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Que Paso En 1958

    These items were published in the Oct. 9, 1958, issue of the Rio Grande SUN. Each week, the SUN is looking back 50...

Police, Firefighters Tie At Charity Boxing

From a press release     Española Police Det. Bryan Martinez won his bout against Santa Fe firefighter Martin Morgan at the fifth annual Rumble in...

Psychological Terror Foreshadows Physical Abuse

    The following is a true story but the SUN hid the identity of the victim at her request. Domestic abuse can be subtle, it...

Contractor Helps Pay For County Trip

    Rio Arriba County spent nearly $2,000 to send Fire Marshal Jerome Sanchez and Wildland Fire/EMS Coordinator Mateo DeVargas to Denver, Colo., to look...

MEETING BEFORE THE MEETING

    If the Española Military Academy’s Governing Board had little to say when it made an about-face decision to renew its charter with the...

FEDERAL BAILOUT EXPLAINER

    The federal government’s bailout plan ballooned quickly last week — in words, not in dollars. The White House’s initial proposal was a mere...

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...

Bandelier Focus Groups Seek Public Input

    Researchers from Northern Arizona University are recruiting paid participants for focus group discussions about how Bandelier National Monument and other New Mexico parks...

Former Fire Chief Takes Blame For Losing Ambulance

    Abiquiú residents and volunteer firefighters gave Rio Arriba County officials an earful Sept. 24, following news of the County’s plan to auction off...

Relax and Enjoy the Game, Athletes

When I ask young athletes why they participate in sports, many say it’s because they can forget about their problems and just focus on...

Major Road Work Set For Spring ’09 NMPA

    Engineering designs for the Industrial Park Road improvement project, which were supposed to be completed by mid-summer, have a new deadline: partial completion...

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