Call for Bridge Barriers After Personal Crisis Reports
Kamala Sutherland and her husband died by jumping from Rio Grande Gorge Bridge in 1996. Her father Marc Sanders recalls identifying her body and condemns the act as selfish while noting his daughter's severe bipolar disorder. State legislators push for a study on barriers, referencing a 2009 plan and four proposed designs to deter suicides at the Gorge Bridge.
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Kamala Sutherland
Sutherland
Rio Grande Gorge
KTAO
Marc Sanders
Sanders
Kamala
Carlos Cisneros
Cisneros
Gorge
Obituaries from Questa Taos and Ranchos de Taos
THIS WEEK notes the deaths of Corina Cisneros of Questa aged unspecified, Martha Marty Gonzales aged 74 formerly of Taos, Tony Teodoro Luna 81 of Taos, Samantha Jo Salazar 19 of Ranchos de Taos, James Silva 60 formerly of Arroyo Hondo, and Fabiola M Vigil of Taos with all obituaries listed on page C6.
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Martha “Marty” Gonzales
Taos
Tony Teodoro Luna
Samantha Jo Salazar
Ranchos de Taos
James Silva
Arroyo Hondo
Fabiola M. Vigil
Taos Sheriff Reports One Dead In Rio Grande Gorge
Taos County Sheriff confirms a single fatality in the Rio Grande Gorge incident as rescue and investigation crews secure the area. Authorities say the victim’s identity is being withheld pending next of kin notification.
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Taos County
Rio Grande Gorge
Volunteers begin work to restore Questa church
In Questa volunteers, led by Mayor Esther Garcia and local residents, work inside the damaged San Antonio de Padua church to prepare for winter and upcoming reconstruction. The church’s historic 175 year history and thick adobe walls anchor a community with deep Ortega lineage, as support from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe advances the restoration begun after the 2008 collapse.
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Questa Church
Questa
Esther Garcia
San Antonio de Padua
Garcia
Ortegas
St. Antonio de Padua
Donald Gallegos
Questefios
Archdiocese of Santa Fe
San Antonio
Tina Larkin
Eighth Judicial District
Taos judge voids two Cristóbal de la Serna Land Grant deeds
A Taos County judge invalidates two deeds claiming the Cristóbal de la Serna Land Grant, canceling them as void seven months after filing. The ruling ends the title cloud and allows title insurers to issue new policies.
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Taos
Taosmosis
Serna
Cristóbal de la Serna
Sarah Backus
Www
Taos County
Grant Board of Trustees
Taos County zoning rule may hit irrigated agriculture tax breaks
Taos County contemplates a new land use code that could reduce eligibility for conservation tax credits tied to open irrigated agricultural land. After two tie votes, the county commission did not set a date for a public hearing or vote, with scheduling expected at the next meeting.
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Taos County
County Commission
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