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Volunteer Fire Departments Need ‘Fresh Blood’

    At the Sept. 29 Rio Arriba County Commission meeting Fire Marshal Alfredo Montoya expressed concern over the lack of new volunteer firefighters.     Montoya...

County Makes Five Big Purchases

   Of the $12 million bond approved by Rio Arriba County voters last November, $1.6 million were allocated for road equipment and $1.1 million...

Thief Removes Truck Exhaust, Leaves Tools Behind

    The police blotter is published to give readers an abridged look at criminal activity in their community and neighborhood. It is simply an...

Rio Arriba County Ranchers Win Crop Insurance Appeal

   Rio Arriba County ranchers won an appeal Oct. 8  preventing a reduction in crop insurance payouts, meaning they will be paid as though...

Truck T-boned after U-turning into Traffic

    Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jack Casias investigated a two vehicle crash Sept. 28 that occurred on State Road 68, just south...

City Cops Get FBI Props

   About a dozen FBI representatives trekked north to the Española Police Department Oct. 9 to present an award to Police Chief Roger Jimenez...

Five Recognized at Transit District Meeting

    The North Central Regional Transit District’s Board of Directors dealt with several minor matters of business in what was otherwise an uneventful meeting...

Conservative Website Outs District 40 Candidate’s Porn Past

    In January during the weeks leading up to democratic candidate Roger Montoya declaring his candidacy for the District 40 state house seat he...

City Gives Go-ahead to Auction 10 Old Vehicles

    The City of Española’s General Services Department is preparing to put 10 vehicles up for auction on the online platform GovDeals.com.     Six retired...

Jemez Co-op Begins Plans to Build Charging Stations

    Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative has approved three electric vehicle charging stations for the region.     The Co-op board of trustees, during its regular Sept....

Unsettled County Request Remains

   Gunshots have become a significant part of the soundscape around El Guique and Estaca.     Despite residents’ protests, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and...

Owner of Flying Car in La Puebla Sought

    The police blotter is published to give readers an abridged look at criminal activity in their community and neighborhood. It is simply an...

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