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Store Owner Hands Over Reins after 37 Years

    After 37 years running Chamita’s only general store, Pete Trujillo sold P&L Grocery Monday.        Trujillo was still standing behind the counter Tuesday evening,...

Treasurer Loses Power to Move Money

    Rio Arriba County commissioners voiced frustration with the County Treasurer Monday for failing to come up with a plan for moving around millions...

Ayudantes Closure Delayed One Month

   The existence of Rio Arriba County’s only state-funded mental health facility has been prolonged by at least a month at the request of...

Mine Withdraws Expansion Plans

The owner of a sand and gravel mine near Brazos has backed off plans to expand his operation there, and he is attributing his...

Santa Fe Attorney Offered Co-op Job

The Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative wants to hire a state Public Regulation Commission lawyer to replace its attorney of nearly 35 years, but it’s...

Man Who Fell into Dumpster Settles for $150,000

    An Española man was paid $150,000 to settle a lawsuit stemming from a 2006 incident in which he was injured after tumbling into...

County Returns $100,000 Grant

    The Rio Arriba County fire marshal and the Velarde fire chief are blaming each other for a mix of confusion and bad communication...

Chama Radio Station Still Missing in Action

There’s still no telling when Chama’s radio station will repair its equipment and get back on the air after a lightning strike fried its...

Authority Chooses Alcalde Site

After months of heated debate about where North Central Solid Waste Authority should construct a permanent garbage station, the Authority’s Board of Directors voted...

County Worker Arrested for DUI at Work

A Rio Arriba County treasury clerk based in Tierra Amarilla was arrested Sept. 24 right outside his workplace for drinking and driving, possession of...

Supervisor Fired over Brawl

A Village of Chama department supervisor who was fired for his alleged involvement in an alcohol-fueled brawl at work may sue now that the...

When Will Rancho Open?

More than a year after Rancho de Chimayó’s kitchen was consumed by fire, the restaurant’s owner said she’s confident the business will reopen next...

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