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Library without Director, New Home

    The Española Public Library is about to enter another round of legislative begging without a director to lead it.     Acting City Manager Veronica...

Food Stamps Drop in Value as Prices Rise

    Increasing numbers of Rio Arriba County residents are turning to food stamps to get enough to eat, according to state Human Services Department...

Politics Enters Española Superintendent Search

    The question of whether politics will taint the Española School Board’s hiring of a new superintendent took center stage at the third and...

Disciplinary Problems Continue at Española Secondary Schools

    A steady stream of Española Middle School students milled in and out of Assistant Principal Theresa Flores’ office Tuesday morning, and a handful...

16-Year-Old Girl Dies of Suspected Overdose

    A 16-year-old Española girl died of a possible drug overdose Jan. 9 at a Hamm Parkway home, according to Española Police.     Mercedes Roybal...

City Planner To Lobby for City at State Legislature

    In lieu of hiring a lobbyist, the city of Española will send Planning Director Cyrus Samii to the state legislature to track its...

Fiery Cop Fired after Disputes with Cops, Secretary and Neighbor

    Española Police officer Emily Montoya was fired Jan. 9 just two weeks after she bragged to the SUN that she gave an elderly...

Senate Bill Would Hinder County’s Ability To Regulate Drilling

    State Sen. Carroll Leavell (R-Jal) has introduced a bill prior to the upcoming legislative session that would strip New Mexico’s counties and cities...

Police Blotter: Self-Proclaimed Dumb Man Tells Caller It Would Be Dumb To Answer the Door

    Española Police officers, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies, State Police and Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police responded to the following calls: Muffled Harassment Calls Monday, Dec. 22    ...

New Leadership Chosen at Santa Clara and Ohkay Owingeh Pueblos

    The Santa Clara and Ohkay Owingeh pueblos both assumed new leadership this week.     Marcelino Aguino was appointed Jan. 1 to a two-year term...

Police Blotter: Man Irate over Pizza Gets Refund, Draws Call to Police

    Española Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police and State Police responded to the following calls: Woman Tries To Break Police...

Suspended Cops Still Getting Paid

    The city of Española is entering its fifth month of paying two police officers to do nothing, despite a chronic manpower shortage in...

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