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Former Clerk Says Cops Blocking Records

      After Española Mayor Javier Sanchez announced the resignation of the city government’s chief records custodian over transparency issues, she said the problem is...

County Purchases Cariños’ Building

      The property on the west side of Española that once housed Cariños de Los Niños Charter School is now owned by Rio Arriba...

Sanchez Accepts Oil/Gas Contributions

    One week before the June 5 primary election, District 40 candidate Joseph Sanchez accepted $2,000 in campaign donations from the oil and gas...

Rio Arriba County Pays for Trail Sealing Job on Private Property

    Rio Arriba County will pay a third-party contractor over $5,000 for repairs on a property it does not own.     On May 30, crews...

Block Grant Should Support Plan

    The only Española citizen who showed up for one of the two public hearings on federal grant money had a straightforward message: put...

Two New Faces Head to House

    The 2018 primary election was a referendum on the political status quo in Rio Arriba County.     Political newcomers beat past and previous politicians...

Co-op Seeks Way to Buy Solar

    Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative’s tentative plan to purchase electricity generated by two local solar arrays may be impeded by a Tri-State Generation and...

Federal Grants Fund Mostly White Counties

   Despite Rio Arriba County having historically high opioid overdose rates, it did not make a list of 220 counties the federal government will...

High Winds Cause Power Outages Throughout Valley

    Monday’s high winds and rain caused about 1,200 Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative consumers to lose power, knocked over electric poles and downed power...

Jemez Cooperative Holds Meeting in Cuba On Very Short Notice

    Seventy-eight miles away from the boardroom at the Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative’s Hernandez office, the 11 members of the Board of Trustees sat...

High Wind Wreaks Havoc in County

    High wind throughout Rio Arriba County has resulted in down telephone lines, power lines and trees, as well as having caused power outages...

County Candidates Sound Off About Problems, Plans

    Instead of signs cheering on the basketball team, the Española Valley High School gym was transformed into a political arena, April 15, during...

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