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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...

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...

Political Playmaker Gets Hefty Raise

    Sometimes it pays to have a work history shrouded in controversy.     A Rio Arriba County employee with a questionable work history received a...

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...

Jicarillas, State Reach Agreement

    The Jicarilla Nation and the state of New Mexico reached a tentative agreement that ensures the Nation’s casinos will stay open past June...

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....

Awarding Painting Contracts May Have Violated State Code

    Española School District officials may have violated the state Procurement Code when they awarded a painting contract to two companies that don’t have...

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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