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Lady Warriors to close out season against Hatch Va...
Story by Russell Huffman, El Defensor Chieftain Asst. Editor | May 2, 2024 | Sports | 0
Magdalena Steers split doubleheader with Mesilla V...
Story by Russell Huffman, El Defensor Chieftain Asst. Editor | May 2, 2024 | Sports | 0
Warriors close out 2024 home season
Story by Russell Huffman, El Defensor Chieftain Asst. Editor | May 2, 2024 | Sports | 0
Mounyo breaks 53-year-old 110-meter hurdle record
Story by Russell Huffman | Assistant Editor | Apr 29, 2024 | Sports | 0
Socorro’s Gutierrez and Gonzales honored wit...
Story by Russell Huffman, El Defensor Chieftain Asst. Editor | Apr 25, 2024 | Sports | 0
Sniffling through bad hair days of Spring
Story by John Larson, El Defensor Chieftain | May 2, 2024 | Columns | 0
When legends become fact
Story by John Larson, El Defensor Chieftain | Apr 25, 2024 | Columns | 0
Things are “looking up” at the VLA
Story by John Larson, El Defensor Chieftain | Apr 18, 2024 | Columns | 0
The Sombrero law
Story by Russell Huffman, El Defensor Chieftain Asst. Editor | Apr 11, 2024 | Columns | 0
Beware of the Ides of April
Story by John Larson, El Defensor Chieftain | Apr 11, 2024 | Columns | 0
Happy Easter egg salad week
Story by John Larson, El Defensor Chieftain | Apr 4, 2024 | Columns | 0
News
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Thirty-three new puppies born to rescued...
Finley gym complex moving towards becomi...
Taxpayers have until Monday to protest p...
Socorro wants month-to-month SEC agreeme...
Special County Meeting Scheduled
Magdalena run rules Zuni for 15-5 win
Magdalena projects continue to move forw...
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Features
Saving Lives, like father, like son
by Wanda Moeller | Apr 18, 2024 | Features | 0
The year was 1986. Shorty Vaiza was a rookie police officer for the City of Socorro. Vaiza had...
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Check in to RJ’s Chick-Inn
by Jessica Carranza | Editor | Mar 28, 2024 | Business, Features | 0
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Spotlight
Zimmerly amazed at Mounyo’s latest school record
by Russell Huffman, El Defensor Chieftain Asst. Editor | May 2, 2024 | Sports | 0
Senior Braden Mounyo keeps rewriting the Socorro High School record books. On Thursday, at the...
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Warriors close out 2024 home season
by Russell Huffman, El Defensor Chieftain Asst. Editor | May 2, 2024 | Sports | 0
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Guadalupe ‘Lupe’ Vega 1947-2024
by El Defensor Chieftain | May 2, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
Arts & Entertainment
Guadalupe ‘Lupe’ Vega 1947-2024
by El Defensor Chieftain | May 2, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
Guadalupe “Lupe” Vega, 77, a longtime resident of Socorro, New Mexico, passed away on April 24,...
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Motown in Magdalena
by Jessica Carranza | Editor | Apr 18, 2024 | Arts & Entertainment, Education | 0
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Calvin Gilmore April 22, 1933 – March 31, 2024
by El Defensor Chieftain | Apr 11, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
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Eufracio (Ernest) Gonzales 1947 – 2024
by El Defensor Chieftain | Apr 11, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
Sports
Zimmerly amazed at Mounyo’s latest...
Lady Warriors to close out season agains...
Magdalena Steers split doubleheader with...
Warriors close out 2024 home season
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Socorro’s Gutierrez and Gonzales h...
Socorro softball completes sweep of Hot ...
Socorro, Magdalena hit Capitan for track...
Warriors get dramatic win against Hot Sp...
Lopez tosses one-hitter as Steers pummel...
Apache takes fourth at state powerliftin...
Warriors lose a heartbreaker against Hot...
Socorro track teams take first at Stocky...
PHOTO GALLERY: Warriors baseball tops Ho...
Editorial, Opinion
LatestSniffling through bad hair days of Spring
by John Larson, El Defensor Chieftain | May 2, 2024 | Columns | 0
Having come down with a garden variety of sore throat and a slight fever this week, I am not...
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When legends become fact
by John Larson, El Defensor Chieftain | Apr 25, 2024 | Columns | 0
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Things are “looking up” at the VLA
by John Larson, El Defensor Chieftain | Apr 18, 2024 | Columns | 0
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The Sombrero law
by Russell Huffman, El Defensor Chieftain Asst. Editor | Apr 11, 2024 | Columns | 0
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Beware of the Ides of April
by John Larson, El Defensor Chieftain | Apr 11, 2024 | Columns | 0
Court Report
OpinionZimmerly amazed at Mounyo’s latest school record
by Russell Huffman, El Defensor Chieftain Asst. Editor | May 2, 2024 | Sports | 0
Senior Braden Mounyo keeps rewriting the Socorro High School record books. On Thursday, at the...
