Robert Trapp

Passed Out, Then Picked Up

Cops Courts
A man who was passed out in his vehicle ended up in jail on an outstanding warrant after an Española City Police officer found him, then picked up an additional charge.Officer J. Quintana was on patrol...

School Employee Charged With Embezzlement

Cops Courts
New Mexico State Police officers have charged one Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools employee with embezzlement between $2,500 and $20,000, for the alleged fraudulent purchase of $3,416 of diesel, following a fuel card audit.David Martinez, 38, of...

Two Common Sense Bills That Must Pass . . . Eventually

Obituaries
    Think New Mexico always lobbies for bills that, if enacted into law, would help most New Mexicans. Usually the non-partisan think tank represents...

Fights Erupt after Española Basketball Game

News
Following the Española Valley High School Sundevils’ loss to Del Norte High School March 9, several altercations and exchanges of threats took place in...

Basketball Is a Game Played by Children

Opinion
    Sore losers acting like children.     Española Valley High School basketball fans should be ashamed of themselves. Their behavior during and after the March...

‘Junior’ Bill Veto Good for Taxpayers

Opinion
    A few Rio Arriba County organizations may have taken a short-term hit on a project getting funded, or partially funded, but we have...

School District’s Audit Reveals Issues with Purchase Process

Editorials
    There’s good news and bad news at Española School District. The good news is really good news. The District had only two audit...

Treat Each other with Respect and Everything’s Good

Editorials
We need a new social contract, you know the agreed upon manner in which we move through public life, society and interact with each...

Elected Officials Must Represent Constituents

Editorials
    Elected officials must keep two things in mind when making decisions about COVID-19 testing, mask mandates and vaccinations. First their decisions should be...

School Board: Masks Stay on

Education
Following presentations by Espanola School District staff, the School Board Friday night voted 3-2 to maintain mask-wearing during instruction in all District schools. The vote...

Not Much Privacy Remains for Software to Invade

News
    The Española Police Department added facial recognition software to its tool kit to solve crimes. Whenever a public entity digs into a cache...

Crime-Solving Begins with Interagency Communiciation

Editorials
    Politicians are tip-toeing around the idea of expanding law enforcement communication to extend between municipal, county and state agencies to include law enforcement...

School Vaccination, Testing Numbers up

News
Española School District student wellness coordinator Jannelle Lujan briefed the school Board Feb. 9 on COVID testing, school closures and vaccination data from the...

Repeat Petty Crime Slowly Crushing Espanola

Editorials
    Albuquerque has its high murder rate and the continual argument about pretrial detention and its effect on repeat offenders—or not. Fortunately we don’t...
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