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Former Firefighter Files Lawsuit

    A former volunteer firefighter who believes Rio Arriba County officials violated several of his civil rights when they terminated him, ended 2014 by...

Unlicensed Contractor Continues Playground Build

    Contractors are putting the finishing touches on the approximately $850,000 Chimayó Senior Center playground set to open this spring.     Rio Arriba County officials...

Chama Wastewater Project Preliminary Design Submitted

    The Village of Chama is on schedule to get a much needed wastewater treatment facility.     Engineers at Albuquerque-based Molzen Corbin submitted a preliminary...

County Officials Believe Dialogue Could Help Citizens

    Rio Arriba County and Española leaders are hoping to establish a dialogue with officials from Santa Fe County to ensure citizens receive prompt...

New Sheriff, New Look

    Up until about four months ago, a cloud of controversy surrounded the Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office, which led to some citizens questioning...

Gavel Passed to New County Commission Chair

    Rio Arriba County Commissioners chose, at the Feb. 26 Board meeting, Barney Trujillo, to serve as the commission’s next chairman. Trujillo replaces outgoing...

Jemez Manager Meets, Greets Public

    A hefty crowd filed through the Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative Board room Nov. 14, for the official changing of the guard.     An estimated...

District Lobbyist’s Contract Under Fire

    Española School District officials paid a contractor a little over $4,000 to perform various tasks throughout the District, unrelated to his contract.     Contractor...

Auditors Issue ‘Unmodified’ Opinion on RA County Audit

    Unlike its city of Española counterparts, Rio Arriba County officials won’t have capital outlay funds held hostage because of poor audit findings or...

County Officials Hope to Save Money

    The North Central Solid Waste Authority’s Board of Directors implemented a driving policy that could reduce the cash-strapped service provider’s insurance premiums.     The...

Members Will See Changes in Jemez Co-op Bills

    Some Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative members will see slight changes in the their monthly electric costs.     Co-op officials filed an advice notice Feb....

Ex-Judge Banned for Life

    A former Rio Arriba County judge, who is accused of racking up several infractions that include representing clients in district court while sitting...

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