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Fired Lineman Sues Electric Cooperative

Jimmy Lucero, a former employee of Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative, allegedly experienced bullying, discrimination and harassment from supervisors and fellow employees while working at...

Demanding Respect, Better Pay, Tierra Amarilla Medical Staff Resign

In an act of protest, with hopes of negotiating, five people resigned in November from Tierra Amarilla’s Emergency Medical Services program. The five, including driver...

New Health Facility Expected This Spring

By springtime, residents of the Valley will have access to a new behavioral healthcare facility. A behavioral health organization called Darrin’s Place is planning to...

Jemez Co-op Post Contradicts Claims in Court

An official Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative message contains information that contradicts statements from legal representation of the Co-op—suggesting that members of the Co-op board...

Jemez Co-op’s Rate Comparison Clarified

   In the article “Average Rate: Comparing Electricity Costs Equitably,” the December 2019 Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative Newsletter does not tell the full story...

Los Luceros Looks at LGBTQ+ History

    With a close eye to detail, the staff of Los Luceros is restoring the property to reveal its history—including its LGBTQ+ history and...

Candidates Hope to Fill Late Senator’s Big Shoes

The Rio Arriba County Board of Commissioners will have to send a recommendation for who it thinks should finish the late Sen. Carlos Cisneros’s...

Jemez Co-op Scrapped Less Expensive Solar Deal

An internal Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative email from 2017 shows that the Co-op could have saved at least half-a-million dollars by 2022 if a...

Jemez Co-op Incumbent Ignores Questions

Elections for the Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative District 4 Board of Trustees seat will take place on June 21 at the Co-op offices in...

Jemez Election Panel Picked

Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative Board of Trustees President Nick Naranjo appointed members to the Election Committee during the May 24 Board meeting to oversee...

Texted Threats to Chama Officials Found to be Fake

Prior to the 2018 Village of Chama election for mayor, Village Clerk Maggie Valdez reported that she received threatening text messages from an unknown...

County Eyes Former Nursing Home

Rio Arriba County officials are in negotiations to purchase the building that formerly housed the Española Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The plan is to...

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