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County Employee Drops Out of Assessor’s Race

    After assessing her financial and family situation, Democratic Primary candidate Lisa Martinez dropped out of the Rio Arriba County Assessor’s race March 27.    ...

Mustangs Need a Home

    A local nonprofit is struggling to feed several horses after getting booted off a Northern New Mexico ranch.     Monero Mustang’s founder Sandi Claypool...

Trash Punch-Cards Reinstated for Some Residents

    Getting rid of trash and other debris just got a little cheaper for some Rio Arriba County residents.     The North Central Solid Waste...

Candidates Share Vision

    Some Rio Arriba County candidates took to the stage at Northern New Mexico College’s Nick Salazar Center for the Arts May 3, hoping...

Kindergarten Renovation Project Has Hefty Price Tag

    The Española School Board learned during its April 2 meeting that the long-awaited kindergarten renovation project at Los Niños Kindergarten could cost much...

Board Member’s Residency Could Be in Question

    An Española School Board member may be in hot water if the state Attorney General’s Office is in fact investigating reports that the...

County Trashes Agreement

    Rio Arriba County Commissioners voted, July 6, to withdraw from the North Central Solid Waste Authority after several years of involvement that started...

Trash Budget Surplus Short-Lived

    The North Central Solid Waste Authority Board of Directors postponed a budget proposal that would give Authority officials an operating surplus, while simultaneously...

Attorney Gets Hefty Contract

    Rio Arriba County Commissioners are expected to allocate more than half a million dollars to secure in-house legal services for the next four...

Comp Time Measure Put on Hold for Now

    The men and women responsible for guarding those accused of committing crimes will have to wait a bit longer to get paid for...

Co-Op Officials Hope to Help Customers’ Pocketbooks

    Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative officials are exploring ways to permanently reduce costs for member owners who have been hit with exceptionally high electric...

Former Deputy Settles Lawsuit With County

    The Rio Arriba County Commission settled a lawsuit on Dec. 31, 2013 that paid a former County employee and political foe of Rio...

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