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City Searching for New Library Site without College

    City of Española officials had discussed the idea of building one common library with Northern New Mexico College sporadically since May 2008, when...

Cordova School Bus Crash: Unanswered Questions

    Nearly two months after an Española School District bus ran off a 15-foot embankment in Cordova, the results of the bus driver’s state-mandated...

Did Deputy Politick at Scene of Burglary?

    A Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Department deputy allegedly told the victims of a Nov. 24 burglary whom to vote for in next year’s...

City, College Split over Library Plans

    A partnership between Northern New Mexico College and the city of Española to jointly build a new library has collapsed because of conflicts...

Surprise Choice for Undersherrif

    Rio Arriba County Sheriff Joe Mascareñas’ tug-of-war with County Manager Lorenzo Valdez over whom to hire as undersherrif ended Nov. 28 with an...

Police Blotter: Pizza-Pie Scammer Caught in the Act

    Espanola Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies, State Police and Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police officers responded to the following calls: Drunkard Threatened With Tire...

District Spends Thousands On Unused Equipment

    The Española School District spent hundreds of thousands of federal dollars last school year intended for poor and under-performing students on equipment that...

Out of Whack Water Bills

Some Española water customers are seeing inexplicable jumps in their water usage and a correlating increase in their bills.     Between August and October, several...

Motion Filed To Dismiss Jail Guard Rape Case

 The lawyer retained by former Española Jail guard Joey Montoya to represent him in his rape case has motioned to dismiss the charge, arguing...

A Boy and His Turkeys

    The pair of jumbo white turkeys nervously flapping and darting around the pen in Jose Luis Archuleta’s backyard pen Sunday have served the...

Martinez Given Manager Post

    In a purported attempt to save money, the North Central Solid Waste Authority’s Board of Directors didn’t offer a raise to its assistant...

Police Blotter: Woman and Dog Smell Like Pastries, According to Man Who Makes No Sense

    Española Police, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and State Police responded to the following calls: Peeping Tom Monday, Nov. 9     •...

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