Laura Onstot

Area Wins Legislative Pork

2/23/06     Water projects were the big winners in Rio Arriba County when the legislature handed out its annual capital outlay pork.     A variety of...

Board Member Ousted from Railroad

2/2/06     Gov. Bill Richardson ousted fellow Democrat Rey Medina from the commission overseeing the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, Medina said, and tapped Republican...

State Delays New Voting Machines

1/12/06     Rio Arriba County is supposed to have 43 of the new electronic voting machines in time for the November general election. But the...

County Issuing Business Licenses

2/2/06     For the first time in two decades, Rio Arriba County will begin issuing business licenses, County officials said.     Socorro Hererra owns a restaurant...

Tierra Amarilla Clinic Fires Doc

1/26/06     La Clinica del Pueblo Executive Director Bernabe Madrid has had trouble retaining staff and money, according to documents and interviews.     An audit of...

Española Gets Over Hump With Win

1/12/06     The Española Sundevils' 57-51 victory Jan. 7 over the West Las Vegas Dons turned their season into a winning one.     Española started their...

Unlawful Entry Suit Nets Man $24K from County

3/30/06     Rio Arriba County paid $24,000 to settle a claim with a Gallina man that the Rio Arriba Sheriff's Department had wrongly imprisoned him...

History Renewed

3/9/06     The front doors of the courthouse in Tierra Amarilla are large, intimidating, wooden structures. But that is no longer the entrance.     People arriving...

Run Rio Arriba, Run

3/16/06     Candidates for state and county offices must file their paperwork March 21. As Rio Arriba County heads into the last week of election...

Groups Vie for Fair Control

3/9/06     On January 23, several members of the Rio Arriba Fair Board gathered at Elberta Honstein's Española home to discuss their concerns about the...

Governor’s Vetos Cut Thousands From Area Schools

3/16/06     He once proclaimed 2006 would be the "Year of the Child," but Gov. Bill Richardson last week vetoed the shirts off their backs...

County Hires Politico’s Brother

3/30/06     As the campaign season begins, candidates are looking for any support they can get. And in some cases, that means finding ways to...

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