Taos County settles duties accord with Morrison
Taos County commissioners and County Manager Robert Dale Morrison reached a mutual agreement on October 17 defining the scope of his duties. The notice also reminds residents to set clocks back one hour Saturday night.
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Toy stores merged Tio Vivo closes downtown store
Tio Vivo has closed its downtown shop and moved the inventory to its Ranchitos Road location. The note appears on Story Page B7, indicating a consolidation of operations and relocation of stock to the Ranchitos outlet.
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Taos Lady Tigers sweep Espafiola advance to semifinals
Taos Lady Tigers earned a spot in the District 2-AAAA semifinals by sweeping Espafiola 15-6 15-9 15-8 at home in the second round on Tuesday October 23. The victory placed Taos in Wednesday’s semifinal at St. Pius X Albuquerque with a regional berth on the line.
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Taos County approves half-cent school tax for districts
Taos County residents voted 1,719 in favor to 322 against a 0.5 cent gross receipts tax to fund capital projects in three school districts and UNM Taos. Strong support county wide. pockets of resistance appeared in Tres Piedras and Ojo Caliente precincts and Red River Questa Cerro area. Superintendent Roberto Gonzales praised the effort.
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Bobby” Gonzales
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Public Input Backs Forest Service Power Line Route
Forest Service reviews 150 public comments on six routes for a 69 kV to 55–60 ft pole system through Carson National Forest Talpa to Peñasco. Public responses favor the staff preferred plan, while keeping existing lines, with concerns from Pot Creek residents noted.
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Environmental threat grows in El Valle de Los Ranchos
The Talpa Ranchos area south of Taos faces a developing health crisis as old septic tanks leak sewage into the shallow groundwater. Ranchos Elementary School drains into a leach field adjacent to a trailer park well, prompting fears of contaminated wells. A planning group proposes tying into Taos Town’s sewer plant while some residents report tested wells remain good.
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Stupid voting mistake leads to felony charge
Taos resident and former land-use attorney faces felony charges after voting twice in a county referendum on a gross receipts tax for infrastructure and capital outlays. He said the second vote was an honest but stupid mistake, mixing early voting with a separate town referendum. The county referendum occurred on Sept. 11 and the town vote on Aug. 7.
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Sayre
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