Kirtland News

Bird watchers embarked on a century old tradition of citizen science Saturday at Riverside Nature Center in Farmington.

Fearing the overflow of untreated sewage into the San Juan River, the San Juan County CEO on Thursday declared the rising Lagoon Limited sewage pond a county emergency and funded the removal of thousands of gallons of liquid waste from the private septic system.

One of the first actions our new president took upon his inauguration last year was to put his signature on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

SJC Commissioner Scott Eckstein stood alone in opposition to the acquisition of the Riverview golf course in Kirtland.

The San Juan County Commission on Tuesday voted 4 to 1 to take ownership of Riverview Golf Course, a free property acquisition budgeted to cost the county as much as $175,000 in annual operating losses.

The San Juan County Commission today will consider approving the acquisition of Riverview Golf Course from Central Consolidated Schools at no cost, although the addition is budgeted to cost the county $174,000 in annual operating expenses.

Nine months since the so-called economic stimulus bill was set into motion, the federal money awarded to San Juan County-operated projects hasn't created a single job in the area.

A 19-year-old Kirtland woman and an 18-year-old Alamogordo man are charged with the burglary of an elderly couple's home Nov.

"Twilight" is more than vampires; it's more than werewolves. Fans love these books and movies because they're romantic, promoters of the series claim.

KIRTLAND Jerica Holiday's grandmother, a Kayenta, Ariz., resident, speaks only Navajo.

The San Juan County Commission on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to accept more than $1 million in stimulus funds awarded to expand the Kirtland sewer project under development to connect the community with the city of Farmington waste treatment facilities.

The San Juan County landfill and a scrap metal yard have grown, and an appliance company has plenty of work to do after Dumpster Weekend.

Jade Torres, 18, steps out of the green route bus Friday, followed by Gabriel Chacon, 21, at their stop at the Farmington Public Library.

The first winter storm of the season left several inches of snow in Farmington and knocked out power for several hours for almost 3,400 utility customers in parts of west Farmington and Kirtland.

Crews are working to restore power to west Farmington and Kirtland after a storm left several inches of snow Wednesday.

From the left, Georgia Willie, 11, and Miah Bitsui, 12, play Go Fish with math terms in Mary Whipple's sixth-grade class at Grace B. Wilson Elementary School in Kirtland on Monday.

Xavier Mascareas The Daily Times Francisco Jaramillo, father-in-law of Camacho Produce's Leonel Camacho, carries a box of apples recently purchased by the Yazzie family of Back Mesa, Ariz.

After reaffirming that excess trash and unsightly junk throughout the unincorporated areas remains a top concern with residents, San Juan County is hosting community meetings this week to identify solutions.

An errand for a family member led an Arizona man to Farmington where he was allegedly kidnapped, robbed and beaten in the Glade recreational area.

23 in Gallup. Begay, a legislative liaison with the Navajo Nation's Department of Education, was originally charged with great bodily harm and bond was set at $75,000, which allowed him to be released with payment of $7,500. A week later the charge was increased to vehicular homicide and the bond raised to $200,000 after Costley died.