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Embudo Valley Rocks

    It’s a Wednesday evening in Dixon, a small agricultural community that hugs the banks of the Embudo River in Rio Arriba County. In...

What Raid?

    Against the recommendation of several Española city councilors, City Manager James Lujan started work Monday just three days after the Santa Fe County...

City Gets $257K ‘Surprise’ Bill from Engineers

    As city of Española officials scrambled in early June to put together a budget for the upcoming fiscal year, they got a $257,756.54...

Change Will Come toJemez Co-op Through Pressure

   I totally agree with the June 16 column in the Rio Grande SUN by Guest Commentator Steven Rudy, especially regarding the two board...

Pension Reforms Fall Short

    Rio Arriba County Undersheriff Paul Valdez received a memo at the end of June from the state Public Employees Retirement Association with news...

Tasers Cost City $9,688

    The city of Española made the following payments in April and May 2010:     • The city paid $3,000 to Abiquiú Sand and Gravel...

Lawyers to Argue Blood Test Results in Vehicular Homicide Case

    The lawyer for a 19-year-old Española man accused of vehicular homicide claims the victim purposely stepped in front of the vehicle that killed...

McCurdy Recruits Past Talent to Take Super Position

     The McCurdy School Board of Trustees has again changed direction and hired long-time educator Patricia Alvarado as its next superintendent. She will replace...

No Clues in Woman’s Death

    A 48-year-old Española woman asked her family to “check into it” if anything happened to her.     Now that Lisa Quintana is dead, her...

City Drops Janitorial Contract, Employee Will Do Dirty Work

    The City of Española turned down a $100,000 contract for janitorial services provided by New Mexico Abilities, an non-profit organization that provides career...

Deputies Begin Migration From Sheriff’s Department

    One deputy with the Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Department has decided to jump ship to the Española Police Department, while another thought about...

Rodellas Seek Dismissal

    The attorney representing the two Rodella brothers accused of attacking an Española tattoo parlor and two of its employees last October is trying...