Barron Jones

Low-Income Tenants Will See Rent Spike

    Low-income families in Rio Arriba County and across the state will soon see a three-figure increase in their public housing rents.     Rio Arriba...

Disabled Man Sues County, City Officials

    A wheelchair-bound man filed a federal lawsuit May 9 against Rio Arriba County and several other defendants for allegedly violating his civil rights...

Audit Finds Questionable Practices

    The New Mexico State Auditor’s office sent referrals to several federal and state law enforcement agencies regarding possible criminal violations due to the...

Feeding the Hungry with ‘Kitchen Angels’

You can’t help but feel the buzz of energy when you enter San Martin de Porres Soup Kitchen. Volunteers move to and fro preparing...

Officials Hope Grant Will Help Repeat Offenders

    Rio Arriba County Commissioners approved a May 27 request by Health and Human Services Director Lauren Reichelt to seek outside funding that would...

County To Do Away With Trash Punch Cards

    Rio Arriba County residents will soon have to come up with cash to pay for a service that has been free for years.    ...

Jail Expands to Accomodate Females

    The number of female inmates being booked into the Rio Arriba County Detention Center has grown exponentially in recent years.     When the Tierra...

County Jail’s Immigration Detention Procedures to Change

    The way Rio Arriba County Detention Center officials deal with inmates suspected of immigration violations is about to change.        County Manager Tomas Campos...

Honstein Oil Declares Bankruptcy

    A local business owner recently filed bankruptcy protection hoping to ward off creditors long enough to improve the troubled company’s financial status.     Española...

Shoes For the Masses

A New Mexico nonprofit descended on the Village of Chama June 21 with enough shoes to outfit every man and woman in the Village.    ...

Former Inmate Files Claim

    A former inmate filed the necessary paperwork to sue the Rio Arriba County Detention Center to recover money for jewelry he alleges detention...

E911 Director Receives Award

When the Cerro Grande wild fire raged through Bandelier National Monument, threatening life and property in the Los Alamos area, Marti Griego and her...

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