Northern Briefs

County Says Feds Owe More

5/8/08     Rio Arriba County depends on federal funding to support many of its services, including roads and schools, but County Manager Lorenzo Valdez said...

Two Deaths, Four Overdoses, Three Days

5/8/08     Law enforcement handled two unattended deaths within a two-hour span and four non-fatal suspected drug overdoses within the past week.     Joe Martinez Jr.,...

Babicke Struck with Discus

5/15/08     The Elkettes were at a disadvantage at the District 2AAA track meet May 10 without their freshman sprinting star Kimberly Babicke, who has...

Seniors Shine in Last Home Game

5/1/08     The Española Valley softball team had been tearing up the competition in District 2AAAA going into its game against the Taos Lady Tigers...

Truchas Native Earns Master’s in Education

From a press release 5/22/08     Tamara Lopez, of Truchas, has received a Master of Arts in education, with an emphasis on learning technologies, from New...

Housing Merger Likely As Problems Linger

4/24/08     The Española Public Housing Authority is expected to be absorbed by the Rio Arriba County Housing Authority as early as this summer thanks...

Renovations Planned for El Rito Campground

5/1/08     Members of the public have until May 10 to submit suggestions to improve recreation areas within El Rito Canyon in the Carson National...

Large Treasurer Ad Draws Fire From Political Opponent

5/15/08     Campaign ads are a common sight this time of year. What is more unusual is the public subsidy of candidates' self-promotion.     Rio Arriba...

Suspicious Death Declared Homicide

4/24/08     An Española woman's death has been declared a homicide nine months after she died at an Albuquerque hospital due to a stab wound...

El Rito Class Prepares Firefighters for Wildfire Season

4/17/08     Roy Carson looked at the dark clouds in the distance April 10 and the cold wind blowing snow flurries over the field.     "We...

McCurdy Seeks New B-Ball Coach, Again

SUN Staff Report 4/17/08     McCurdy School will likely seat its fourth girls basketball coach in four years after it opened the position April 8.     McCurdy...

Branch Moved to Los Lunas Prison

5/1/08     Convicted murderer Chris Branch has departed Rio Arriba County Jail in Tierra Amarilla for Central New Mexico Correctional Facility in Las Lunas, where...

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