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State Wants Money Back From Sheriff’s Office

    The Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office suspended its state-funded DWI program following a dispute over the use of grant money awarded by the...

Rio Arribans Helping Each Other

    Volunteers from one Rio Arriba County-based program dedicate their time and energy to teaching basic skills to some of the area’s most vulnerable...

Projects’ Hope Ends with Session

    Rio Arriba County officials watched their hopes of securing $500,000 in funding to help the expansion and upgrade efforts for the Rio Arriba...

State Officials Issue Stop Order

    State regulators stopped a nearly $850,000 Rio Arriba County project because the contractor performing the work doesn’t have the proper credentials.     Construction Industry...

Raising Children Hard on Relatives

This is the second installment of a three-part series that looks into some of the hurdles grandparents must overcome as well as the joys...

Dollar Store Hearing Wednesday

    Some Rio Arriba County residents are choosing sides in a battle that could influence where they spend their hard earned dollars.     Residents for...

Officials Seek Help Collecting Trash

    North Central Solid Waste Trash Authority officials are seeking an independent contractor to provide trash services to far reaching portions of Rio Arriba...

More Money, More Problems

    Rio Arriba County commissioners unanimously agreed North Central Solid Waste workers who perform essential tasks such as collecting and hauling decaying food and...

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...

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...

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...

Property Owners Could Benefit from Trash Policies

    Rio Arriba County leaders are exploring the possibility of implementing solid waste policies that would reduce trash bills for some property owners that...

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