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Bike Day Scheduled for Saturday

    The deadline to submit a Northern Brief is Monday at noon, the week of publication. Any submissions after that day will not run...

Fun More Important Than Winning At Small School All-Star Game

      There were smiles, hand-slaps and hugs all around at the Class A-AA North-South All-Star volleyball game July 29 in Albuquerque.       From the way...

Wildfire Burns on Coyote Ranger District

    Lightning has caused another fire in the Santa Fe National Forest, this time about five miles north of Coyote on top of Mesa...

Santa Clara

    The cottonwood tree-lined banks of the Rio Grande create a ribbon of bright green flow behind the home of Judy and Lincoln Tafoya...

Problems Too Large for Board Chair

    The replacement of the Española Public Housing Authority Board chairman was just one of several vacancies the city filled July 29 on three...

Pojoaque Opens Massive Resort

    After about 19 months in the making, Pojoaque Pueblo’s massive new Buffalo Thunder Resort opened its doors Tuesday.     It’s a so-called “soft launch”...

Overdose Suspected in Death at Fairview Sonic

    An Española man died of a suspected drug overdose at the Fairview Sonic Aug. 9, according to Española Police.     Gilbert Gonzales, 32, was...

New Private Business To Offer Alternative to MVD

    The Española office for the state Motor Vehicle Division can expect some new competition in the city.     A privately-owned company, Rio Arriba MVD...

Mine Delayed Again after Failure To Hold Meeting at School

    The Rio Arriba County Planning and Zoning Committee has postponed action on a proposed sand and gravel mine near Hernandez once again because...

Brazos Man Allegedly Shoots His Brother

    Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies are still sorting out exactly what happened in a shooting between two brothers Monday that landed one in...

Unlikely Candidate Emerges for City’s Top Post

    The city of Española might not have needed to spend $10,000 in a search for its next city manager after all.     A majority...

County Spends $72,000 on Bleachers for 4-H Fair

    Rio Arriba County spent $1,701,384 between June 10 and June 30. The following is a partial list of those expenses.     • The Atlas...

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