Kristin McFarland

What Empty Buses? Ridership Reported at Record High

    Dan Gavurnick drove buses in Los Angeles for 18 years. He was hijacked once, and rode as a terrified passenger on his own...

State Shuts Spigot On Two City Wells

    Just days ahead of an administrative order from the state, the City of Española shut off wells 5 and 6 Aug. 2 because...

City on Many Vendors’ Slow-Pay Lists

    In the months of April, May, June and July, the city of Española paid $91,263.79 for overdue vendor bills.     City procurement policy states...

Española Fiesta Comes in $13,840 Under Budget

    The 2010 Española Fiesta Council will bequeath at least $28,219.57 to the 2011 Council, preliminary reports indicate.     “The numbers really speak for themselves,”...

City’s Emergency Medical Grant Shaved by Third

    The city of Española will receive 30 percent less from the Emergency Medical Systems Fund Act grant this fiscal year than in last...

Debt, Lack of Manpower Closes Chamber

    After months of patchy coverage and times of complete closure, the Chamber of Commerce is working to devise a schedule of volunteers to...

Auditor Seeks Answers in City Embezzlement Case

    The investigations into the alleged embezzlement by two former City of Española finance employees and three former police officers continue to drag on,...

City Forfeits $500K Grant

    After failing to negotiate with Ohkay Owingeh for necessary easements, the city of Española is giving up a $500,000 federal grant and delaying...

Singin’ the Blues

    When Lyman McCarty draws his harmonica from a battered desk drawer and starts to play, his dog Bubba jumps onto the arm of...

City’s Lodger’s Tax Receipts, Spending Documents Unclear

    In the past two years, visitors to the city of Española have paid for artwork inside city hall, commemorative plaques for the Fiesta...

Addicts Ask, What Drug Summit?

    “This is a family problem.”     “We all understand that there’s something going on in our community that we need to address.”     “People who...

State Shuts Spigot on Two City Wells

    Just days ahead of an administrative order from the state, the City of Española shut off wells 5 and 6 Aug. 2 because...

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