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Highway Project Bypasses Air Quality Permits

News
A state Highway Department contractor has avoided state air quality laws and paying for a costly environmental permit by locating an asphalt plant on...

Rio Arribans Still Unhappy with Watered-Down River Rules

County
Rio Arriba ranchers continue to oppose a state clean water proposal, even though its latest draft was diluted to meet their demands. As much was...

Lujan Takes Down Illegal Billboard

News
Contractors removed an illegal billboard Aug. 19 from property owned by state House Speaker Ben Lujan (D-Nambé) in Arroyo Seco, just north of Pojoaque...

Rejected Subdivision Plans Resurrected

News
    A former Rio Arriba County Clerk candidate placed under investigation by the FBI for potential identity fraud lectured the County Planning and Zoning...

Cap/Trade Bill Could Lead to Electric Rate Hikes

County
    The Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative and other rural co-ops are lobbying for changes to a federal energy bill that’s designed to curb greenhouse...

Highway Work Disrupts Bus Routes

Education
    The Española and Pojoaque school districts have cancelled at least 10 bus stops — in some cases permanently — due to construction on...

Lujan’s Billboard Must Come Down

News
    The state Highway Department has given state House Speaker Ben Lujan (D-Nambé) an ultimatum to remove an illegal billboard from his property.     Lujan...

Trash Authority Extends Manager’s Contract, Ponders Service Cuts

County
    The North Central Solid Waste Authority’s Board voted Tuesday to extend its manager’s contract two and a half months, and to delay until...

Councilor Accuses Mayor of Ambushing Him at Meeting

City
    In the span of less than two weeks, Española District 2 Councilor Alfred Herrera was booted from and reinstated to the North Central...

Kings of the Hill: Española Fire Department Trumps Los Alamos at Hazardous Materials Meet

News
    Hazardous chemicals seeped from a disabled vehicle, onto the ground and into the air.     A group of terrorists had planned to combine two...

Mayor’s Lt. Gov. Announcement Annoys Councilors

City
    While Española Mayor Joseph Maestas’ announcement that he plans to run for lieutenant governor next year caught some city officials off guard, it...

Police Blotter: Husband’s Late-Night Arrival Sparks Morning Fight

Cops Courts
    Española Police, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and State Police responded to the following calls: Mortuary Egged Monday, July 20     •...
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