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State Moves To Condemn Lujan’s, Atencio’s Property

    Despite attempts by the state Highway Department to accommodate El Paragua owner Luis Atencio and Speaker of the House Ben Lujan (D-Nambé), both...

Tow Companies Caught Uninsured

Up to 26 towing and transport companies throughout Rio Arriba County — including one owned by a former Española city councilor — lost their...

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...

Eighth-Grade Girls Play Pyro

    Small fires started by three Española Middle School eighth graders June 16 will be the girls’ ticket to another year of eighth grade,...

Griego Announces His Retirement

    Northern New Mexico College President Jose Griego has announced that he’s retiring, but he won’t be going far.     Immediately after accepting Griego’s letter...

Police Blotter: “Rainbow People” Descend on Española

    Española Police officers, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and State Police responded to the following calls: Pedestrians Create Trouble Monday, June...

City Fires Two in Embezzlement Scandal

    Two of the three Española city employees named in an embezzlement investigation have been fired.     Acting City Manager Veronica Albin confirmed that financial...

Stimulus Cash For You and Yours

    The billions of federal dollars distributed in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act — also known as the stimulus bill — are not...

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...

Monastery Guest Punches Monk

    In his quest to pry beer out of a locked pantry, a guest at Abiquiú’s Christ in the Desert Monastery threatened a monk...

Española Mayor Uses Public Money To Bash Rio Grande SUN

    Española Mayor Joseph Maestas is spending $1,000 a month in taxpayer money on a radio public relations crusade against the Rio Grande SUN.    ...

Pueblo Lt. Gov. Indicted in Fatal Crash

    Pojoaque Pueblo Lt. Gov. Linda Diaz was indicted June 10 in federal court for allegedly leaving the scene of an accident that killed...

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