Barron Jones

Lodgers Tax Disbursements Come up Short

    Rio Arriba County officials allocated local organizations about $50,000 to support summer and spring activities, with hopes of attracting visitors to the area.    ...

County Jail $2M Over Budget

    Rio Arriba County officials paid more than double the amount originally anticipated to provide basic needs and services for County inmates.     It cost...

County Trashes Agreement

    Rio Arriba County Commissioners voted, July 6, to withdraw from the North Central Solid Waste Authority after several years of involvement that started...

Mitigation Plan OK’d

    During the spring and summer of 2014, many Rio Arribans struggled for solutions to reduce or repair the damage caused by rain that...

More Questions Arise Over 2014 Fiesta Council Money

    The 2014 Española Fiesta Council president said despite what city officials claim, she submitted paperwork to support how Council funds were used, when...

County Jail Faces Budget Shortfall

    Rio Arriba County taxpayers must pay much more than originally anticipated to feed, house and medicate County prisoners.     County commissioners reluctantly approved a...

Three-Year Grazing Battle in Judge’s Hands

    A federal judge must decide whether to dismiss the remainder of a lawsuit that sparked a three-year court battle between the U.S. Forest...

Project Stalled Until Inspected

    Following a red tag by state regulators in March, an inspector must decide if the La Arbolera playground in Chimayó is safe, before...

Woman Claims Company Violated Her Civil Rights

    A disabled woman, living with mental illness, included a Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office supervisor in an Americans with Disabilities Act complaint she...

Residents Can be Informed

    Rio Arriba residents who are curious about how city, County and state officials spend their tax dollars or the process that goes into...

City Officials Delay Cell Phone Tower Hearing

    Española Planning and Zoning Commissioners tabled the controversial special use permit that would give the nation’s leading cell phone company permission to build...

2014 Session Causes Concern

    Although the 2015 Legislative session was officially put to bed earlier this month, on April 10, with the veto or signing of bills...

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