Northern Briefs

Firefighters Expect Rain To Douse Fire

From a press release 7/23/09     A wildfire burning in the Bandelier National Monument and the Santa Fe Naional Forest is currently 1,635 acres.     “As expected,...

Insomnia Can Be Deadly, Affects Millions

7/16/09     Sleep deprivation can kill, according to Española Hospital sleep physician Dr. Sal Narayanan.     More than 70 million Americans have diagnosable sleep disorders, American...

Deputy’s Son Finds Himself at Wrong End of Taser

7/16/09     Accusations are flying after the son of a Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputy was arrested and stunned with a Taser three times for...

Que Viva La Fiesta! Que Viva!

7/16/09     From the plaza, to the Big Rock Convention Center, to the roadside of Paseo de Oñate, chances are Española residents heard the litany...

Plague Struck Pets in Ojo

From a press release 7/2/09     The state Health Department has confirmed two cases of bubonic plague in pets near Ojo Caliente so far this year.    ...

Mayor Dials Back On Attorney Hiring

6/25/09     Mayor Joseph Maestas is waiting just a little longer before appointing a new city attorney, a position that has been vacant for almost...

Softball Foes Foil Northern Teams

5/21/09     The Española Lady Sundevils got off to a slamming start in the Class AAAA state softball tournament May 14 when junior Evelyn Caballero...

City Sludge May Have Contaminated Local Farms

7/9/09     Española city officials gave three local farmers treated human waste produced at the city’s sewer plant that violated federal standards.     The farmers, Armando...

County Ordered To Close Lybrook Station, Return Money

5/21/09     The state Fire Marshal’s office is demanding that Rio Arriba County return $182,059 allocated for the long-defunct Lybrook Volunteer Fire Department.     State Deputy...

Santa Fe County Boy Dies of Bubonic Plague

From a press release 6/11/09     The state Health Department confirmed June 4 two cases of bubonic plague in siblings from Santa Fe County.     An 8-year-old...

State To Audit County

6/11/09     State Auditor Hector Balderas’ office will conduct Rio Arriba County’s fiscal year 2009 audit, County Manager Lorenzo Valdez and County Comptroller Mary Louise...

Two Housing Projects Protested

6/4/09     A driveway and sidewalk construction project in two Española public housing neighborhoods was halted within days of construction due to bid protests from...

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