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County Breaks Ground on Nursing Home

It’s been five years since voters passed a General Obligation Bond for $30 million, which would help fund a new skilled nursing facility and...

Early Voting is Underway

Election Day is less than two weeks away and early voting has already begun, but there’s still time to cast a ballot for those...

RASO Team is SWAT Certified

The former Emergency Response Unit went through training recently It took about four days of intense training at Dark Horse Ranch in Ojo Caliente, but...

Chimayó Museum Celebrates 30 Years

The Chimayó Cultural Preservation Association celebrated its 30th anniversary Oct. 20 at the Chimayó Museum. As the skies cleared after a foggy and rainy...

Martinez Takes Plea Deal for 4 Years

Ryan Martinez pleads no contest in Jacob Johns shooting during Oñate statue protest The Sandia Park man who pulled a gun and shot another man...

Post Office Clean-Up Begins

It’s been more than a year since the post office in Chimayó shut down following a fire that destroyed the building and it seems...

RASO Gets $963K for Equipment

Deputies with the Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office will soon have some new vehicles and other equipment, thanks to federal funds from the Consolidated...

Owner Will Clean Up Chimayó Post Office Site

Residents of Chimayó have been without a post office for more than a year and even though it doesn’t seem like the United States...

Petition, Protest Over Tres Semillas’ Plan to Sell 12.4 Acres in Abiquiú

Amid the vegetable and chokecherry stands at the Abiquiú Farmer’s Market Aug. 27, arose another canopy. It provided the backdrop for signs of protest and...

New Deputies Sworn In

Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield (left), shakes hands with Deputy Nicholas Herrera, while Deputy Alonso Murillo looks on. Both had just been sworn...

Sheriff Cross-Commissions Fire Marshal Pablo Montoya

Volunteer firefighters in Rio Arriba County will get an extra hand thanks to Sheriff Billy Merrifield cross-commissioning Española Fire Department Fire Marshal Pablo Montoya...

Flooding Still Plagues Medanales

The Re-Diverted River is Eroding Banks, Flowing Into Pastures Sand, silt, buried gates and flooded fields are only a few of the problems residents in...

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