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Española Extends Streak with Two Routs

1/24/08     The Española Valley Sundevils boys basketball team extended its school-record winning streak to 16 games last week with victories over Robertson and Piedra...

Seniors Angry over Director’s Firing

2/14/08     A battle over whether to implement state standards at the Española Senior Center has sent Center Director Joseph Maestas packing and raised the...

Roybal Claims Position Cut

1/24/08     Former Española Military Academy athletic director Lenny Roybal disagrees with the Academy’s portrayal of his departure.     "I didn't resign; they dropped the position,"...

Victim Accuses Branch of Intimidation

2/14/08     The surviving victim and key witness in the murder case against Chris Branch has accused him of threatening and intimidating her from inside...

Basketball Player Objects to Suspension

2/14/08     Four Española Valley High School students have been suspended from participating in the school's athletic program following a girls basketball tournament held Jan....

Math Wizard Finalist in National Contest

2/14/08     A complex, theoretical math paper, with admittedly little real-world applicability, has brought a Santa Clara Pueblo youth two quite concrete prizes: a scholarship...

Ellen Cruz Drives Elkettes to Upset Over Lady Braves

1/31/08     The Pojoaque Elkettes crashed the Santa Fe Indian School's homecoming party with a 57-53 victory over the previously unbeaten Lady Braves Jan. 25...

School Board Elections Keep Same Date

SUN Staff Report 2/7/08     A state Senate committee has gutted a legislative proposal attempting to throw school board elections into the political circus surrounding county...

Two Valley Friends Strengthen Bond Through Iraq War

2/14/08     Two McCurdy High School graduates have returned from a journey that started almost seven years ago and took them from the Rio Grande...

Española’s Secret Weapon

1/24/08     He is a fixture of the Española Valley athletic program. He can be seen smiling and bespectacled in his motorized wheelchair along the...

New System Finally Tells Dispatchers Location of 911 Callers

2/14/08     Rio Arriba County got one step closer to completing the Enhanced 911system Feb. 5 when all the County's non-Indian lands came online after...

Coaches Seek Greener Pastures

Commentary by George Morse    2/14/08 The resignation of Española Valley High School football coach Manny Medina is just a symptom of the troubles that plague football...

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