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Wait for PIN to Complete Census, Committee Warns

Rio Arriba County residents who have not received a Personal Identification Number (PIN) for filling out the Census should wait to fill out their...

Rio Arriba Sees 70 Percent Jump in Cases in Single Week

Between April 28 and Tuesday, the number of COVID-19 cases in Rio Arriba County rose dramatically, by more than 70 percent. By April 28, 14...

Native Survivors of Domestic Violence Scared to Visit Shelters

Advocates for survivors of domestic violence in New Mexico worry that as the COVID-19 pandemic deepens, Native women facing violence at home are scared...

Unsafe to Reopen Rio Arriba, Experts Say

As people around the country debate the costs and benefits of lifting shelter-in-place orders and reopening, public health officials in Rio Arriba County maintain...

Small Businesses Not Getting Emergency Aid

Española Fitness Studio Owner Tana Beverwyk-Abouda was washing dishes the afternoon of April 8 when a friend texted her and told her to immediately...

After Court Ruling, County Clerk Pleads for Absentee Voting

To protect the health and safety of employees and the public, Rio Arriba County Clerk Linda Padilla is asking everyone to vote from home...

County Donates Unused Beds to Hospitals Expecting Peak

Rio Arriba County officials are coming up with creative solutions to the challenges posed by the lack of resources for dealing with COVID-19 in...

New Mexico Landlords Can Still Sue to Evict Tenants

Three weeks after the New Mexico Supreme Court halted most evictions in the state during the COVID-19 pandemic, no landlords who own property in...

SUN Sues Jemez Co-op for Financial Records

The Rio Grande SUN filed writ of mandamus against Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative on Monday over access to information. SUN Publisher Robert Trapp, represented by...

Jemez Co-op Customers Still Receiving Disconnect Notices

Even though Jemez Mountains Electric Co-op officials said they would not disconnect customers’ power for the duration of the COVID-19 crisis, customers have received...

State Opens Drive-Thru Testing in Tierra Amarilla

The New Mexico Department of Health is hosting public drive-thru testing at the Tierra Amarilla Rio Arriba County Annex, at 149 State Road 162...

Staying Healthy and Connected in Quarantine

For Corrine Sanchez, the Coronavirus pandemic presents an opportunity to uphold longstanding practices that keep people healthy and connected, even if they cannot be...

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