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The decision by the Española Clerk’s Office to turn off security cameras in the voting room at City Hall during early voting for the recent city election caused confusion for city officials and community members.

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It took about a year, but the ribbon was cut on Española Humane’s new 7,010-square-foot animal clinic at 2125 El Llano Road on Feb. 24.

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A judge found Ricky Romero not competent to stand trial and a danger to the community, on Aug. 26, ordering him to be committed to the state’s mental hospital in Las Vegas.

The 10th annual Rio Chama Congreso will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 21 at the El Rito Northern New Mexico College campus in the Cutting Hall dining room. There will be in-person presentations, discussions and free lunch provided by El Farolito. Topics include: Fire outlook, water outlook, river connectivity, watershed restoration plans, beaver project, regional water plan, Rio Chama channel rehab, reclamation updates, Basin study, El Vado, lots of opportunities to connect and network across the watershed. There will also be a free screening of “Thinking Like Water” in the evening. The event is free but registration is required. Register at https://riochamacongreso.eventbrite. com

Prosecutors dismissed a felony charge against a restaurant owner accused by a New Mexico State Police officer of deleting surveillance footage that had been the subject of a subpoena in a liquor law violation investigation.

A federal grand jury indicted a Dulce man on Jan. 21 on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury for an alleged attack involving a knife and a table.

An Española city councilor was surprised when a political ad arrived in his mailbox and he was mysteriously absent from the featured photo.

Voters got the opportunity to hear candidates for Española City Council and mayor answer questions and share their plans with the public Saturday, during the candidate forum at Northern New Mexico College’s Nick Salazar Center for the Arts.