Amanda Martinez

Police Chief Shares Proposal of How City Should Spend Money

Española Police Chief Mizel Garcia shared his proposed plan for how he wants the city to spend its share of the $750,000 allocated to...

City: Adams’s 2 Jobs Are Not ‘Improper’

While businesses in Española continue to close with no new ones opening to replace them, the city’s Community Development director is busy juggling two...

New Co-Op Members Elected

The Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative Board of Trustees has several new members. Elections were held the weeks of July 21 and July 28 While all...

CASA First, VFW Team Up to Help Medanales Woman

Rosalie Trujillo of Medanales takes care of herself and three generations of her family. She regularly takes her 83-year-old mother to doctors appointments and lives...

$1.5 Million in Opioid Funding Remains Unspent

The City of Española has more than $1.5 million in opioid settlement funds in its Fiscal Year 2026 budget, but the Social Services Department...

Resident Files Another Complaint Against City

The City of Española received a letter on Aug. 4 from the New Mexico Department of Justice’s Governmental Counsel and Accountability Division regarding a...

Restraining Order Extended 90 Days

A restraining order against Española Mayor John Ramon Vigil has been extended for another 90 days. The city of Española employee originally filed the petition...

Baxter Files Complaints Against 3 Councilors

Human Resources director said she’s the victim of workplace bullying because of sex, race and age A City of Española director has filed ethics complaints...

Alleged Sexual Harassment Investigation Closed

Announcement comes during Monday night meeting, during which clerk’s job spared Española City Clerk Carla Martinez avoided termination at a special City Council meeting on...

Councilors Call for Change in City

Española City councilors are unhappy about the performance of several city directors and appointed officials and are calling for a new standard of professionalism...

Wickersham Named to Fire Grant Council

Assistant Española Fire Chief John Wickersham celebrated 18 years with the Española Fire Department on July 16, but the first time he responded to...

Jail Admin Named

Rio Arriba County Detention Center interim jail administrator Adeline Martinez made headlines in June when a photo appeared in the Rio Grande SUN showing...

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