Northern Briefs

City Awaiting Additional Railroad Museum Funds

1/7/10     The city’s projected date for choosing a contractor to build a Railroad Museum is only a month away, but funding to complete the...

Arson Suspected in Ranchitos Fire

    A fire that caused severe damage to a mobile home in Ranchitos early Monday morning was referred to the state Fire Marshal for...

Old Debt Comes Back To Bite Academy

6/19/08     The Española Military Academy's failure to pay back a $159,600 debt owed to the Española School District could now end up costing the...

Car Lands on Truck

12/31/09     A passed-out driver sped off Riverside Drive and crushed a parked truck, but stopped short of causing a Christmas Eve tragedy at the...

Contract Troubles Delay Long-Overdue City Inventory

6/12/08     The city of Española may finally be able to resolve one of its many longstanding audit findings and establish an inventory of all...

Mitchell to Lead Northern B-Ball

6/19/08     Northern New Mexico College hired Enzley Mitchell June 10 as men’s basketball coach and athletic director, the first in College history.     Mitchell was...

One Win, One Loss for City Hall

6/12/08     The June 3 primary election added another name to the growing list of outgoing employees from city of Española and sent another back...

Velarde Man Accused of Fondling Teenager at Party

6/19/08     A Velarde man was indicted June 5 for allegedly touching his teenage daughter's friend inappropriately at a party last August, where he also...

Gaming Board Passes Buck on Judging Political Raffles

6/12/08     A statement issued by the state Gaming Control Board the day of the primary election has failed to clear up whether campaign raffles...

County Questions Approach’s Mineral Rights Claims

6/19/08     Rio Arriba County has answered the allegations made by Approach Resources in its lawsuit against the County, denying most and even calling into...

Cariños Repeatedly Overdrew Account, Failed to Pay Taxes

12/24/09     While Cariños Charter School’s Board members and administrators racked up $28,000 in travel expenses over the past three years, the school apparently failed...

Road to Lindrith Brings Back Memories of the Hunt

Commentary by George Morse   6/19/08   Recently, I’ve had the pleasure of driving regularly on the road between Abiquiú Lake and Gallina on my way to...

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