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County jail sees uptick of female inmates

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    The number of female inmates being booked into the Rio Arriba County Detention Center has grown exponentially in recent years.     When the Tierra...

Staffing shortage at jail

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    Rio Arriba County Commissioners approved a resolution to convert comp time accrued by essential County employees to a six figure end-of-the-year payout.     Commissioners...

Officials Hope GrantWill Help Repeat Offenders

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  Rio Arriba County Commissioners approved a May 27 request by Health and Human Services Director Lauren Reichelt to seek outside funding that would...

Railroad Blamed for Lost Revenue

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    The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad Commission approved the publication of an economic impact study, at the June 13 Board meeting, that outlines...

Cumbres & Toltec officials OK budgets

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    The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Commission approved two new budgets for the 2014/2015 fiscal year.     The Commission approved a $4,247,447 operating budget...

Co-op, tribal easement policy approved

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    The Jemez Mountain Electric Cooperative Board of Trustees approved a policy May 30 to help guide the Co-op through future tribal easement negotiations.    ...

Nonprofits benefit from Lodgers Tax

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    Local nonprofits received a financial boost from a special tax meant to help attract visitors to the area.     Rio Arriba County Commissioners approved...

Dollar store coming to Velarde

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    If everything goes according to plan, Velarde residents won’t have to drive the 15 miles to Española for household goods and other personal...

Vet office to open in Chama

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    Veterinarian services are sometimes hard to come by in Northern Rio Arriba County. As a result, some residents travel as far as Pagosa...

Old guns to be exchanged for new ones

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    Because of a resolution voted on unanimously by the Rio Arriba County Commission, Sheriff Tommy Rodella was granted permission to dispose of several...

County hopes to fix homeless problem

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    Rio Arriba County officials are looking to establish an affordable housing ordinance that will make it much easier for the County to work...

Campaign reports outline spending

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    Rio Arriba County sheriff candidate Joe Mascareñas raised more money than any other Rio Arriba County sheriff or commission candidate this final campaign...
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