Molly Montgomery

After Court Ruling, County Clerk Pleads for Absentee Voting

To protect the health and safety of employees and the public, Rio Arriba County Clerk Linda Padilla is asking everyone to vote from home...

County Donates Unused Beds to Hospitals Expecting Peak

Rio Arriba County officials are coming up with creative solutions to the challenges posed by the lack of resources for dealing with COVID-19 in...

SUN Sues Jemez Co-op for Financial Records

The Rio Grande SUN filed writ of mandamus against Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative on Monday over access to information. SUN Publisher Robert Trapp, represented by...

Jemez Co-op Customers Still Receiving Disconnect Notices

Even though Jemez Mountains Electric Co-op officials said they would not disconnect customers’ power for the duration of the COVID-19 crisis, customers have received...

State Opens Drive-Thru Testing in Tierra Amarilla

The New Mexico Department of Health is hosting public drive-thru testing at the Tierra Amarilla Rio Arriba County Annex, at 149 State Road 162...

How COVID-19 is Affecting Small Business in Española

In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, small businesses throughout the Valley are grappling with uncertain business prospects. “Every 10 minutes something changes ,” said...

Remote Work Not Always Possible for County Workers

Rio Arriba County Commissioners declared a local state of emergency March 27 due to the outbreak of COVID-19. As of Tuesday evening, there are four...

Five Test Positive for Coronavirus in Rio Arriba

As of April 2, five cases of COVID-19 were found in Rio Arriba County.  The County’s first two cases were announced March 25: a woman...

Northern Governments Brace for Economic Fallout of Pandemic

Northern New Mexico leaders are grappling with how to handle the looming economic crisis and are implementing measures to try to prevent the spread...

Virus Forces Census Officials into Plan B

Rio Arriba County’s Census team is coming up with new ways to foster community. Before the COVID-19 outbreak, United Way of Northern New Mexico, which...

Coronavirus Testing Underway in Rio Arriba

At least 65 people tested positive for COVID-19 in New Mexico as of Sunday evening, a little over a week after Gov. Michelle Lujan...

Ranchers Ask Growing Recreation Industry for Respect

At the Fifth Annual Rio Chama Congreso Feb. 29, ranchers and recreationists discussed how participants in the state’s growing recreation industry can best respect...

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