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Mixed Signals;Who AppointsTemporary Judge?

By R. Braiden Trapp SUN Managing Editor     When Municipal Court Judge Stephen Salazar goes before the state Supreme Court for sentencing July 18, the city...

Library Director Resigns,Heads Home

   The librarian’s prayer begins “Lord help me encourage people to have a love for reading and to find a friend in their books.”    ...

Reluctant County To Allow CityUse of Emergency Equipment

    A last-minute request by the city of Española for assistance from Rio Arriba County in staffing and outfitting a lowrider car show next...

City Goes Green, Saves Green

   People love to save money and when it comes to city finances, interim City Manager Joe Duran is just like everybody else.     City...

Mayor Says VoteNot Legal

The June 26 vote by councilors to pay Magistrate Judge Stephen Salazar’s recent legal bills was invalid, Mayor Alice Lucero said June 28.     Lucero...

Municipal Judge ConvincesCity Council to Pay Legal Fees

   Española Municipal Court Judge Stephen Salazar convinced four city councilors Tuesday night to vote his way, allowing Salazar to hand his legal bill...

Judge Hasn’t Tracked Time in 10 Years

    “Probably wrong, probably old-fashioned, probably inaccurate and probably behind the times.”     That’s how Española Municipal Judge Stephen Salazar described how he’s been getting...

City Manager Fired, This Time for Real

    The third time was a charm for the Española City Council.     After two unsuccessful attempts in the past two months to remove James...

Seeds of Beauty

    With a little help from friends, city land at the Española Plaza and behind City Hall is set to get some sprucing up.     ...

Angelica Seeds’ DWI: The Lost Recording

    After failing to submit dashboard camera footage of the drunk-driving arrest of Española District 4 City Councilor Robert Seeds’ daughter for nearly six...

Co-op Forum Rife with Porn

    October 25 marked the grand opening of Española’s new food cooperative, but a public forum of the co-op’s online market hit a snag...

Too Little, Too Late as City Aims to Redistrict on a Budget?

    Five months before its next elections, the city of Española has recognized it is legally obligated to redraw the boundaries of its voting...

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