Barron Jones

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...

Taxpayers Foot Bill for Twice-Designed Comm. Center

    Approximately four years before crews broke ground in the winter of 2014 on what is now the Velarde Fire Station and Community Center...

Alcalde Property Owner Wants to Add Trailers to Permit

    Rio Arriba County officials granted an area resident a second conditional use permit for a project that could help fill the area’s low-cost...

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...

Cash Handling Questioned

    It’s been a little more than six months since the new Fiesta del Valle de Española Council took over, and city officials are...

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...

E911 Deal Might be on Horizon

    Santa Fe County Commissioners are exploring the possibility of entering into an agreement with Española/Rio Arriba County E-911 to provide funding for the...

New Cell Towers Could Bring Relief

    Cell phone service in Rio Arriba County can be hit or miss, but that may all change soon, thanks to new towers.     Rio...

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...

Judge’s Ruling Means November Tax Trial Likely

    A district court judge ruled state and county officials can move forward with a tax increase, despite protestations from public leaders and business...

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.    ...

Cumbres Railroad Has Surplus

    The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad Board of Commissioners approved a new operating budget to guide officials at the tourist attraction through the...

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