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City Passes Fees to Customers

    In the first month of the Javier Sanchez administration, Española water and sewer customers will notice a small increase on their bills, approved...

Newcomer Wins Mayor Race

    Javier Sanchez will be the next mayor of Española, after defeating his closest opponent by 331 votes, according to the unofficial results released...

City Officials Hire Company for Water, Sewer Audit

    The Española City Council has hired a private company to audit the city utility’s water and sewer systems and to eventually replace all...

Candidates Share Visions for City During Candidate Forum

    A moment before the final candidate forum of the 2018 Española municipal election, Northern New Mexico College staff removed one of the three...

Mayor Awards Illegal Contract

    Mayor Alice Lucero gave a $5,000 contract to Police Chief Raymond Romero’s wife, in violation of state law and Española’s own Code of...

Audit Shows City Did Not Match Grant Funds

    In the future, city of Española officials could have a harder time getting grant money from the federal Environmental Protection Agency, after they...

Man Sues County Jail After Getting Infection

    A 31-year-old Alcalde man filed a lawsuit against the Tierra Amarilla Detention Center, Feb. 14, alleging that jail staff ignored his complaints of...

Two Indicted on Voter Fraud Charges

    A Rio Arriba grand jury indicted two people, Feb. 14, on charges of voter fraud during the 2016 municipal election.     The grand jury...

Crafting Ceramics

Española student Rider Bustos (center), 5, works on his ceramics project as his mother, Desiree Bustos, looks on, Feb. 15, at the Northern New...

State Monitors Voting Process Amid Coercion Allegations

    The New Mexico Office of the Secretary of State and the Rio Arriba County Sheriff are keeping tabs on the 2018 Española municipal...

Future Chef Sells Candy

Jonathan Sanchez, 11, sold candy bars, Jan. 31, at the Rio Arriba County office in Española, to raise funds for Holy Cross Catholic School....

Seeds, Herrera Indicted for Voter Fraud

    Laura Seeds, and Dyon Herrera have been indicted by a Rio Arriba County grand jury on charges of voter fraud during the 2016...

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