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New Voltage Regulator in Place

2/5/09     Six months since Tri-State Electrical Generation and Transmission Association first ordered a replacement voltage regulator for a damaged transformer at the Hernandez substation,...

Carson Forest To Eliminate Off-Road Vehicles

2/26/09     The Carson National Forest has released proposed rule changes that would eliminate cross-country use of motor vehicles throughout the 1.5-million-acre forest and close...

Fracking Chemicals

2/19/09     The Rio Arriba County Gas and Oil Ordinance would include a stipulation the prohibits drilling companies from using controversial “fracking” chemicals.     Fracking involves...

Drilling Ban Extended Despite Opposition

2/26/09     The Rio Arriba County Commission voted unanimously to extend the County’s oil and gas drilling moratorium for the second time Feb. 18 at...

Old Fire Chief’s Supporters Stay Away for Election

1/22/09     Reformists arrived at the Abiquiú Fire Department’s old fire station Jan. 14 ready for an election fight that didn’t materialize — and saw...

Mayor Blasted over Parking Policy

2/5/09     At least 40 Chama residents crowded the Village of Chama commission chambers Jan. 28 to give councilors an earful about new parking enforcement...

Brazos Without Station Year after Explosion

2/26/09     A year since an explosion destroyed the uninsured Brazos Canyon Fire Station, killing retired chief Michael Hayes, Rio Arriba County has yet to...

Drilling Moratorium To Be Extended

2/12/09     Rio Arriba County may extend its oil and gas drilling moratorium again because the County oil and gas ordinance is not complete and...

Oil, Gas Industry Largest Lobby at State Legislature

2/26/09     The oil and gas industry has more financial clout in the state legislature than any other industry, according to a Feb. 4 study...

County Drilling Plan Goes Ahead Despite Bill

1/22/09     The Rio Arriba County Commission held a special meeting Jan. 15 to discuss the County’s planned oil and gas development ordinance — pushing...

Bureaucratic Hurdles Trip Up County Lifesaving Efforts

3/5/09     The state Finance Department has prevented Rio Arriba County from using legislative appropriations to purchase thousands of dollars of life-saving equipment for wildland...

Paramedics Delayed 1st Day of Cuts

3/12/09     On the first day of the Española Hospital’s new cost-saving policy of operating only two ambulances, paramedics had to wait 12 minutes before...

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