Northern Briefs

Questions Over Spending End in Resignation

  Published Oct 16, 2008     Rio Arriba County Emergency Manager Dwayne “Bubba” Merritt submitted his letter of resignation Sept. 26, after it was discovered...

Escalante Football Interrupted by Storm

Published Oct 16,2008      The weather may have been the winner when the Escalante High School Lobos traveled to Questa Oct. 11 for a District...

Crowbar attacker Gets 18 Months

Published Oct 16, 2008     A Santa Fe man originally accused of hitting a woman with a crowbar and attempting to rape her has been...

SPORTS BRIEFS

Published Oct 16, 2008     The Mesa Vista High School boys cross country team nearly captured their first meet title of the season Oct. 9,...

Q&A with PRC Candidate

Published Oct 16, 2008   Green Party candidate Rick Lass is running against Democratic Party candidate Jerome Block Jr. in the Nov. 4 election for...

Wildlife Center Names New Director

Published Oct 16, 2008     The Wildlife Center, a rehabilitation and education facility in Arroyo Seco, has chosen Katherine Eagleson as its new executive director.    ...

Elks Snatch Win from Fumble-Prone Dons

Published Oct 16, 2008     A sudden onslaught of marble-sized hail hammered the football field at Pojoaque High School Oct. 11, chasing players, cheerleaders and...

Pair Smuggle Drugs Into Jail

Published Oct 16, 2008     A Rio Arriba County grand jury issued indictments Oct. 2 for the following individuals:     • Christina Amaya, 20, of Española,...

Deputies ‘Too Busy’ for Near-Fatal Beating

Published Oct 16, 2008     Despite frantic calls from St. Vincent Hospital, the Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Department refused to immediately investigate a near-fatal battery...

Pilar River Access Closed Until May 1

Published Oct 16, 2008     The Quartzite and County Line river access sites on the Rio Grande, near Pilar, will be closed to the public...

No Bailout For Chama: County Says It Does Enough

Published Oct 16, 2008     When Chama Village Councilor Billy Elbrock asked Rio Arriba County for more assistance Sept. 25, County commissioners said Chama should...

Walkers Raise Awareness Of Foster Care

Published Oct 16, 2008    The deadline to submit an announcement for Northern Briefs is Monday at noon, the week of publication. The SUN only...

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