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Recognition For a Job Well Done

When storm waters flooded sections of Alcalde in late July, Planning and Zoning Director and Floodplain Manager Lucia Sanchez gravitated toward one of the...

Judge Still Waiting on Evidence Results Taken From Alleged Rape Scene

    Four months after the DNA evidence was collected in an alleged brutal rape off of McCurdy Road in April, the tests have not...

Toddler Dies after Fall from Truck

    An Abiquiú man faces life in prison for the role he played in the Oct 21 accidental death of his two-year-old son.     Rio...

Answering the Call of Duty

Rio Arriba County’s emergency manager’s most recent vacation was cut short thanks to the call of duty.     The floodwaters that inundated parts of Rio...

Drugs Land Fairview Lane Man in Jail Again

    Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 57-year-old Española man Sept. 28, on four counts of possession of a controlled substance and one...

Abuse Isn’t Always about Physical Pain, Violence

    Desiree had never experienced physical abuse from her ex-boyfriend. He never smacked her for a petty reason, like in the movies. She never...

Authority Officials Want to Stop Some Rural Trash Pickup

Barron Jones SUN Staff Writer     North Central Solid Waste Trash Authority officials are one step closer to getting rid of door-to-door trash collection services that,...

Three Bus Contracts Approved

    McCurdy Charter School administrators and Board members will use different companies to take their students to and from events.     During the Sept. 3...

Judge Issues 20 Bench Warrants

    District Judge Sheri Raphaelson issued at least 20 bench warrants Oct. 7 in district court.     Raphaelson had 191 defendants on her docket, some...

Jail Staff Shortage Results in Extra Costs

    Staffing shortage and space concerns at the Rio Arriba County jail forced County officials to pay a hefty cost to guard County inmates...

Catching Friday Night Lights

Commentary by George Morse Fall is definitely here. There was snow on the Truchas Peaks, creating that brief but beautiful time when there’s snow on the...

Clerk Shows Off New Equipment

Barron Jones SUN Staff Writer     The Rio Arriba County Clerk’s Office is taking steps to ensure that absentee, early and in-person voting for the November...

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