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Trash Talk Plans Push Forward

    Rio Arriba County lawmakers memorialized their plan to pull out of the regional agreement that governs the area’s trash collection.     County Commissioners unanimously...

Conflicting Testimony Crowds Trial

    During the opening statements July 23, the jury in Rhiannon Montoya’s murder trial heard two distinctly different takes on the events leading up...

Second Suspect Caught in Alleged Chamita Murder

    Antonio Valdez was taken into custody and arraigned July 15 following the fatal shooting of an Ohkay Owingeh man in May.     Agents arrested...

Magistrate Court Ordered to Hold Preliminary Hearings

    For the first time, the Rio Arriba County Magistrate Court has begun to hold preliminary hearings in felony cases.     The Administrative Office of...

City Officials ApproveBalanced FY15 BudgetWith Days to Spare

    The Española city council balanced this fiscal year’s final budget two days before the deadline.     Councilors passed the city’s Fiscal Year 2015 budget...

Preparing for Competition

The Rio Arriba County Fair is a chance for the Valdez family to showcase their talents and show their animals during the 4-H competitions.    ...

Chimayó Man Arrested for Girlfriend’s Death

    Santa Fe County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 54-year-old Chimayó man Monday, after he allegedly fatally ran his girlfriend over in Arroyo Seco.     Sheriff’s...

Man Accused of Murder Will go to Trial

    A district court judge bound Anthony David Valdez over on a single count of first-degree murder, July 17, after two days of conflicting...

Rio Arriba Woman Contracts Plague

    The New Mexico Health Department is currently dealing with the second reported case of plague.          An unidentified 43-year-old Rio Arriba County woman...

District Will Get New Software in Fall

    Renaissance Learning’s regional director Kate Moss, addressed the Española School Board on July 2 to explain the contract her company developed for the...

Heavy July Fourth Traffic on Abiquiú Lake

    For millions of Americans, July Fourth means going to the beach. For Rio Arriba County residents, that means Abiquiú Lake.     Despite low water...

LadySundevilsSearchFor NewLeader

    After one year as head girls basketball coach at Española Valley High School, Ray Romero submitted his resignation via email June 23 to...

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