Northern Briefs

Drilling Rules Watered Down after Litigation Threat

5/28/09     Rio Arriba County’s moratorium on new oil and gas drilling is over.     After more than a year of delays, County commissioners approved the...

Private Contractor Messes Up City Paychecks

7/9/09     At least half of the city of Española’s employees opened their paychecks July 2 to find that they had been paid as much...

Rural Bookmobile To Stop in Rio Arriba

From a press release 7/9/09     The Rural Bookmobile visits Rio Arriba County during the first two weeks of each month. Scheduled stops are:     Thursday (7/9)    ...

Norteños Play Prominent Role in New History Museum

5/21/09     This weekend, before visitors even enter the long-awaited New Mexico History Museum in Santa Fe, they’ll see the contributions of norteños.     Artist Paula...

Eight-Grade Girls Play Pyro

6/25/09     Small fires started by three Española Middle School eighth graders June 16 will be the girls’ ticket to another year of eighth grade,...

$314,000 in Jobs Up for Grabs at City Hall

Jose de Wit SUN Staff Writer 5/28/09     Española Water Director Marvin Martinez is in the running against two out-of-town applicants to become the city’s public works...

Local Grads Win $2,000 Scholarships

From a press release 6/25/09     Pojoaque Boys and Girls Club members and 2009 high-school graduates Veronica Quintana and Miranda Sandoval have been awarded $2,000 scholarships...

Cleaning Women Create Problems for Married Man

5/28/09    Española Police, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and State Police responded to the following calls: Cops Stop Video Gaming Monday, May 11    ...

State Takes Input On Voluntary Pledge

From a press release 7/9/09     The state Education Department has reopened the public comment period for a Pledge of Allegiance rule change.            ...

Student Who Took Knife to School Charged with Felony

SUN Staff Report 5/28/09     Española Valley High School senior Anthony Abeyta was charged May 14 with a fourth-degree felony for bringing a knife to school.    ...

School Board Broke State Meetings Law

SUN Staff Report 7/9/09     The Espanola School Board violated the state Open Meetings Act by improperly advertising a closed-door meeting earlier this year, according to...

Lobo Assistant Coach Hired To Replace Maes

5/28/09     Escalante High School hired its third football coach in as many years, and fifth in six years, when Diego Brusuelas was hired in...

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