Jeff Tucker

Railroad Moves Closer to Getting Scenic Byway

Colorado Railroad commission votes to support route that will extend into Northern New Mexico; railroad officials have high hopes it could bring more tourists and their coveted money     Two more pieces of a scenic byway...

Questions LingerOver Commissioners’Matching’ Job Offer

    Public assertions from two Rio Arriba County commissioners they voted merely to match a County employee’s outside job offer turn out not to...

County Still Honors Indigent Claims

    The Rio Arriba County commissioners continue to approve indigent claims, although state and federal subsidies for the hospital indigent program are coming to...

Commissioners Give Nod for Elected Officials’ Salary Increase

    With little fanfare and facing no opposition from the public, the Rio Arriba County commissioners last week unanimously approved raising the salaries of...

Woman Issued Cease and Desist Order

    A Santa California City woman who had up to 35 dogs on her property has received an order from the Rio Arriba County...

Crude Remark Leads Men to Scuffle in Wal-Mart

    The holiday shopping season can sometimes get physical in Española Valley, evidenced by a scuffle in Wal-Mart last week, involving a former county...

Salazar Takes Job with County

    An Española city official by night has taken a position as a county worker bee by day.     Three-term Española City Councilor and Mayor...

Pueblo’s Dog Ban Frustrates Humane Society

Pit bull breeder worries dogs will be seized—and what will become of removed pups?     Renewed efforts to enforce bans on certain breeds of dogs on Ohkay Owingeh are...

Elections Could Mean Shift on Jemez Board

Board President Kenneth Borrego trounced, Elias Coriz out, other incumbents hang onto seats. Dirty campaigning cited by some.     The president of the board of Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative was...

Waste Board Meeting Times Set to Change

    The North Central Solid Waste Authority Board passed an open meetings resolution that changes the board’s meeting times from afternoons to mornings.     Beginning...

Candidates Preparing for Election

    Candidates for the Rio Arriba County commission are beginning to lay the groundwork for their campaigns, although some potential contenders are working behind...

County to Get Reimbursed for Immigrants

    The U.S. Department of Justice announced in a press release it is awarding $7,421 to Rio Arriba County to reimburse it for some...

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