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2014 Chama mayor showdown

SUN Staff Report     Chama’s contested municipal races entail a two-way race for mayor and three men vying for two seats on the village council.    ...

No action taken on budget shortfall

    The North Central Solid Waste Authority, once again, postponed taking action on remedies aimed at helping the Authority operate cost efficiently in anticipation...

Senate passes SB 84

SUN Staff Report     Legislation that would allow the state Administrative Office of the Courts to retain the collection of fees to pay courthouse lease...

One-stop shop for farmers and ranchers

    The East Rio Arriba Soil and Water Conservation District has received initial approval to build a new office building in Hernandez that will...

Apartments to be offered to oil workers

    An El Paso, Texas-based oil refiner has received initial approval from Rio Arriba County officials to convert existing office space in Lybrook into...

PRC can maintain right-of-way fees

    A measure requesting the state Public Regulation Commission maintain fair right-of-way fees on tribal lands for electric cooperatives has passed the New Mexico...

Democrats prepare for election

    All five hopefuls for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination spoke at the Democratic Party of Rio Arriba County’s annual convention Feb. 8, just a...

Schools could get help with capital improvements

    State Sen. Richard C. Martinez, D-Española, has introduced a bill that would impose a new tax in Rio Arriba County to assist schools...

NORA claims rates won’t rise

    The general manager of Northern Rio Arriba Electric Cooperative says a deal for the Jicarilla Apache Nation to purchase all of the Co-op’s...

Special Olympians aim high

Jasmine Muñoz, a fifth-grader at Española Elementary, has cerebral palsy, which often keeps her in a chair.     Despite her lack of land-based mobility, 10-year-old...

Propane shortage not a problem for Northern New Mexico

    While persistent and bitterly cold weather has caused record-high propane storage withdrawals, the executive director of the New Mexico Propane Gas Association said...

Poor job performance cited as reason for Montoya firing

    A veteran Rio Arriba County employee who had been investigated in connection with misappropriated funds and fuel theft has been terminated for other...

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