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Pueblo Could Become Temporary Dumping Ground for City Trash

    North Central Solid Waste Authority wants to move part of its operations on to tribal land as part of a strategy to avoid...

Police Blotter: Designated Driver Ignores Drunks Request

    Española Police, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and State Police responded to the following calls: Not Harassment Monday, March 1     •...

Española Superintendent Starts Cleaning House

    Less than a week after receiving a one-year contract extension, Española School District Superintendent Janette Archuleta took a step toward firing or reassigning...

Full House on Filing Day

    Only a couple of candidates pulled out Tuesday in what will be the two most crowded political races in Rio Arriba County for...

Mayor Lucero Chooses New City Manager, Police Chief

    Española Mayor Alice Lucero has offered two of the city’s top jobs to employees of the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office.     Lucero confirmed...

Heads Start Rolling at City Hall

    Alice Lucero had only been mayor of Española a few minutes before attending to her first order of business.     “I think I’m going...

Financial Chaos: State Auditor Says Lack of Records Leaves City Exposed to Ongoing Fraud

    Poor record-keeping and few checks and balances in its Finance Department have left the city of Española ripe for “waste and abuse,” according...

Northern Makes Surprise Choice for New President

    Northern New Mexico College’s regents decided March 5 to enter into contract negotiations with Nancy Barceló to become the college’s next president.     The...

What a Dump: Española Station Stops Accepting Trash Because of Money Woes, Permitting Issues

    There’s way too much trash at the North Central Solid Waste Authority but still too little money to do much about it.     The...

Ex-Elections Director Slams Secretary of State

    New Mexico’s top elections official has turned the Secretary of State’s office into a den of impropriety, according to AJ Salazar, who resigned...

Police Blotter: Woman Throws Knife; Son Throws Keys

    Española Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police and State Police responded to the following calls:   WheelChair-Bound              Woman...

Former Elections Chief Alleges Corruption in Secretary of State’s Office

    New Mexico’s top elections official and her deputy have engaged in rampant impropriety at the Secretary of State’s Office during the past year,...

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