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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...

Chama Lowe’s Overcharges Customers on Tax

    Attorney Beverly Graham is contemplating filing a lawsuit against Lowe’s Chama Valley Supermarket for overcharging customers on sales tax from its reopening Dec....

Rio Arriba Politicos Back Richardson

    Rio Arriba County Democrats are sticking by Gov. Bill Richardson, despite the weekend news that he is withdrawing as Commerce Secretary nominee because...

Last of Former City Director Lawsuits Dismissed

    Española Mayor Joseph Maestas’ administration can finally stop fighting the lawsuits it spurred when it fired four directors at its first meeting in...

20 Drug Overdoses Confirmed in Rio Arriba in 2008

    The state Office of the Medical Investigator has confirmed 20 people died of drug overdoses in Rio Arriba County in 2008.     This number...

School Employees Lack Proper Licenses Across Rio Arriba

    Nearly 20 teachers and administrators working in Rio Arriba County school districts are teaching subjects they are not licensed to teach or working...

Chama Mayor Draws Fire for Helping Daughter

    Public housing residents watched in disbelief Dec. 28 as a village of Chama backhoe cleared the driveway of Mayor Archie Vigil’s daughter’s home...

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