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Wildfires Break Out Near Dulce

    Nearly 100 firefighters were battling two wildfires Monday near Dulce.     The Knoll 49 and Cedar Springs fires were sparked by dry lightning that...

Abiquiú Residents Suspicious of Hunt’s Development

    The Tres Semillas Foundation’s plans to develop its new property in the center of Abiquiú sparked heated debate July 2 at the Rural...

Chama Workers Brawl

    One Village of Chama employee was hospitalized and another was arrested after a late-afternoon brawl July 2 at the Village’s Streets Department office    ...

Fire Station Explosion Costly to County

    The Brazos Canyon fire explosion was a tragedy that not only ended a life but also ended up costing Rio Arriba County over...

Health Commons To Finally Open

    A new facility that will place multiple Española Valley health agencies under one roof will open this month, nearly a year behind schedule,...

Mosaic Hands Over Homes to AWS

    The largest developmentally disabled services company in Rio Arriba County has closed its Española office and ceased most services, Mosaic Family Living Coordinator...

Jemez Co-op Elections: McCoy Defeats Velarde

    Challenger Deloris Gertrude McCoy defeated one-term incumbent Richard Velarde Monday for the Jemez Electric Cooperative’s District 2 (Cuba/Regina) Board of Trustees election.     “Gertrude...

Who’s Who in the Jemez Co-op Elections

    The Jemez Mountain Electric Cooperative’s board races are heating up, with challengers emphasizing locally-produced solar energy.     Elections for districts 4, 5 and 6...

State Plans To Allow Mining To Continue at Controversial Velarde Site

    Despite opposition by Velarde residents and Rio Arriba County commissioners, the State Land Office will likely issue a new lease that will allow...

Property Tax Values Rise as Market Dips

    Despite declining real estate values, the state ordered the Rio Arriba County tax assessor’s office to increase assessed property values earlier this year,...

Couple Sues County over Mold in Public Housing

    Two residents of the Rio Arriba County low-income housing development in Ojo Caliente have filed suit in federal District Court against the County...

Alliances Launched in Run-Up to Jemez Co-op Elections

    Rio Arriba County Commission Chairman Elias Coriz has formed an alliance with Tsay Corporatio CEO Ron Lovato to take on two incumbents in...

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