R. Braiden Trapp

City Council Wrangles with Railroad Extension

    Wilson and Company engineer Ted Garcia found no joy at the Jan. 8 city of Espanola’s Public Works Committee meeting.     Garcia and Ricardo...

City Reverses P&Z Decision, Grants Variance on Two Lots

    An Española brother and sister successfully overcame a Planning and Zoning Commission denial Feb. 25 at the regular city coucnil meeting, when they...

Small But Mighty Birds Get Homes

    Katherine Eagleson and the park rangers at Abiquiú Dam made life a bit easier for the Falco tinnunculus. Commonly called the American Kestrel,...

City Passes $90K in Road Fixes

    Española city councilors approved 4-0 at its June 10 meeting the only submitted bid for emergency road repairs on Hunter Street and Calle...

Cadillac for a Kidney: Great Trade, Man Says

    Louie Montoya made a health choice tied to his 1949 Cadillac.     Montoya needs a kidney. The car’s a nicety, not a need, so...

City Struggles with Fix for Water Leaks on Private Drive

One to two leaks each week on Monterey Lane cost city thousands to repair     Española city public works committee members were at a loss...

Lodgers Tax Board Struggles with Allocations

    The city of Española’s Lodgers Tax Advisory Board met June 14 but could not conduct business because a quorum was not present. The...

Last Member Finally Approved for City Council

    The Española city council united Monday night and in an 8-0 vote, approved Mayor Alice Lucero’s appointment of John Hernandez to replace councilor...

Blue Star Mothers Excel at Art of Box-Stuffing

    Precision in packing was the order for the day as the local Blue Star Mothers gathered June 15 at McCurdy School cafeteria to...

Sewer Lift Station ShouldSoon Be Better Than Ever

    RMCI Inc., of Albuquerque, is closing in on finishing the rehabilitation of the sewer lift station at the west end of west Pueblo...

ResidentsWait and Wait for City Paving

    Española interim City Manager Joe Duran said he’s working to obtain all the signatures of Pacheco Lane residents who will sign over a...

City CouncilCommittee ApprovesNasal Narcan Use

    Española’s public safety committee unanimously passed (2-0) a resolution authorizing the administration of nasal Narcan by licensed health care professionals, qualified police and...

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