Jeff Tucker

Velarde Volunteer Firefighters Elect New Chief

    The Velarde Fire Department unanimously elected a new fire chief and other officers Monday night, after several disgruntled firefighters walked out of the...

Abiquiú Business to Close over Zoning Dispute

    The owner of a mom-and-pop shop in Abiquiu says he will close his convenience store and gas station at the end of the...

Waste Authority Takes Polycarts

    Dozens of trash carts have been removed from homes in Rio Arriba County in the past month, and authorities say aliens aren’t to...

Jemez Board GetsSticker Shock onInsurance Rates

    Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative Board members learned Nov. 30 excessive claims from employees and customers have resulted in skyrocketing projected insurance premiums of...

Cañones Residents Give Road to County

    Despite some concerns about septic systems, drainage and road maintenance, the Rio Arriba County commissioners approved a resolution last week adopting a private...

County Awards$500K for Nov.Indigent Claims

    The Rio Arriba County Commissioner last week approved indigent claims for 267 applicants at Española and St. Vincent’s hospitals, totaling more than half...

Trash Authority Amnesty Adds 111 Accounts

    The North Central Solid Waste Authority has added 111 new trash accounts in the past 10 weeks, as some residents took advantage of...

One-stop shop for farmers and ranchers

    The East Rio Arriba Soil and Water Conservation District has received initial approval to build a new office building in Hernandez that will...

Apartments to be offered to oil workers

    An El Paso, Texas-based oil refiner has received initial approval from Rio Arriba County officials to convert existing office space in Lybrook into...

PRC can maintain right-of-way fees

    A measure requesting the state Public Regulation Commission maintain fair right-of-way fees on tribal lands for electric cooperatives has passed the New Mexico...

Neighbors complain, but dog rescue OK’d

    Despite noise, odor and other complaints from neighbors, last week the Rio Arriba County Planning and Zoning Committee gave its approval for a...

Schools could get help with capital improvements

    State Sen. Richard C. Martinez, D-Española, has introduced a bill that would impose a new tax in Rio Arriba County to assist schools...

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