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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...

Ex-Director’s Lawyer Seeks County Probe

    The attorney for the former director of the Rio Arriba County senior program, who claims he was wrongfully fired nearly a year ago...

Fees Push Limits of New Law

    County clerks across the state are updating their fee schedules in anticipation of a state law that takes effect Friday outlining new billing...

County to Mull New Voting Maps

    The state legislature’s joint 18-member Redistricting Committee met for the first time Monday in Santa Fe to discuss the process and legal aspects...

Center Closing; Director Upbeat

    The statue of Don Juan de Oñate in Alcalde at the Rio Arriba County-run center that bears his name lost its foot in...

Redistricting 2011: Rio Arriba PRC, Congressional Districts in Play

    The Congressional and state Public Regulation Commission districts that fall within Rio Arriba County’s borders gained population between 2000 and 2010. That means...

A Judge’s Personal Twist on ‘Buy Local’

    Since May 2010, Rio Arriba County has spent more than $40,000 on office supplies from New Mexico Office Products, the Española business owned...

Man Drowns Crossing Brazos River

    The turgid waters of the Brazos River claimed the life of 31-year-old Brandon Cordova last week after he attempted to forge the watery...

Loom to Boom?

    In hopes of propelling its economic development into the future, the town of Truchas is placing its bets on an ancient guild: the...

Tribe to Non-Members: You’re Fired

    It’s a bad time to be a non-tribal member working for the Jicarilla Apache Nation.     The Nation passed a resolution in early January...

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