Northern Briefs

Students Eligible For Film Conest

From a press release 3/19/09     New Mexico ninth-graders are eligible to participate in a film and photography contest sponsored by the state Education Department and...

Rape Suspect Faces Charges in Rio Arriba County

3/19/09     Española Police filed three new charges, including rape, against a man accused of brutally beating his girlfriend, according to court documents.     Eloy Cisneros,...

Firefighters Late to Hay Truck Fire

3/19/09     A semi-trailer truck transporting 50 bales of hay burned on Highway 285 north of Ojo Caliente for approximately an hour March 11 before...

‘Forgotten’ Cemetery Gets Facelift

3/19/09     It was admiration for the past that led Josh Fresquez, then a first-grader, to become a Cub Scout more than 10 years ago.    ...

Fire Burns 13 Acres Along Rio Chama

SUN Staff Report 3/19/09     A brush fire that began Sunday scorched 13 acres of bosque along the Rio Chama and adjacent fields between Tierra Azul...

New Senior Fitness Center

SUN Staff Report 3/19/09     Seniors interested in staying fit will find brand-new exercise equipment and health and fitness classes at the Española Senior Center’s new...

Ford Appeals $8.5 Million Award to Tres Piedras Family

4/2/09     An $8.5 million jury award won last year by the father of deceased Tres Piedras teenager Sammy Gurule is tied up in an...

Scholarships Available for Local Students

From a press release 4/9/09     The Santa Fe Community Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2009-10 Michael S. Currier Memorial Scholarships.     The renewable scholarships...

Alltel Gets Waiver To Install 150-Foot Cell Tower in Lindrith

4/9/09     The Rio Arriba County Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved April 2 Alltel Communications’ plans to build a 150-foot cell tower on State...

Fired Cop Hits Back at Police, City and SUN

4/2/09     What was meant to be a name-clearing for fired Española Police officer Emily Montoya instead became a finger-pointing session in which her lawyer...

Udall Seeks Summer Interns

From a press release 4/2/09     U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) is requesting that interested college students apply for opportunities in his Capitol Hill and three...

Chess Team Reborn At McCurdy

3/19/09     The fact that McCurdy School’s chess team won only one of three matches at the Northwest Regional high school chess meet last month...

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