Michael Walton

Velarde Fire Chief Used Disabled Woman’s Social Security Number

    An Albuquerque woman said she is the rightful owner of a Social Security number used by Velarde’s fire chief on at least one...

Build It and They Will Become Angry

    In Chimayó, one man’s spiritual retreat is another man’s eyesore.     At least that is how the battle lines are forming around one Santa...

Building for a Bright Future

    Los Ebanistas Construction Vice President Mark Johnson, of Dixon, doesn’t rely on the Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative — or any other utility company...

Will the Real Eddie Velarde Please Stand Up?

    Next week a judge will hear arguments regarding a temporary restraining order halting Rio Arriba County from disciplining Velarde Fire Chief Eddie Velarde.    ...

Co-op, Tribe Head Toward Mediation

    The Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative is waiting for the state Public Regulation Commission to weigh in on whether only tribal members or the...

Ranchers Excoriate Forest Service in Lawsuit

    On the sun-splashed steps of Santa Fe’s federal courthouse Monday, a group of roughly 20 Rio Arriba County ranchers and public officials described...

Speaker Ill, Won’t Seek Re-Election

    New Mexico’s 30-day legislative session started on Tuesday with a somber announcement from Speaker of the House Ben Lujan (D-Santa Fe).     The man...

Fire Chief a Fraud?

    Velarde Fire Chief Eddie Velarde has filed a lawsuit against Rio Arriba County and two of its employees claiming he was wrongly arrested...

8 File for 2 Seats in Chama

SUN Staff Writer     By the end of Tuesday, eight men and women had formally stepped into Chama’s political ring prepared to duke it out...

Electric Bills Set to Climb in New Year

    The New Year ushered in an unwelcome change for Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative customers in the form of higher electricity bills, and more...

Co-op Must Donate $82K by New Year

    Rarely do public bodies rush to give away tens of thousands of dollars, but if the Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative’s charitable foundation can’t...

Co-op Wants Tribe to Pay for Right-of-Way

    Ohkay Owingeh residents might be paying higher electricity bills starting next year to cover the cost of the Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative renegotiating...

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