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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,...

Governments Pay Lawyers Big Bucks To Be Custodians

3/19/09     The next time you try to exercise your rights by requesting public records from a government agency, you might instead end up hearing...

Curbside Recycling comes to Española

SUN Staff Report 4/9/09     Free curbside recycling service began Tuesday in Española, North Central Solid Waste Authority Manager Joseph Lewandowski said.     “We bought 200 recycling...

State Judges Deny Española Trophy

4/9/09     Española Valley senior Briana Morfin was clutching a bouquet of flowers after her final performance as an Española Valley cheerleader April 4.     “We...

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...

Española Sen. Helps Duke City Theater

3/19/09     Once the Española Military Academy lost its state charter, cash-hungry local governments began eyeing the school’s stash of unspent state appropriations and licking...

Run-Off Projections Above Normal

SUN Staff Report 3/19/09     The March water supply forecast for New Mexico shows Rio Arriba County is doing better than many other parts of the...

Man Offers Rifle, Not Money as Deposit at Motel

 4/9/09    Española Police, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies and State Police responded to the following calls: BB-Armed Tenant Monday, March 23     •...

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