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  At an executive session Tuesday trustee members of the Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative elected new leadership, placing Dennis Trujillo as the new president of the Co-opâs board.
   Bruce Duran was elected to the seat of vice president, John Ramon Vigil is the boardâs new secretary, Dolores McCoy is the new treasurer and Stanley Crawford is the assistant secretary treasurer.
   All votes for each seat were unanimous.
   Trujillo said the COVID-19 pandemic provided some major challenges for the Co-op.
   âIt will be difficult, we are facing a lot of challenges regarding COVID and our big commercial users arenât operating at this time so weâre seeing a loss in revenue.â
   Rio Arribans in County Commission District 2, and Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative members are all suffering from bad politics and appointment processes that are far from transparent and shamefully wrong.
   Letâs start with replacing soon to be state senator Leo Jaramillo. To take that position, he must relinquish his County Commission seat. No problem there.
   The path for his replacement starts with the existing commission making recommendations to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. She can also accept applications from any resident who currently resides in Jaramilloâs district.
   The governorâs press secretary sent an email to âmediaâ Nov. 25 at 3 p.m. calling for applications with a deadline of Dec. 1. Weâve all known this seat would need to be filled since he won the general election Nov. 3. However, the governor thought asking for applicants the day before Thanksgiving at 3 p.m., before a four day week
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   The police blotter is published to give readers an abridged look at criminal activity in their community and neighborhood. It is simply an illustration of what local law enforcement, funded by taxpayers, must deal with daily throughout the Española Valley.
   Española Police officers, Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police, Rio Arriba County Sheriffâs deputies or State Police responded to the following calls:
Trashy morning
Nov. 22
   1:44 a.m. A Santa Fe County deputy was flagged down for a rollover accident on State Road 76 in Truchas. New Mexico State Police were on scene. The car was unoccupied.
   4:08 a.m. An Española Police Department officer removed a polycart placed in the middle of North Riverside Drive and Valley Drive.