Michael Walton

State Supreme CourtDrops Hammer on Municipal Judge

    Four months after Municipal Judge Stephen Salazar captured his third term in office with an election-day landslide victory, the public official stood before...

Chama Councilor Reflects on 12-Year Tenure

This article was originally printed in the February 2, 2012 edition.     In anticipation of leaving office in March, Chama Village Councilor Ron Russom, during...

Co-op Must Donate $82K by New Year

This article was originally printed in the December 29, 2011     Rarely do public bodies rush to give away tens of thousands of dollars, but...

Redistricting Leaves Coriz Out in Cold for Senate Race

This article was originally printed in the January 19, 2012 edition.     The doors of speculation about the 2012 race for the state Senate seat...

New Railroad Managers Score $30K Raise

This article was originally printed in the Jaunary 5, 2012 edition.     The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad Commission has agreed to pay up for...

8 File for 2 Seats in Chama

This article was originally printed in the January 12, 2012 edition.     By the end of Tuesday, eight men and women had formally stepped into...

Ranchers Excoriate Forest Service in Lawsuit

This article was originally printed in the January 26, 2012 edition.     On the sun-splashed steps of Santa Fe’s federal courthouse Monday, a group of...

City Councilor’s WifeTangles with Big Rattle Snake

    The wife of an Española city councilor survived an alarming run-in with a rattle snake after spending three days in Española Hospital’s intensive...

City’s Burglary Task ForceBoasts Early Success

   A burglar’s decision to smack a security camera with a crowbar after it already recorded the man trying to break into a safe...

Will the Real Eddie Velarde Please Stand Up?

This article was originally printed in the February 9, 2012 edition.     Next week a judge will hear arguments regarding a temporary restraining order halting...

State Stumped by Senior Director

This article was originally printed in the December 15, 2011 edition.     The state Health Department revoked an operator’s license for the Rio Arriba County...

REDI or Not?

This article was originally printed in the December 8, 2011 edition     The effort to bring cheaper high-speed Internet to large, often under-served swaths of...

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