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Audit Reveals Co-Op Taking Unnecessary Risks

    An independent auditor has concluded that Jemez Mountains Electrical Cooperative’s banking practices expose the utility to unnecessary financial risks.     The Co-op’s Board of...

More Questions Than Answers in Death

    No one seems to know why a Rio Arriba County Jail inmate, who died shortly after being granted a release, was still in...

Chimayó Project Back on Track

    The New Mexico License and Regulation Department issued a permit to School Equipment Inc., May 5, that puts the approximately $850,000 La Arbolera...

Councilors Support Payday Loan Cap

    Driving through Española it’s hard not to notice the approximately 10 title and payday loan shops offering fast cash with no credit checks,...

Judge Dismisses Former County Employee’s Lawsuit

    A First Judicial District Court Judge dismissed the remainder of a lawsuit brought by a former Rio Arriba County employee who claimed officials...

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...

Non-Competitive Wages Spur Trash Authority Exodus

    The North Central Solid Waste Authority’s failure to pay competitive wages has led to the exodus of several key employees.     Authority General Manager...

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...

County Officials Talk About Drug Problem

    Rio Arriba County Commissioners hosted a meeting with area stakeholders to look at ways to reduce the negative impact drug and alcohol abuse...

Company Stops Cell Tower Project

    Officials from the nation’s leading cell phone service provider have decided to stop the project that may have cost the city’s former Planning...

Planning and Zoning Board Strikes Down Application

    The Rio Arriba County Planning and Zoning Board rejected the latest bid by a County resident to open up a towing and recovery...

Former Dem Chair Will Undergo Private Counseling

    A politically-connected Española man accused of beating and terrorizing his former live-in girlfriend agreed to seek counseling before his case goes to trial.    ...

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