Valerio to Remain Candidate for State Senate Race
Juan J. Valerio, Republican candidate for state senator from district 6, announced he will stay on the November general election ballot amid GOP and Democratic pressure to withdraw. County clerk Francisco Gonzales had called for a grand jury probe. the petition was dismissed last week.
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Billie Blair
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Questa
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Efran Gonzales
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Fred C. Anglada
Central Commission
Joseph E. Miera
Southern Commission
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Election rattles Demo leaders meeting on delegates
Democratic Party officers in Taos County, rattled by upset primaries, plan a June 12 meeting at Coronado Center to select 44 delegates for the state convention. Francisco Gonzales attends. debates over uranium mining, nuclear waste disposal, and citizen referendums likely to shape the platform.
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Coronado Center
Albuquerque
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Carter
Taos County
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Democratic Party
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C.B. Trujillo
Gonzales
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Trujillo
Duran
Petition tossed in Taos County grand jury plea
District Judge John Wright dismissed Francisco Gonzales petition seeking a special grand jury to probe Taos County government. He said the petition was fatally defective and lacking specifics. Gonzales, who won the Democratic primary for state senate, said he will not appeal due to costs.
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Francisco Gonzales
Taos
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Wright
Democratic Party
Eldorado Lodge bids issued for 64 unit motel complex
Bids are out to local contractors for Eldorado Lodge a 64 unit motel behind Kentucky Fried Chicken with 1385 parking spaces. Owner David Showalter says financing is expected from a Midwest broker and building will include indoor pool gym sauna and meeting dining room. The project covers 1.5 acres and aims to resolve drainage with town engineers.
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Kentucky Fried Chicken
David Showalter
Town Planning and Zoning Commission
Midwest Mortgage
Showalter
Paseo del Sur
McDonald’s
van Hinds
Taos Leathercrafts
Roma Siler
Doug Sayre
Taos Sign Commission vows tough action on no shows
The Taos Sign Commission plans letters next week to all non conforming sign owners within town limits or the ETZ offering one final chance to seek a variance. If protestors do not appear, the panel will rule in their absence. Major franchises like Holiday Inn face potential impact while Taos Inn and Jack Denver drew criticism for delays.
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Holiday Inn
Taos Inn
Jack Denver
Billye Fagerqulst
Arroyo Seco man charged after Arroyo Seco shooting
Douglas Ortega, 25, of Arroyo Seco faces aggravated battery with firearm enhancement for a June 3 shooting that wounded Damien Rendon, 22, and Felix Pacheco. Rendon was in ICU at St. Vincent’s in Santa Fe. Pacheco treated and released. Ortega posted a 2.10 million property bond and was released.
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Arroyo Seco
Damien Rendon
Rendon
Ortega
John Roesler
Felix Pacheco
Pacheco
Holy Cross Hospital
St. Vincent's Hospital
Santa Fe
Costilla stabbing probe continues as DA investigates
Leroy Arellano, 22, was stabbed in the chest here on June 4. He was treated and released the same day at a La Jara hospital. The case was not reported to Taos authorities until late last week. By Tuesday, June 10, no arrest had been made as the Taos District Attorney’s Office pursued the investigation.
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Arellano
la Jara
Colo
Taos
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