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Ex-Commish. Nets $819 in Per Diem in Final Month

    Rio Arriba County spent $1,139,528 between Dec. 20, 2010, and Jan. 20, 2011. The following is a partial list of those expenditures:     •...

Two Charter School OptionsShould Get State Go-ahead

Española Valley parents have a great education opportunity in front of them. Two good charter school models were presented last week to the state’s...

Gas Outage Stories Inconsistent

    New Mexico Gas Company officials and natural gas pipeline operators are telling conflicting stories about the causes of last month’s gas outages that...

Third Time’s a Charm for RTD’s Blue Building Plan

    After a six-month, three-round bidding war, construction of the new North Central Regional Transit District hub in Española is set to begin next...

Drunk Lawyer Jailed For Contempt

    A Santa Fe attorney who was sent to jail by a judge March 10 for appearing in court drunk will be released so...

Charter Supporters Pitch Schools to State

    Days before the start of the 2011-12 school year, organizers and supporters for two prospective Española-area charter schools made their pitch to the...

Pickup Attempt on Ex-Ranger’s Wife Prompts Bloody Assault

    Police have accused an ex-Army ranger of stabbing his drunk friend in the ear with a knife after he allegedly made a pass...

Election of New Chamber Prez. Ignores Bylaws; Strategic Planning Ahead

    The Española Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors has a new president, but her path to that post may have violated several...

Maintenance Director Second Administrator To Step Down in 2011

SUN Staff Report     The Española School District’s top facilities employee will be leaving his post before the end of the month, according to Superintendent...

Española Schools’ Safety Plans Get Lost in Shuffle

    A mix-up at the Española School District’s Central Administration Office led to a seven-month period in which the District’s school site safety plans...

Man Acquitted of Murder Suspected of Shooting Self in Leg

SUN Staff Report     A 22-year old man who was acquitted of murder by a jury Oct. 15, 2010, was treated earlier this month for...

One Director Quits, Another on Leave

    More than a week after the fact, questions still cloud the Valentine’s Day resignation of Rio Arriba County Planning and Zoning Department Director...