Amanda Martinez

Sheriff’s Response Time Affected By Personnel Shortage

Residents of Rio Arriba County could soon see slower response times from the Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office to non-emergency calls for service. County Sheriff...

Trujillo to fight four felony charges

Rio Arriba County Commissioner Barney Trujillo pleaded not guilty Sept. 21 to four felony charges. The charges are a result of a Sept. 6 grand...

Harvest Festival Hit with Locals

More than 2,500 attend Los Luceros event     Visitors at the third annual Apple Harvest Festival in Los Luceros went home with bags and buckets...

Campaign Finance Reports Submitted

    Candidates in the upcoming General Election turned in their latest campaign finance reports Sept. 10 to the New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office.    ...

Restoration $4M Short of Finishing

Ohkay Owingeh project started 13 years ago       The Ohkay Owingeh Housing Authority is about $4 million away from completing its Owe’nah Bupingeh Pueblo restoration...

County Commissioner Indicted

Attorney General files four felony charges     Rio Arriba County Commissioner Barney Trujillo was indicted on four felony charges by a grand jury on Sept....

Los Luceros Apples Booming

    The branches of the more than 1,000 apple trees at Los Luceros Historic Site are breaking from the weight of this year’s bumper...

County Commission Provides Wish List

Total of 90 items would cost $114 million from 2020-24     The Rio Arriba County Commission passed a 90-item Capital Infrastructure Improvement Plan for projects totaling...

Solar Array May Come to Alcalde

Commission passes resolution to begin negotiations     After months of discussions, proposed and scrapped plans, a 2.5 megawatt solar array may finally be coming to...

It’s Chile Season Once Again

It's all in the family during key time of the year     Fabian Grajeda dangled a fresh from the roaster, still-steaming green chile from his...

Co-Op Blocks Communications

Board, Executive Committee approval needed     The Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative Board of Trustees passed a new policy regulating staff, management and trustee communication with...

Apache President Distances Himself from Casino Embezzlement

This story was originally published in the Rio Grande SUN on Aug. 23, 2018. Jicarilla Apache Nation President Levi Pesata appeared before Nation members Aug....

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