Northern Briefs

Fraud Probe Target Allegedly Forged Doctor’s Letter

    The Española woman who allegedly misrepresented her daughter as a cancer patient in order to collect charitable donations appears to have forged a...

Chimayó Man Hangs Himself in Taos Jail

    A Chimayó man hanged himself April 7 while incarcerated at the Taos County Jail, according to the County Sheriff’s Department.     County Undersheriff Ed...

Drilling Moratorium Can’t Stop Forest Services

    In the midst of Rio Arriba County’s fight against gas and oil development in environmentally sensitive areas in the County, the National Forest...

HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT

    As of Tuesday, with just one week left to register new voters in time for the presidential election, Rio Arriba County had about...

Espanola Birth Announcements

    Births recorded at the Española Hospital during June, July, August and September included:     GIPSON—Daughter, Chris and Melissa Gipson, Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, June 4.    ...

How Much is $700 Billion?

    • $4,781.42: each taxpayer’s share of the bailout     • $9,836.15: the average tax payment for an individual taxpayer, fiscal year 2007     • $386...

Forest To Conduct Visitor Survey

    Visitors to the Santa Fe National Forest may be approached between now and September 2009 by Forest employees, contracted employees and volunteers conducting...

Supers Cost-Cutting Plan Ends Up Costing District Extra $12,473

Jose de Wit SUN Staff Writer     A controversial restructuring plan that Española School District Superintendent David Cockerham announced in April officially died Oct. 1 when...

Que Paso En 1958

    Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative was approved for a $788,000 loan, allowing the Co-op to add 117 miles of distribution lines and pick up...

Time To Prepare For County Spelling Bee

SUN Staff Report     The Rio Grande SUN will host the 2009 Rio Arriba County Spelling Bee.     This will be the fourth consecutive year the...

Elks Face Homecoming Defeat

    Grants High School took prime advantage of elk season Oct. 4, hounding Pojoaque High School 46-0 during the Elks’ homecoming weekend.     Despite some...

Classroom In The Spotlight

  Favorite subject: Math, followed by reading. Favorite book: Shel Silverstein’s “The Giving Tree.” Favorite activity: Sports, video games and jump-rope. What do you want to be...

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