Northern Briefs

School Closed

7/23/09     Española Middle School has been declared uninhabitable in the aftermath of the water emergency stemming from last week’s well leak on Industrial Park...

Feds Up Reward for Shooting Information

From a press release 8/6/09     The Federal Bureau of Investigations has more than doubled the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of...

Abiquiú Gallery Future Shakey

8/6/09     Embittered by a run-in with the state Real Estate Commission and facing an uncertain economic future in Abiquiú, the owners of the Tin...

Equipment Still Missing

SUN Staff Writer     Rio Arriba County Emergency Manager Mateo DeVargas has yet to find more than $130,000 worth of County radios and other emergency...

New Library Director Chosen for Her Record Of Longevity

8/13/09     When choosing Española’s new library director it came down to one question — education or stability?     Community Services Director Len Cata opted for...

Fight Sparked By Call

7/30/09     An untimely call from an Ohkay Owingeh man’s girlfriend allegedly led him to attack another woman.     The suspect in the case is William...

Water Emergency Lifted as Tank Repairs Begin

7/30/09     The city of Española has rescinded its water emergency and begun repairs on the tank that caused the city to enact its strictest...

Hunting Licenses Available

From a press release 8/13/09     More than 1,700 New Mexico public-land deer permits, 20 elk licenses for mobility impaired hunters, and 231 Javelina licenses leftover...

Trustees Run Up $50,000 Traveling Tab

8/13/09     Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative’s 11-member Board of Trustees were paid just over $50,000 for travel expenses between January through June of this year,...

Targeted Española Cops Fight Terminations

SUN Staff Report 8/6/09     All three Española Police officers targeted in an embezzlement investigation at City Hall have appealed their notices of termination.     “I disputed...

Dulce Hires Ex-Lobo To Coach Football

7/23/09     When his high school alma mater came looking for a new football coach, Jesus Maes answered the call.     Maes signed a contract last...

Slow Planning Process Hurts County Compound Plans

8/13/09     A slow planning and permitting process has killed Rio Arriba County’s chances for federal stimulus money to build a new Public Works Compound...

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