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Rio Rancho, New Mexico Patch AM: a 5 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • What's planned for Rio Rancho's first multigenerational recreation center?
  • Rio Rancho's groundwater comeback isn't reaching every well
  • Report details Sandoval deputy’s ICE call during wedding-bound trip

Also on today's calendar: New Mexico Philharmonic: Festive & Dancing Strings in the Morning and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Abundant sunshine and nice, with a high of 68 and low of 38 degrees.
  • Thursday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 68, low: 35.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Rio Rancho unveils plans for multigenerational center (rrobserver.com subscription) — Rio Rancho's proposed multigenerational recreation center would bring courts, a large gym and space for activities from gymnastics to bouldering near Northern and Rockaway boulevards. The two phases carry estimates totaling $75 million. City officials are seeking feedback, with construction dependent on completing the design and securing funding.
   

2. Down under: Rio Rancho is refilling its aquifer, but some wells are still slipping (sandovalsignpost.com) — Rio Rancho is putting more treated wastewater back underground, but groundwater recovery remains uneven across the city. Shallow wells near the Rio Grande have fallen in recent years, researchers say. The city sharply increased recharge this year and plans a second injection well, though treatment capacity will still limit output.
   

3. Sandoval deputy called ICE to I-25 traffic stop, records show (nm.news) — A passenger headed to a Rio Rancho family wedding was detained by ICE after a Sandoval County deputy called agents during an I-25 traffic stop near Algodones, according to a Somos Un Pueblo Unido report. The group is seeking county records and urging lawmakers to ban local assistance with civil immigration enforcement.
   

4. RRPD arrest records: Oct. 25-31 (rrobserver.com subscription) — Rio Rancho police records for Oct. 25–31 list arrests involving alleged impaired driving, household violence, theft and other offenses. The log also includes allegations of assaults on healthcare workers, including an incident at Sandoval Regional Medical Center. The charges are accusations, and defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
   

5. ABQ/Santa Fe Toyota Dealers Fill The Truck Food Drive (iheart.com) — Rio Rancho residents can help stock area food banks through the Fill-The-Truck drive, with local collection stops beginning November 24 at Albertson’s on Enchanted Hills Boulevard. Market Street on Unser Boulevard hosts December 4 and 13, and donation bins at participating stores accept nonperishable food throughout the drive, which ends December 13.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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