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NM utility commissioner floats receivership for troubled water system

December 5, 2025
Three different metal pipes are shown in cross-section, with the middle pipe heavily corroded and clogged, while the pipes on each side appear clearer and less damaged.

Comments come as the Timberon Water and Sanitation District loses as much as 85% of its water to leaky pipes by Joshua Bowling, Source New Mexico This story was originally published at Source New Mexico, a NMPBS partner. Billing problems, dry taps and excessively leaky pipes paint a picture of a rural water utility that…

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WNMU regents ax Joseph Shepard’s severance and teaching contract

August 4, 2025
A small town with red-roofed buildings and tree-lined streets set against forested hills and mountains under a clear blue sky.

The new board members who took this action acknowledge that the move leaves Shepard’s status “in limbo,” but the vote seems likely to affect an ongoing lawsuit from the New Mexico Attorney General by Joshua Bowling, Searchlight New Mexico This story was originally published at Searchlight New Mexico, a NMPBS partner. Unanimously, the newly appointed…

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