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Another Sheriff Goes to Prison

County
A jury deliberated felony charges against former Rio Arriba County sheriff James Lujan for harboring a felon and intimidating a witness. This was the...

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...

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...

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...

Chimayó Residents, Officials Discuss Low-cost Broadband

County
Residents of Chimayó met with county officials to discuss upcoming plans for Redi-Net at the Arboleda Park Sept. 23. Redi-Net Chairman Raymond Ortiz spoke alongside...

Alcalde/Velarde Firewise Group Wins Community Service Award

Community
The Alcalde/Velarde Firewise Community was awarded a community service award by the Rio Arriba County Commission during its Sept. 28 meeting.  Firewise is a national...

Las Clinicas Director Honored

County
Jeanne Alvarez, Medical Director of Las Clinicas Del Norte, in El Rito, was named the 2021 Medical Provider of the Year by the New...

County Archives Move to Digital

County
In the Rio Arriba County annex in Tierra Amarilla exists the environmentally-controlled County archives. In the hallway outside the archives, books rest on carts acclimating...

U.S. Rep Dances Her Way Through Tour

County
U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez met with local acequia leaders Aug. 31 while touring the ditch systems around Abiquiú. Discussion focused on the resources the...

Commission Opposes Conservation Plan

County
Rio Arriba County Commissioners passed a resolution Aug. 31 opposing the federal government’s “30 by 30" conservation plan. The executive order from President Joe Biden...
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