Ty's Take Mike Leach never coached a down in Missouri, but he'd have understood this country—the kind of man who built something unconventional out of nothing much, talked straight, and didn't apologize for it. That the Hall of Fame ballot has him on
Ty's Take Derek Bean's NMAA Rookie AD of the Year award is the kind of good news Truth or Consequences doesn't get enough of—the kind that says somebody young believes this town's worth building something in. Meanwhile, out in the desert
Ty's Take The Hummingbird Fire scar's finally opening back up to hikers and hunters, which means the Gila country's breathing easier after what turned into a longer closure than anybody wanted. Same week the county's asking folks what they think about the
Ty's Take The history museum's opening this week reminds us what we're actually trying to hold onto around here, and it's not the hot springs or the ski reports—those take care of themselves. It's the stories of who lived
Ty's Take Early Monday morning somebody's house went up in smoke and their pets didn't make it out, and by afternoon two people and a dog were being pulled from floodwaters up in Camden County—the kind of day that reminds you why we&
Ty's Take You can tell a lot about a town by what it chooses to tear down and what it chooses to protect. Deming's doing both this week—clearing out the Balboa's aging bones to make room for something the community actually needs, while
Ty's Take You don't need much to shake a valley this size—a few names, a few items walked out of stores that weren't paid for, and suddenly everybody's doing the math on who knew what and when. The shoplifting ring that
Ty's Take There's something worth sitting with in the Scare Ladies nonprofit paying off lunch debt for kids graduating out of Helena schools. Not the feel-good angle—though that's real enough—but what it says about who we are out here. A bunch of
Ty's Take There's a conversation happening in Antonito this week that cuts right to what small towns struggle with—how to keep people safe without turning every intersection into a checkpoint. The photo enforcement cameras are coming, and whether you think that's smart policing
Ty's Take When a man gets sentenced for crimes against children in a town this size, everybody knows somebody who knew him, and that's the weight that sits on a community for a long time afterward. The Sheriff's Office naming new leadership—an undersheriff
Ty's Take It's been a rough stretch on the roads around here—five crashes in a week, a woman dead down in Flippin, people hurt on the highway near Ava, and that's just what made the scanner. Summer's coming and so are
Ty's Take The Supreme Court's decision in Texas v. New Mexico doesn't settle anything down here—it just puts a number on what we've known for years, that water is the argument we'll never finish having. Upstream users want more,