencia County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a 911 call shortly after 9 p.m. on Monday, March 31, after reports of gunfire at a home on the 200 block of Jarales Road. The residents at the house told the dispatcher people were outside the house, shooting them “in an apparent attempt to kill them,” according to a press release provided by the Valencia County Sheriff’s Office.
More the merrier or option overload? Sports “balancing act” for New Mexico Activities Association

1 week ago | news-bulletin.com | Mike Powers

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have more extracurricular options for high school students, keeping young people busy and all? However, can there be too many options? When is it too much? That’s what the New Mexico Activities Association wrangles with from time to time when a new sport or activity is proposed for consideration, such as powerlifting and girls’ wrestling in recent years.
Valencia County firefighters standby as threat ramps up

2 weeks ago | news-bulletin.com | Julia Dendinger

A quick scroll of the Valencia County Fire Department’s Facebook page from mid-February through April 5 shows 19 posts of crews on scene at various structure and field fires around the county. “And those aren’t even all of them. Some of these were on burn days,” said VCFD Chief Matt Propp. “That was really the trigger, seeing these really big fires on controlled burn days with good weather.
Shyla Rocha’s versatility helps Eagles

2 weeks ago | news-bulletin.com | Mike Powers

BELEN — It is a bit of a gamble, moving a sure thing to something that has high potential but no guarantee. However, Oscar Medrano, Belen softball coach, and Shyla Rocha talked it over and made the move. That move was about 60 feet. Rocha went from first base, where she was selected first team All-State last season as a freshman, to second base.
Granddaughter of Titanic survivor shares her story

2 weeks ago | news-bulletin.com | Julia Dendinger

Maud Sincock wasn’t supposed to be aboard the Titanic but, 113 years ago, she boarded the “lovely ship,” as she described it and became part of history. As the anniversary of the sinking of the luxury ocean liner nears, Gail Garcia — Peralta resident and the granddaughter of Maud Sincock-Roberts — prepares for a presentation about her grandmother’s story of survival this weekend at the Los Lunas Museum of Heritage and Arts.
Valencia County Sheriff’s Office investigates suspicious Rio Communities’ death

3 weeks ago | news-bulletin.com | Julia Dendinger

RIO COMMUNITIES — Four area men have been charged with crimes stemming from a suspicious death investigation in the city of Rio Communities, but no homicide charges have been brought in the ongoing investigation of the death. In early November 2024, during a welfare check at a home on the 1700 block of Jack Nicklaus Drive, Valencia County Sheriff’s deputies found a man dead in a bedroom closet who has been identified as Robert Galbraith, 68, of Rio Communities.
Bars loaded: Powerlifters ready for state meet

3 weeks ago | news-bulletin.com | Mike Powers

The Belen boys and girls are among the top contenders in 4A this weekend at the Powerlifting State Championships at Rio Rancho Events Center. Nine boys and nine girls will lift for the Eagles, among the largest contingents in 4A. The girls are up Friday, with 132-pounder Valeria Banuelos ranked No. 1, and Anida Clayton, second ranked at 165, leading BHS. The Eagles were fifth in 2024.
Bosque Farms to spend ARPA fund

3 weeks ago | news-bulletin.com | Julia Dendinger

BOSQUE FARMS — One municipality is grappling with how to best use almost $200,000 in leftover federal funding. At the Jan. 18 Bosque Farms Village Council meeting, Village Clerk/Administrator Michael Limon told councilors there was still $188,000 from the 2021 federal American Rescue Plan Act, which was enacted to help communities recover from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’m asking to reallocate that funding to employee salaries,” Limon said.