Kyle Land

Blueberries, Cake and Goat Cheese — Oh My!

Lifestyle
Every year, my partner and I host a seafood boil: Lobsters, stone crabs, mussels, clams (when the price is right) potatoes and butter. Sticks and sticks and sticks of salted, melted butter.And every year, we make...

Get The Information You Need to Vote on Judges Standing for Retention

Columnists
A 2024 survey by the Pew Charitable Trusts found that about 35 percent of adults report they or someone in their household has been part of a legal case in a local or state court.That means...

College Attorneys to Review President’s Software Proposal

Education
Northern New Mexico College President Rick Bailey presented a new software program Jan. 31 to the College’s Board of Regents that he said would...

Parents of Allegedly Bullied Student Ask State for Help

Cops Courts
Parents of a student with special needs at Española Valley High School said their son was bullied and that administrators at the Española School...

Tech Company ‘Ripped Off’ School District

Education
Plan B Networks Inc. President Brian Ainsworth updated the Española School Board Feb. 19 on the status of the phones and security cameras at...

Peñasco Superintendent Placed on Leave

Cops Courts
The Peñasco School Board placed its new superintendent on administrative leave after her son allegedly trespassed into several classrooms at Peñasco Elementary School. The Board...

Española Band Program Getting Students in Tune

Education
Hundreds of parents and community members gathered at Northern New Mexico College Feb. 27 for a concert put on by the Española Valley High...

McCurdy Charter Students Forced to Clean Restrooms

Education
Some parents and students at McCurdy Charter School are speaking out against students having to clean restrooms and other facilities at the School. Katherine Petersen,...

Valley High Seniors Raise Funds

Education
The restrooms at Española Valley High School have long been in poor condition, sometimes lacking the features needed to ensure student privacy and hygiene. In...

Four Make Shortlist for Pojoaque Superintendent

Education
The Pojoaque Valley School District Board announced Feb. 12 four finalists to become the District’s new superintendent. The Board met in executive session for nearly...

Española Police Department to Place Officers in Schools

Cops Courts
Nine months after a Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office deputy tased a student with special needs at Española Valley High School, police officers will...

New Health Care Rule Could Increase Teacher Vacancies

Education
School district officials from around the state, including in the Española School District, are concerned a change in public employee health care rules could...

Supporters Lay Veteran to Rest

City
When James Griffin passed away at the age of 87, he was inside his Los Alamos home—alone. And for weeks after his death, Griffin...

Report on Special Education Overlooks Parent Complaints

Education
The New Mexico Public Education Department released an annual report which states Española School District was 100 percent compliant with federal special education law,...
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