Laura Onstot

Co-op Opts to Raise Electric Rates

12/15/05     Jemez rates are climbing by .218 cents per kilowatt hour for December. The minimum charge for consumers will also hit $11.50, up from...

County Gets $546k from Homeland Security

12/29/05     Rio Arriba County received $546,440 in federal funds in 2004 and 2005 to purchase equipment and vehicles meant to enhance the security of...

County’s Mistake Costs Group $350k

12/22/05     When North Central Solid Waste Authority officials tried to tap into a $350,000 federal grant, they were told the money wasn't there.     Authority...

Not Enough Firefighters to Cover All of Rio Arriba

12/15/05     Big gaps are the most prominent features on a map of Rio Arriba County fire districts in the local 911 dispatch center.     The...

Commission Considers Ballistics Plan

12/29/05     In one final bid for the right to blow stuff up for money, Whit and Karen Engel will appeal a zoning ruling to...

Some Helicopter Calls Delayed

12/22/05     A local agency's policy on when and how to request a medical helicopter could put Rio Arriba residents at risk, according to a...

State Building Rules May Foil Woman’s Plans for Beauty Salon in El Duende

12/15/05     After receiving unanimous approval from the Planning and Zoning Committee on Dec. 7, Lee Carmona may still be unable to set up a...

Española Beats Capital in Semis

12/22/05     After blowing a 19-point lead in one their two previous games, both losses, the Española Valley Sundevils finally got the upper hand when...

McCurdy Tops Lobos

12/15/05     Alfredo Martinez put the first two points of the game on the board Dec. 6 when Escalante played McCurdy. That was the last...

Residents in La Madera Win Fight with Feds as New Post Office Opens

12/15/05     It took an organized protest and more than four years of waiting, but on Dec. 10 La Madera finally got a new post...

New San Ildefonso Gov. Sworn In

12/29/05     James Mountain became the newest San Ildefonso governor-elect Dec. 18.     Unlike the state's top spot, wherein the winner takes the Roundhouse and the...

Rio Arriba County Has Tough Time Keeping Track of Grants

12/29/05     Rio Arriba County has had trouble keeping track of its money.     In the last six months, agencies and County employees trying to recover...

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