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Appeals Court Rules Against Former Reporter

SUN Staff Report 2/19/09     The state Appeals Court ruled in the SUN’s favor against former reporter Nancy Lewis, who filed four civil lawsuits against the...

Schools Still Looking for Stolen Computers

SUN Staff Report 1/29/09     Española School District administrators are looking for five computers stolen from the Española Middle School’s wireless lab.     Language arts teacher Jennifer...

Elkettes Sneak by Dons

2/5/09     It keeps getting harder and harder for the Pojoaque Elkettes to stay unbeaten.     The latest team to make a bid to end the...

Fire Departments Sued over House Fire

1/29/09     A San Pedro woman whose home was severely damaged in 2007 by the re-ignition of a partially doused fire has sued several area...

Three Added to Planning Committee

2/12/09     Rio Arriba County commissioners emphasized the need for new blood, fresh faces and taking the County Planning and Zoning Committee in a different...

Senator Pulls Support for Student Regent on Northern’s Board

3/5/09     A push by Northern New Mexico College’s student government to replace one of the existing five members of the Board of Regents with...

Fourth Time a Charm for Peñasco

2/26/09     The Peñasco Panthers broke two Mesa Vista winning streaks Feb. 20 in Peñasco.     The Panthers’ 81-76 win over the Trojans in a District...

16 Apply for Superintendent of Española Schools

3/12/09     Sixteen people have applied for the Española School District superintendent position.     The School Board met in closed session Feb. 27 and March 4...

Dixon Youth Finds Fossil

2/26/09     Ever heard of a three-toed horse?     Fourth-grader Makaela Vogel knows about them. The Dixon Elementary student found a petrified bone encased in sandstone...

County Drilling Plan Goes Ahead Despite Bill

1/22/09     The Rio Arriba County Commission held a special meeting Jan. 15 to discuss the County’s planned oil and gas development ordinance — pushing...

Council Sides with Hindi over Protesters

3/5/09     An emotional presentation by a large group of students and community groups before the Española City Council Feb. 24 came close to derailing...

Meetings Law Could Save Academy

2/12/09     A provision in the state Open Meetings Act could save Española Military Academy officials from having to convince state Education Secretary Veronica Garcia...

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