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Commissioners Pass the Gavel

    Rio Arriba County Commissioners chose a new chair to head the governmental body’s business this calender year.     Commissioners Barney Trujillo, in keeping with...

State Approves Velarde Clinic

    For the better part of the last decade, Rio Arriba County and Española have led the nation in fatal drug overdoses.     Now, area...

District Officials Spend Thousands on Services

    The Española School District spent close to $40,000 over the last several months in special education funds to transport students with behavioral or...

Most Española District Schools Fail to Make Grade

    The New Mexico Public Education Department released school grades Dec. 18 for all the state schools, including the Española School District and regional...

Suspicious Cars Lead to Pot Bust

    Two cars parked next to each other near Embudo was enough probable cause for a State Police officer to conduct a traffic stop...

Warrant Issued for Man Accused Of Texting, Stalking Ex-Girlfriend

    State Police officers are looking to arrest a 26-year-old Hernandez man after he allegedly violated a temporary restraining order by sending text messages...

Commissioner Wants Leave Policy Reevaluated

    Rio Arriba County leaders are exploring the policy that governs mandatory time off County employees take when the offices close after the Christmas...

Things Buzzing at Las Parras

On a cold Thanksgiving Day in 1995, a  visitor from Wyoming made a discovery in Abiquiú.     Stan Bader, a former U.S. West executive nearing...

Specialist, Jujubes Both Native to China

When fruit specialist Shengrui Yao first arrived in Alcalde for her job interview in 2009 at the New Mexico State University Sustainable Agriculture Science...

Herbs: They’re Not Just for Cooking

There are some things a girl can only learn from her grandmother, and most of them are part and parcel of the oral traditions...

Hard Cider Apples Gain Popularity

Tim Seaman’s apple orchard, Los Silvestres, (“the Wilds”) is located on the Rio Chama, three miles upstream from the village of Abiquiú. The name...

La Madera’s Heirloom Garlic Farmer

Farmers in the 21st century are an increasingly rare act, but for Rio Arriba farmers like Bill Page, the centuries-old tradition is alive and...

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