Northern Briefs

Alfredo Named Dean

SUN Staff Report 12/6/07     Rio Arriba County Commissioner Alfredo Montoya has been named Dean of Student Services at Northern New Mexico College five months after...

C&T Spat Ends with Deal

3/18/10     The management of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad has settled its spat with the Railroad Commission, two months after the contentious resignation...

Former Firefighter Charged in Fender-Bender Incident

3/18/10     A former Española firefighter has been charged with a felony in connection with an incident in which he allegedly held two men at...

Banks Sue Española School Board Member

SUN Staff Report 11/29/07     Two banks are suing Española School Board member Floyd Archuleta over property he owns in Santa Cruz and Velarde.     In the...

Quest for Third Title Falls Short

3/18/10     The Pojoaque Elkettes’ quest for their third straight Class AAA state basketball title came to a sudden end March 9 in a 61-50...

School Board Hides in Secret Committees

3/18/10     The Española School Board routinely breaks into committees to discuss nearly every facet of school district business, and the public is not invited.    ...

Teachers Must Go Back to School

11/29/07     Patty Martinez-Rivera had just received her teaching certificate from Northern New Mexico College and started teaching second grade at Española Elementary. But six...

Bobcats Win First Game

12/6/07     It was bombs away for the McCurdy Bobcats in their opening game of the season. McCurdy held on for a nine-point win over...

Judge’s Home Targeted

SUN Staff Report 3/18/10     The Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a burglary at the Española home of state District Court Judge Sheri Raphaelson.    ...

Northern New Mexico Boasts State’s Top Coaches

Commentary by George Morse   11/22/07   The state volleyball tournament ended Nov. 17 with no local teams claiming a state championship. Nevertheless, this past season provided...

Sharpshooting Elk Scores 26 in Win

11/29/07     The Pojoaque Elks started their basketball season Nov. 24 as cold as the single-digit temperatures outside of the Mora High School Gym.     For...

Trojans Break Seven-Year Losing Streak to Indian School

11/22/07     In the small towns of Ojo Caliente, El Rito, La Madera and Vallecitos, talk of Mesa Vista High School Trojans boys basketball team...

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