Nathan Gonzalez

Pets of the Week

Shortcake is serving up sweetness with a side of squishy, smooshy love. This 2-year-old chonk is getting ready to be pawroled from the Paws in the Pen training program at the Penitentiary of New Mexico and...
What is a government supposed to do? Enact laws? Provide goods and services? How should they be paid for and who should carry the greater burden ­— should the costs be distributed evenly? These thoughts come...

Jicarilla Nation Accuses County of Discrimination

1/20/05     The Jicarilla Apache Nation claimed its civil rights were violated when Rio Arriba County sharply raised the property tax assessment on a Nation-owned...

Inmates Get TV, Not Remote

1/13/05     Inmates at the Rio Arriba County Detention Center have a luxury many law-abiding citizens can't afford: satellite television.     Assistant County Detention Center Administrator...

New Church Building Allowed for Chimayó

2/3/05     The Templo Clavario Assembly of God Church received approval from the Rio Arriba County Commission to expand their facility in Chimayó, despite the...

Commission Vote Unanimous to Retain Chairman

1/13/05     Rio Arriba County Commissioner Elias Coriz will remain as commission chairman.     County Commissioners Andrew Chavez and Felipe Martinez, who on Tuesday attended his...

Chamber Names Milligan ‘Man of the Year’

2/3/05     The Española Chamber of Commerce honored three individuals and one organization Jan. 29 for their contributions to the Valley.     Don Milligan, with Yucca...

Proposed Development Moves Forward

2/3/05     The Rio Arriba County Commission voted to allow a proposed 38-home development to continue through the County's planning process. However, the  Shenandoah Estates...

Missing Bond Investigated At County Sheriff’s Office

1/20/05     The Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Office is at the center of an investigation over a prisoner's bond money that went missing, County Commissioner...

Pojoaque Water Case Hits Snag

1/20/05     A proposed $280 million settlement to end a 40-year-old water lawsuit in the Pojoaque Valley hit a major snag last week, and now...

Commission Split on Development

1/13/05     One Rio Arriba County Commissioner is questioning whether the County's subdivision ordinances are uniformly followed or if projects are arbitrarily being held up...

Sheriff’s Office Holds Bond Money Before Depositing

2/3/05     Bond money has sat inside the Rio Arriba County Sheriff's office for weeks before deposits were made to the County Magistrate Court, a...

Española House Fire Burns Child’s Christmas Presents

1/13/05     A gas furnace that malfunctioned Jan. 5 shortly before 8:30 a.m. sparked a fire that caused extensive damage to the inside of a...

County Approves Health Funds

1/13/05     Three area hospitals will receive $2.1 million for a program to help the less fortunate pay for health care. The Rio Arriba County...

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