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Fire Departments’ Poor Ratings Hurt Rio Arribans’ Pocketbooks

     Volunteer fire departments throughout Rio Arriba County are having to order new equipment and address other deficiencies the state Fire Marshal found during...

Classroom In The Spotlight

Favorite subject: Math, followed by science and Spanish. Favorite book or author: Tie, between J.S. Lewis and Derek Benz’s “Revenge of the Shadow King” and...

Blue Sky Wins 1 of 2 Bids

    The Rio Arriba County Commission approved the low bid for a new fire station for Abiquiú Sept. 25 to replace a 30-year-old station.    ...

Former Fire Chief Takes Blame For Losing Ambulance

    Abiquiú residents and volunteer firefighters gave Rio Arriba County officials an earful Sept. 24, following news of the County’s plan to auction off...

Block In The News For All The Wrong Reasons

    State Public Regulation Commission Democratic Party candidate Jerome Block Jr. has had a tough week, first calling the State Police to report a...

SURPLUS HEATING ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE

From a press release     The state Human Services Department has received enough funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to double the...

Alcalde Man Killed After Car Hits Tree

    An Alcalde man died Sunday morning after he drove his car into a tree, according to the Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s department.     Juan...

Some County Candidates Filed Scant Reports

    Four months after the primary, questions still remain about some Rio Arriba County candidates' campaign finance reports.     Unsuccessful County clerk candidate Lou Baker...

Fraud Probe Target Allegedly Forged Doctor’s Letter

    The Española woman who allegedly misrepresented her daughter as a cancer patient in order to collect charitable donations appears to have forged a...

Job Fair Attracts 50 Employers, 500 Attendees

    The nation’s banking sector may be crumbling, but jobs are still available throughout the Valley if a Sept. 25 job fair at Northern...

Headless Bear Found on 31-mile Road

    Española Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s deputies, State Police, and Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police responded to the following calls: Pillhead Fakes Break-In Monday, Sept. 22    ...

IMPORTANT DATES

Oct. 7 (Tuesday) — Voter registration closed; absentee in-person voting began at the Rio Arriba County Clerk’s office in Tierra Amarilla and the Santa...