Paul Mendoza

Española Residents Push for Grocery Co-op

8/10/06     Despite a market study that concluded a proposed natural food store in the Española Valley would have problems turning a profit, a group...

Fire Chiefs Unload On Fire Marshal

9/14/06     Volunteer fire chiefs from around Rio Arriba County had a meeting Sept. 5 to discuss one thing: What does the County fire marshal...

Española Valley Loses Only Drug Detox Center

8/10/06     HOY Recovery Program, the Española Valley's only medically-supervised drug detox program, has stopped providing those services.     Two explanations were given for why this...

Española Organizations Raise Money for Guatemalans

8/31/06     An Española fitness center for women has embarked on a humanitarian mission to supply children in Guatemala with school supplies.     Curves fitness club...

Judge Rules County Can Fire Employee for Political Reasons

8/17/06     A recent federal District Court summary judgment ruling stated Rio Arriba County could fire certain employees if the individual's politics didn't line up...

Heart of a Community

9/14/06     Every Saturday at 8 a.m., volunteers band together to preserve an important part of Ojo Caliente.     St. Mary's Catholic Church in Ojo Caliente...

Déjá Vu: Small Rio Arriba Town Complains about Police Response

8/31/06     No more than 10 minutes after Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Lt. Manuel Valdez left a Dixon community  meeting called to discuss rising crime,...

Rio Arriba County Declares State of Disaster after Rains

8/10/06     Rio Arriba County declared a state of disaster after  heavy rains the past week resulted in severe flooding in Chili, rock slides in...

Canopy Finally Ready for Fair

8/3/06     A year late and about four times over budget, the livestock canopy at the Rural Events Center in Abiquiú is ready for the...

Rio Arriba Loses Another Post Office

9/7/06     For as long as he can remember, 78-year-old Jose R. Martinez has received his mail at the Truchas Post Office.     He was born...

Man Fined for Dumping Waste

10/12/06     A Velarde man will have to pay $15,000 after he was caught illegally dumping and storing septic waste on his property without a...

Search Team Finds Stranded Louisiana Bow Hunter

10/5/06     A Louisiana bow hunter stranded in Jose Canyon outside of Lindrith was located Sept. 28 moments before planes and helicopters were dispatched to...

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