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Ranchers Excoriate Forest Service in Lawsuit

    On the sun-splashed steps of Santa Fe’s federal courthouse Monday, a group of roughly 20 Rio Arriba County ranchers and public officials described...

Co-op Must Donate $82K by New Year

    Rarely do public bodies rush to give away tens of thousands of dollars, but if the Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative’s charitable foundation can’t...

County Dems Form New PAC

    There is a new Democratic Party political action committee in Rio Arriba County and Party officers say it is not to be confused...

Ex-Commissioner’s Nephew Hired at Trash Authority

    The North Central Solid Waste Authority’s newest station foreman, who is the nephew to one of Rio Arriba County’s top-ranking Democrats, said political...

Drought Obliterates Crops, Drives Up Prices

    While national weather and climate experts clamor to issue warnings about a regional drought they say will only get worse, ranchers and farmers...

Gambling Revenue No Safe Bet

    Statewide revenues gathered from tribal gambling have remained steady in recent years, despite the weight of the economic downturn. But a zoomed-in look...

Bear Meets Match in Abiquiú

    It was a friend of Frankie Lopez who first saw the 250-pound black bear on a hillside near Abiquiú the evening of Sept....

Trash Authority Turmoil Continues

    The North Central Solid Waste Authority shakedown continued last week with the forced exit of Board member Alfred Herrera, the Board’s community representative...

Block Won’t Step Down

    State Public Regulation Commissioner Jerome Block said he will not heed widespread calls to resign, including requests from Rio Arriba County Democratic Party...

Going Once, Going Twice . . .

    What would you do if you had several thousand dollars to spare?     Perhaps buy a used car or remodel the bathroom.     Not former...

Voters Approve County Booze Sales

    For the second time in nine months voters have decided restaurants in the unincorporated parts of Rio Arriba County should be allowed to...

County Manager Accused of Office Battery

    Henrietta Smith, a 59-year-old Rio Arriba County Planning and Zoning Department map review specialist, accused County Manager Tomas Campos of battery for allegedly...

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