R. Braiden Trapp

Calling All Radios

    Rio Arriba County Emergency Manager Mateo DeVargas should be commended for his gargantuan effort in chasing down about $300,000 in emergency communication equipment....

County’s Best on Show This Weekend

    It’s fair time again and some very hard-working, ambitious and dedicated young adults will be showing the public the accumulation of their work...

Clock Ticking on StimulusMoney Application Deadline

    Good for you, Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative voters. You eliminated some of the old guard who really had no interest in improving or...

Another Building?

    Rio Arriba County just didn’t have enough useless empty buildings. So with $1 million from County coffers and a check for $1 million...

A Little Respect, Please

    Could we ask for just a little respect from that crack highway department team making our lives a living hell?     Eagle Scout Juan...

Safety Goes to Bottom of List

    We are now in the beginning of a multi-year highway construction project that will inconvenience many, anger all, hurt all businesses along the...

Honeywell RFP?

    Española School District’s maintenance department was sadly lacking until former superintendent David Cockerham and District Project Manger Paul Salas brought in some qualified...

Volunteers Make AnnualFiesta Happen

    Your Española Fiesta will energize the city this weekend. It is the culmination of a handful of volunteers’ hard work, continued dedication and...

Sluggish Economy StallsSUN Fun Run

    Many past runners and sponsors have contacted SUN staff regarding the annual run we hold. Unfortunately, we’re not holding the run this year....

A Little Homework First

    Española city councilors and their mayor last week couldn’t agree to even vote to support a possible November bond to fund building a...

Hiring Inapproriate

    Our new superintendent just got her first public taste of the hiring practices in the Española Public Schools.     Outgoing athletic director Dave Fontaine...

Where Was the Supervision?

    If you were to look at Ray Sandoval’s bookkeeping and the way he does business at Center Market, you would find some checks...

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