Questa village council reprimands acting police chief over 1992 shooting
Following a state police inquiry, Questa village council votes 3-1 to reprimand acting police chief Danny Pacheco for a July 23, 1992 accidental shooting at thehealth center. Pellets from Pacheco’s shotgun struck bystanders including Pacheco and two officers. three injured treated at Holy Cross Hospital Taos. State report deemed confidential interdepartmental correspondence.
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Questa
Danny Pacheco
Questa Health Center
Ted Cisneros
Pacheco
Frank Gallegos
Russell Martinez
Dale Cisneros
Cisneros
Steve Segura
Holy Cross Hospital
Taos
Carlos Martinez
Martinez
Fiestas Face Pueblo Road Ban In Picuris Dispute
Picuris Pueblo adopts a six page resolution restricting fiesta traffic on state roads into Pefiasco, threatening heavy fines. Taos attorney Jaime Chavez questions Pueblo jurisdiction and notes carnival trucks proceeded despite the ban as Armando Martinez continues organizing events on private land for the San Lorenzo feast and related celebrations.
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Penasco
Picuris Pueblo
Pueblo Council
Pefiasco
Taos
Jaime Chavez
Chavez
Armando Martinez
Martinez
Pueblo
Manuel Archuleta
San Lorenzo
Picuris
Gas pipeline break cuts New Mexico service to 5800 customers
Gas Company of New Mexico reports a pipeline break near the Rio Grande confluence at San Juan Pueblo affecting about 5800 customers in Taos Questa and Red River. About 700 customers in the Spariola area lost service around 3:30 a.m. The exact cause was not known. Gas service to 50 hotels was also affected.
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Ico
Diana Stauffer
Spariola
Stauffer
Rio Grande
Rio Chama
Taos Art Association cuts costs hires interim director
Taos Art Association launches cost cutting and restructuring including refinancing debts with a $40 000 line of credit and a $145 600 loan to consolidate pay off past due obligations. Judith Rane appointed interim executive director at 500 per month amid board relief over debt reduction.
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The
Taos Art Association
TAA
Ray Dunne
Dunne
People’s Bank
First State Bank
Mary Burns
New York
Judith Rane
Taos
Marilyn Luther
Luther
Rane
Taos County faces budget gap and lingering loans
County manager Samuel Montoya told commissioners the upcoming fiscal year will end with $86,000 less in the general fund. He said the county is at the bottom of the curve and cash reserves should begin climbing after addressing past debts. Remaining long-term loans from a state revaluation project total about $362,884 with December payments due, but funds are not available until June.
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Taos County
Samuel Montoya
Montoya
Killer sentenced after emotional testimony in Taos case
Cory Richardson, 26, received the maximum six year sentence for two counts of vehicular homicide in the 1992 crash that killed Chris Romero and Amos Concha, both 19, in Taos. The judge suspended two years, contingent on two years in a treatment program, with credit for time served.
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Chris Romero
Amos Concha
Cory Richardson
Richardson
Romero
Taos
Concha
Taos Pueblo
Carmelita Fambro
Taos District Court
Holy Cross Hospital
Carmelita
Raton
Peggy Nelson
Nelson
Delancey Street
Taos County
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