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Navajo Scholar to Teach ‘Spirit of Place’

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From a press release 5/22/08     Dr. Wesley Thomas will return to Northern New Mexico College July 7 to 18 to teach a course entitled "Spirit...

Sundevils Out?

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5/8/08     After three straight losses in district play, the Española Valley baseball team will now have to fight for runner-up status and an automatic...

Audit Forces Overtime Pay

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5/15/08     The Española School District shelled out $65,131 in back pay last week to 66 hourly wage employees who had not been paid for...

McCurdy Students Excel At State Fair

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From a press release 4/17/08     McCurdy School students came home with several awards from the state science fair that was held April 4 and 5...

Volunteers Clear Football Field of Trash from City

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5/8/08     The biannual Española Cleanup Day drew about 100 volunteers into a frigid Saturday morning to help pick up trash throughout the city.     Volunteers...

Animals Up Close

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5/8/08     Animal lovers got a peek inside the Wildlife Center in Arroyo Seco last weekend during the facility's annual open house.     Executive Director Paul...

Oil Companies Threaten to Sue County

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4/24/08     Rio Arriba County's proposed moratorium on new oil and gas drilling is drawing threats of litigation from oil industry lawyers.     The County Commission...

$200,000 Targeted to Wetland Restoration

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From a press release 5/1/08     Santa Clara Pueblo will receive nearly $200,000 in federal grant money to restore 43 acres of wetlands along the Rio...

Española Family Restaurant Closes After 60 Years

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5/1/08     The Rio Grande Cafe shut its doors for the final time April 25, ending its 60-year tenure at the corner of East Hill...

Chilling Account Of Nambé Woman’s Murder

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5/15/08     Kristi Dilallo awoke in the middle of the night May 6 to the sounds of her grandmother screaming.     She looked at her bedroom...

City Tax Increase Faces No Opposition

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SUN Staff Report 4/24/08     The deadline for Española residents to force an election on a recently approved gross receipts tax increase expires Thursday (4/24); clearing...

Rural Fire Depts. Get New Vehicles

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5/22/08     With the fiscal year winding down, the Rio Arriba County Commission approved the purchase of four new emergency-response vehicles at a cost of...
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