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State Loans City $250,000 for Jail

SUN Staff Report 7/12/07     The city of Española is making a renewed push to repair sections of its old jail at city hall, but funding...

Marshal Investigates Two Gallina Fires

SUN Staff Report 7/5/07     The state fire marshal's office is investigating a possible case of arson after two fires took down six structures on the...

Maestas Rejects Plea Agreement in Delayed Trial

6/28/07     Former Española Municipal Court judge Charles Maestas turned down a plea agreement that would have reduced the charges against him to one count...

State Police Agent Arrested for DUI

SUN Staff Report 5/6/10     State Police agent Abraham Baca was placed on paid administrative leave following a drunk driving arrest early Sunday morning, according to...

County Gives $436,000 No-Bid Contract to GLM

7/5/07     Rio Arriba County may have violated state procurement law when it awarded a $436,000 contract to GLM Construction for an addition to one...

Youths Document Art of Ancestors

6/28/07     To Española Valley High School Junior Michael Vigil, they look like drawings of alien invaders. To Katherine Wells, they're valuable artifacts that need...

Morse Code: Will Probe Lead to Coach’s Exit?

        One of the questions I’m asked almost every spring is whether Española Valley basketball coach Richard Martinez will return for another season. Figuring...

Underwear Next?

   The county clerk and county assessor provide shoes and/or jackets to their staff at taxpayers’ expense. What’s next, socks and underwear?     County commissioners...

Carson Seeks Comment on Grazing Permit

From a press release 5/6/10     The El Rito Ranger District of the Carson National Forest is accepting public comment on proposed grazing changes on the...

Rattlesnake Bite Sends La Mesilla Woman to Hospital

7/5/07     Anna Maez went to the garage of her La Mesilla home to get some water the afternoon of June 22. She dropped one...

City Director Pleas Down DWI Charge

SUN Staff Report 6/28/07     Española Community Services Director Ivan Guillen escaped a drunk-driving charge from November 2006 by paying $375 in court fines.     Guillen pleaded...

Football Coach Bails on Española Valley

    After accepting the job as the new football coach at Española Valley High School April 23, Chris Easley notified Española athletic director Theresa...