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Jack and Jill Owner Turns 100

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11/19/09     Longtime sole proprietor of and teacher at Jack and Jill Kindergarten, Ethel Medina, turned 100 years old Oct. 4. Her family celebrated with...

City Budget Done Again

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11/12/09     Española city officials are trying to make the second time the charm for the city’s budget, which was approved by the City Council...

Jail Starts Charging Inmates for Doctor Visits

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10/29/09     A new policy that charges Rio Arriba County Jail inmates for trips to the doctor has been questioned by the American Civil Liberties...

Audit: County Builders Underpaid Workers

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11/19/09     Several subcontractors involved in the construction of the Rio Arriba Health Commons underpaid their employees by a total of more than $39,000, according...

911 Board Reopens Access To Blotter

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11/12/09     After instituting a policy last week eliminating public access to computer records of 911 calls, the Española/Rio Arriba County 911 Center Board voted...

Rodella Brother in Hot Water Again: Allegedly Threatens Witness

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11/19/09     One of the Rodella brothers accused of beating up two Española business owners last month allegedly threatened to kill one of them last...

Board Repeals Policy Allowing Double-Dipping

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11/12/09     The Española School Board voted unanimously Nov. 4 to suspend a policy that allowed year-round salaried administrators, who are not eligible to earn...

Store Owner Hands Over Reins after 37 Years

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11/19/09     After 37 years running Chamita’s only general store, Pete Trujillo sold P&L Grocery Monday.        Trujillo was still standing behind the counter Tuesday evening,...

City Hall To Close for a Week

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Española City Hall will be closed from Christmas Day to Jan. 3 as part of a money-saving measure, according to a memorandum sent Tuesday...

Woman Offers Cops Favors

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10/29/09     A convicted prostitute tried to get out of a DUI charge the night of Oct. 15 by offering two Española Police officers sex...

Drinking Bout Leads To Strangling

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SUN Staff Report 10/29/09     A Medanales woman called 911 Oct. 23 after strangling her friend to the point that she stopped breathing, according to the...

Prosecutors Claim Pueblo Official May Have Moved Body

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10/29/09     Federal prosecutors claimed in a court filing last week that a tribal official moved the body of a pedestrian she had struck and...
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