Northern Briefs

Chamita Resident Killed in Rollover

SUN Staff Report 5/22/08     Excessive speed may have been responsible for a rollover car accident that killed 54-year-old Chamita resident Edward Martinez May 17, according...

Pojoaque Ends Season in Lovington

SUN Staff Report 5/22/08     Pojoaque’s baseball team was down 0-1 in its three-game series against Lovington in the opening round of the Class AAA state...

Belen Ace Dashes Sundevil Hopes

5/22/08     Four years ago, twins Andrea and Adriana Martinez were freshmen and the Española Valley softball team finished the season 1-15. Española had never...

Trujillo Under Fire Again

5/22/08     A decision by the Española School Board to only partially approve a state-mandated overhaul of its maintenance plan could cost the school district...

Vote-Buyer Gets 18 Months For Part in ‘Retaliation’ Skirmish

5/22/08     Being convicted of false imprisonment instead of kidnapping made all the difference for Santa Cruz resident Michael Garcia — a 16-year difference in...

County Patrolling for Seat Belt Use

From a press release 5/22/08     The Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Department will be conducting seatbelt-enforcement patrols throughout the County May 18 to June 1.     Deputies...

District Sells Car for $25 Using Questionable Process

1/14/09     The Española School District ignored state law and may have missed out on thousands of dollars in revenue last June and July when...

Montoya Backs Lujan Jr. Despite Elk-Bill Bitterness

5/22/08     The political web of Northern New Mexico is a tangled weave indeed.     It begins with the race for Rio Arriba County Clerk.     The...

Crunch Time for County Spellers

1/14/09     Española Elementary School sixth-grader Evelyn Juarez is spending hours after school this week getting quizzed by her teacher, Lori Lopez, in preparation for...

Holy Cross Teacher Wins Award

1/14/09     Every school day for the last three years, Holy Cross Catholic School first-grade teacher Terry Ann Lopez has driven between her home in...

School Maintenance Super Loses Two Fingers

SUN Staff Report 1/14/09     How a heater at Española Valley High School sliced off two of Española School District’s Maintenance Supervisor Ron Sanchez’s fingers remains...

2 File As Write-Ins in Chama Council Election

1/14/09       The race is on for the two open Chama Village Council seats.     Chama Steam owner Jay Wimer and Chama School Board member...

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