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911 Center Cuts Jobs, Service to Cope with Tight Budget

    Cuts to the Española 911 Center budget came in two waves last week, prompting plans to slash personnel and operations to meet the...

School Bond Committee Remains a Question Mark

    As the Española School Board prepares to move forward with selling and spending $28 million in bond money, it is still trying to...

Motives, Charges Unclear in Jan. Hit-and-Run

    An Española Police detective said he’s not filing charges against a man who hit a 13-year-old boy with a car Jan. 28 on...

Fire Dept. Gear Missing After Driving Mishap

SUN Staff Report     A sharp turn onto Riverside Drive and an unlocked fire truck door sent Española Fire Department equipment flying into the road...

Accused Long John Silver’s Robbers Indicted on 5 Felony Charges

    A couple accused of participating in two armed robberies of people who had done them favors around Española has been hit with five...

Students Glean Life Lessons from Chess

    Three members of McCurdy School’s chess club got a chance to match wits with other students from around the state at a regional...

Co-op GM Repays Bill for Hooters Trip

SUN Staff Report     Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative General Manager Wayne Sowell publicly apologized for an outing he and several Board members took last fall...

County: Water-Banking Required, Clustering Encouraged

    New zoning regulations aimed at preserving water rights cleared a final hurdle Feb. 24 with a unanimous vote of approval by the Rio...

Jemez Mountain Embezzlement: Raphaelson Slams DA For Faulty Order

    District Court Judge Sheri Raphaelson raked the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office over the coals last week after mishandled paperwork nearly allowed Kathy...

Familiar Faces Among Charter-Seekers

    The Española School District and the state Education Department are seeing some familiar names among four groups who have submitted letters stating they...

Jicarilla Woman Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Fatal DWI Accident

    A Jicarilla Apache Nation woman faces an eight-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to charges that she was drunk when she caused a...

Admin. Mulls Retirement

    A politically connected Española School District administrator with more than 30 years on the job has given formal notice that she may leave...

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