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Birth Announcements

8/24/06    Births recorded recently at the Española Hospital included:     LOPEZ/ULIBARRI—Son, Nicole López and Alberto L. Ulibarri, Las Trampas, July 11.     SANDOVAL/SCARBOROUGH—Son, Sarah Sandoval and...

Scenic Byways Received Grants

From a press release 9/14/06     The federal Highway Administration has awarded $434,876 for the New Mexico portion of the National Scenic Byways Program.     Almost 1,500...

Siblings Fight Set Off By Destroyed Plant

8/3/06 A marijuana plant was at the heart of a sibling brawl last week, according to police.     Española Police officer Robert Salas was dispatched on...

Española Audit Moves Forward at Snail’s Pace

8/10/06     The city of Española's fiscal year 2005 audit, now seven months late, is moving forward very slowly.     Accountant Farley Vener said he's still...

Budget Calls for Salary Increases

8/17/06     The Rio Arriba County Commission has approved a final budget for fiscal year 2006 - 2007 with a cash balance of just over...

County Wants Tax on Ballot

8/3/06     The Rio Arriba County Commission wants voters to decide whether to make permanent an excise tax that provides funding for volunteer fire departments.    ...

Family Almost Comes to Blows at Funeral Home

8/10/06    Española Police officers responded to the following calls: Wednesday, July 26     • 12:03 a.m. - A Las Lomas Apartments resident reported that several people...

McCurdy Tries to Form Team

9/14/06     Last year, the McCurdy Bobcats cross country team might well have been titled "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" with sophomore Miquela...

Prescribed Burn to Start Near Tres Piedras

From a press release 8/17/06     The Dry Lakes II Wildland Urban Interface Prescribed Burn project on the Carson National Forest’s Tres Piedras Ranger District is...

Rio Arriba County Declares State of Disaster after Rains

8/10/06     Rio Arriba County declared a state of disaster after  heavy rains the past week resulted in severe flooding in Chili, rock slides in...

Española Valley Student Arrested for Arson at Home of Coach’s Mother

    An Española teen has been arrested for his alleged role in setting fire to the home of Española Valley High School basketball coach...

Rio Arriba Loses Another Post Office

9/7/06     For as long as he can remember, 78-year-old Jose R. Martinez has received his mail at the Truchas Post Office.     He was born...

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