Jeff Tucker

Trash Can be Self Hauled

    In an effort to help the elderly and disabled avoid the need to lug around bulky 96-gallon polycarts, the board of the North...

Epic Flood Devastates El Duende

    When Rio Arriba County commissioners adopted a disaster declaration July 25 following minor flooding in Abiquiú, El Rito, La Madera, Medanales and Ojo...

Fired Fire Chief Just Wanted Coke Machine

    The dismissed fire chief of the Abiquiú fire department has filed a complaint with the Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office, accusing her former...

Co-op Board ApprovesGeneral Manager Hire

    The sea change in leadership is complete at Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative following contentious board elections in July.     The newly constituted board has...

Budget Hit from Falling Oil, Gas Revenues

    Rio Arriba County’s 2013-14 budget provides each employee an average salary increase of $400, although salaries and benefits for all County employees exceed...

Tempers Flare over $7,280 Raise

    A proposal to give a two-year County employee a $7,280 raise resulted in a heated meeting of the Rio Arriba County commissioners last...

Jemez Protests Tri-StateRate Increase with PRC

    The Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative has joined three other New Mexico electric co-ops to protest a proposed rate hike being sought by their...

Two Clear up Delinquent County Tax Issues

    The publication of some of the names and entities of those on Rio Arriba County’s delinquent property tax list elicited responses from some...

Pa. PharmacyTo Serve Jail

    The Rio Arriba County commissioners have chosen a Pennsylvania pharmacy to provide medications for inmates at the Rio Arriba County Adult Detention Facility,...

State Plan to Replace County Indigent Care Funding

    Efforts by state and federal regulators to channel low-income people into new health care programs have cast doubt on the viability of County-funded...

Jemez Co-op Audit Kept Secret

    The Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative board is still not disclosing the results of a forensic audit that examined the Co-op’s finances dating back...

Back to Square One for Abiquiú Dog Kennel

    The Rio Arriba County Planning and Zoning Committee has upheld the revocation of a conditional use permit originally issued to a woman seeking...

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