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As Furloughs Begin, City Hall Set to Get a Little Lonelier

    With the Española Fiesta winding down, the reality of furloughs for all city employees is sinking in.     Starting this week, all city employees...

RTD Applicants Have Political Pedigree

    Three of the five applicants to become the North Central Regional Transit District’s next executive director have close political ties to Santa Fe,...

Council Flip-Flops on Cop Contract

    After the Española City Council struck down the latest version of the Española Police Department’s union contract with one councilor accusing the union...

Market Gets Buzzing for Summer

    Bill Orr sets out radishes and jars of blackberry jam as he jots down on a menu-like dry-erase board all the healthy and...

Petition Could Release Gas Records

    The state Public Regulation Commission is refusing to release information regarding New Mexico Gas Company’s suppliers pending an appeal to remove a protective...

Councilor’s Daughter Arrested for DWI

    An Española city councilor’s daughter was arrested during the early hours of May 14 for DWI and fleeing the police.     Española Police Lt....

Trial Set in City Embezzlement Case

    Two years after an embezzlement scandal rocked Española City Hall, the accused are ready to stand trial.     Former finance director Josie Lujan, payroll...

Gas Company Failed to Question Missed Shipments

    The night before natural gas service was cut off to nearly 30,000 Northern New Mexicans in the middle of winter, the New Mexico...

Grants Director Resigns Citing Conflict with Boss

    The city’s grant administrator resigned Tuesday amid allegations that she lost money for the city.     Lupita DeHerrera blamed her boss, Administrative Services Director...

Trying to Turn Vandalism into Art

    It’s nearly impossible to drive through Española without spotting a patch of graffiti in the form of barely legible scribbles. But there’s a...

Does Your City Councilor Make the Grade?

    It’s been about one year since the most recently elected members of the Española governing body took office, including Mayor Alice Lucero, District...

Ex-Sheriff’s Daughter Gets Nod as New City Clerk

    Two months after a stormy dispute between Española Mayor Alice Lucero and former city clerk Heather Velasquez drove the latter from her post...

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