Northern Briefs

Low Test Scores a Common Problem in North

10/8/09     Small, rural school districts in northern Santa Fe County and throughout Rio Arriba found themselves in a similar predicament this summer when the...

Homecoming Brings Dulce 1st District Win

SUN Staff Report 10/15/09     Senior Jarrett Vigil scored four touchdowns to lead the Dulce Hawks to a 34-28 victory over the Ramah Mustangs Oct. 9...

Plaza Head Selected for Rotary’s Trip to Philippines

From a press release 10/8/09     Española Plaza Director Andrew Herrera is among five people when New Mexico and West Texas Rotary clubs selected to visit...

Man Sues Deputy over Beating, Arrest

10/8/09     An Abiquiú man who claims a Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputy assaulted him two years ago while he was walking along Rio Arriba...

Emergency Alert System Implemented

10/15/09     As of last week, everyone in Rio Arriba County can be notified of an impending disaster with the click of a button, according...

Escalante A.D. Takes Leave after Arrest

10/15/09     Two weeks after being arrested for allegedly biting his wife and pulling out her hair, Escalante High School’s dean of students and athletic...

Board Rebuffs State Again on Consolidation of Schools

10/1/09     A state-supported plan to combine Alcalde and Velarde Elementary schools has met further resistance from the Española School Board.             The Board...

Youth Teen Center Receives Help from Daniels

From a press release 10/15/09     The Española Teen Center has received a $25,000 grant from the Daniels Fund to help fund its operations.     The Los...

McCurdy Road Work Targets Flooding Problem

10/1/09     Three weeks of construction to raise a section of North McCurdy Road and prevent flooding was scheduled to end Wednesday (9/30), and it’s...

Water Tank Repaired

10/8/09     Just shy of three months since a million gallons of Española city water were lost when a storage tank failed, that tank is...

El Rito Gets New Books

From a press release 10/15/09     The El Rito Library will hold an after-school program in November to introduce children to its new book collection.     The...

New Resident Welcomed with Threats To Torch Car

 10/1/09   Española Police, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and State Police responded to the following calls: Bad Moon On the Drive Monday, Sept....

Recent articles