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Warriors close out 2024 home season
by Russell Huffman, El Defensor Chieftain Asst. Editor | May 2, 2024 | Sports | 0
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Guadalupe ‘Lupe’ Vega 1947-2024
by El Defensor Chieftain | May 2, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
Southwest Yard & Garden
OpinionZimmerly amazed at Mounyo’s latest school record
by Russell Huffman, El Defensor Chieftain Asst. Editor | May 2, 2024 | Sports | 0
Senior Braden Mounyo keeps rewriting the Socorro High School record books. On Thursday, at the...
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Warriors close out 2024 home season
by Russell Huffman, El Defensor Chieftain Asst. Editor | May 2, 2024 | Sports | 0
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Guadalupe ‘Lupe’ Vega 1947-2024
by El Defensor Chieftain | May 2, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
People & Places
OpinionZimmerly amazed at Mounyo’s latest school record
by Russell Huffman, El Defensor Chieftain Asst. Editor | May 2, 2024 | Sports | 0
Senior Braden Mounyo keeps rewriting the Socorro High School record books. On Thursday, at the...
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Warriors close out 2024 home season
by Russell Huffman, El Defensor Chieftain Asst. Editor | May 2, 2024 | Sports | 0
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Guadalupe ‘Lupe’ Vega 1947-2024
by El Defensor Chieftain | May 2, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
Ask The Bugman
OpinionZimmerly amazed at Mounyo’s latest school record
by Russell Huffman, El Defensor Chieftain Asst. Editor | May 2, 2024 | Sports | 0
Senior Braden Mounyo keeps rewriting the Socorro High School record books. On Thursday, at the...
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Warriors close out 2024 home season
by Russell Huffman, El Defensor Chieftain Asst. Editor | May 2, 2024 | Sports | 0
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Guadalupe ‘Lupe’ Vega 1947-2024
by El Defensor Chieftain | May 2, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
Our View
OpinionZimmerly amazed at Mounyo’s latest school record
by Russell Huffman, El Defensor Chieftain Asst. Editor | May 2, 2024 | Sports | 0
Senior Braden Mounyo keeps rewriting the Socorro High School record books. On Thursday, at the...
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Warriors close out 2024 home season
by Russell Huffman, El Defensor Chieftain Asst. Editor | May 2, 2024 | Sports | 0
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Guadalupe ‘Lupe’ Vega 1947-2024
by El Defensor Chieftain | May 2, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
Paw It Forward
OpinionZimmerly amazed at Mounyo’s latest school record
by Russell Huffman, El Defensor Chieftain Asst. Editor | May 2, 2024 | Sports | 0
Senior Braden Mounyo keeps rewriting the Socorro High School record books. On Thursday, at the...
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Warriors close out 2024 home season
by Russell Huffman, El Defensor Chieftain Asst. Editor | May 2, 2024 | Sports | 0
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Guadalupe ‘Lupe’ Vega 1947-2024
by El Defensor Chieftain | May 2, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
Letters to the Editor
EditorialLetter: The Rising Threat of Valley Fever in New Mexico
by Representative Tara Jaramillo | Sep 25, 2023 | Letters | 0
Society has become increasingly aware of public health threats and the need to be prepared. The...
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Letter: Questions for mayoral candidates
by Richard Sonnenfeld | Aug 17, 2023 | Letters | 0
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Letter: Small town newspapers
by Sandra Noll, Socorro | Aug 10, 2023 | Letters | 0
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Letter: Love the sports coverage, Russell
by Beth Crowder, Sabinal | Aug 10, 2023 | Letters | 0
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Letter: Creative solutions to Socorro’s housing problem
by Richard Sonnenfeld | Aug 3, 2023 | Letters | 0
First Person
OpinionZimmerly amazed at Mounyo’s latest school record
by Russell Huffman, El Defensor Chieftain Asst. Editor | May 2, 2024 | Sports | 0
Senior Braden Mounyo keeps rewriting the Socorro High School record books. On Thursday, at the...
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Warriors close out 2024 home season
by Russell Huffman, El Defensor Chieftain Asst. Editor | May 2, 2024 | Sports | 0
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Guadalupe ‘Lupe’ Vega 1947-2024
by El Defensor Chieftain | May 2, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
For Art's Sake
OpinionZimmerly amazed at Mounyo’s latest school record
by Russell Huffman, El Defensor Chieftain Asst. Editor | May 2, 2024 | Sports | 0
Senior Braden Mounyo keeps rewriting the Socorro High School record books. On Thursday, at the...
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Warriors close out 2024 home season
by Russell Huffman, El Defensor Chieftain Asst. Editor | May 2, 2024 | Sports | 0
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Guadalupe ‘Lupe’ Vega 1947-2024
by El Defensor Chieftain | May 2, 2024 | Obituaries | 0
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