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Jealous Ex Tries to Light New Beau’s Truck on Fire

9/3/09     A jealous Española man allegedly tried to light his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend’s truck on fire Aug. 25, and then was arrested for drunk...

Dispatcher Targeted in Pot Plant Raid

9/10/09     Narcotics agents seized 57 marijuana plants Sept. 1 from the Chimayó property of a State Police 911 dispatcher, according to the Region 3...

Rio Arriba History Book Nears Completion

SUN Staff Report 9/3/09     The Rio Arriba County history book promised two years ago is nearing completion, Rio Grande SUN Publisher Robert Trapp promised this...

Special Ed Meeting Scheduled for Dulce

From a press release 9/10/09     The state Education Department’s Special Education Bureau will hold meetings of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Advisory Panel Thursday...

Man Given Leniency Arrested for Theft

8/27/09     A Chimayó man is facing new criminal charges less than two months after prosecutors offered him leniency in exchange for testimony in a...

State Police Bend State Seizure Laws

9/17/09     The federal program that returns a portion of seized drug money to local police who work with federal agencies has proven lucrative but...

Marriage Licenses

    9/17/09 The following couples recently applied for marriage licenses from the Rio Arriba County Clerk’s offices in Española and Tierra Amarilla from mid-August to...

McCurdy Football Remains Undefeated

SUN Staff Report 9/17/09     McCurdy junior running back Jedediah Cordova scored three touchdowns in the second half to lead the Bobcats to a 41-12 victory...

Vague Justification Given for Closing Meeting

9/17/09     The Española Public Works Committee may have violated the state Open Meetings Act when its members unanimously declared an executive session without providing...

Española Parents Can Vent at Principal’s Coffee Sessions

9/17/09     Española Middle School parents have a unique opportunity to get face time with their students’ principal every month.     Parent concerns — from a...

Commission Postpones Vote on Controversial Subdivision

SUN Staff Writer 9/3/09     Developers hoping to build a new subdivision north of Chamita have been given two more months to clear up the plans...

Wife’s Car Disabled until Husband’s Wallet Returned

  9/17/09   Española Police, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and State Police responded to the following calls: Key Roundup Monday, Aug. 31    ...

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