William Coburn

Former Rio Arriba Sheriff Takes Plea Deal, Prison Time

News
Former Rio Arriba County sheriff James Lujan pleaded guilty Dec. 29 to the misdemeanor counts of obstruction he was facing and will serve 364...

Power Outage Rocks Northern Rio Arriba

News
The stormfront that wreaked havoc throughout the Southern and Great Plains states left many Rio Arribans without power.  In the northern part of the county,...

Natural Gas Pipeline in Tierra Amarilla Gets ‘OK’

County
Rio Arriba County officials said they will sign a sole source contract to New Mexico Gas Company Inc. for the installation of 29,600 feet...

Merrifield Named New Sheriff

County
Rio Arriba County Sheriff William “Billy” Merrifield was appointed to the position Monday evening by Rio Arriba county commissioners, replacing former sheriff James Lujan. Merrifield...

Scenic Railroad Board Appoints President, Rotates Old Officers

County
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Commission Board members appointed interim president Scott Gibbs as President of the organization.  Gibbs had been acting as the president...

Man Acquitted of Illegal Trapping in Dog’s Death

News
Marty Cordova, of Chimayó, was acquitted of the 10 remaining charges against him Nov. 10. Cordova was on trial for illegal trapping which led...

COVID Spike in Rio Arriba County

Community
In the last week, there have been 72 new COVID-19 cases in Rio Arriba County, and there have been 85 total deaths due to...

Newcomer Upsets Sitting Board Member

Education
Political newcomer Katrina Martinez defeated Matthew Casados for the Position 1 seat in the Española School District. She garnered 190 votes to Casados’s 175....

Redistricting Options Move Forward

County
The Citizens Redistricting Committee has selected the maps that it will forward to an analyst to check against partisan data before being submitted to...

Hice Sentenced to Life Plus 43 Yrs

City
Judge Maria Sanchez-Gagne sentenced Mark Hice to a life sentence plus 43 and a half years for the October 2018 slaying of Cameron Martinez...

Abiquiú Cafe Owner Pushes For County Beer, Wine License

County
The Rio Arribba County Commission held a hearing during its Sept. 26 meeting to determine if Café Sierra Negra owner Melodie Milhoan could obtain...

Man Pleads in Child Porn Case

County
David Dear, Ohkay Owingeh, pleaded no contest in First Judicial Dsitrict Court Oct. 7 to charges of felony possession of child porn. Seventy-five-year-old Dear agreed...
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